Men At Work

Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Leslie Hope

Carl and James are two pleasant but unambitious garbage men. Carl has a telescope with which he observes his neighbors. One evening he sees a man giving a female neighbor a hard time. As she leaves he...( read more  read more... ) shoots the man with a pellet gun. Hiding, he and James miss two men strangling the man and leaving with the body. When he appears in a can on their route they are afraid and hide the body, fearing that they may be implicated in the death. Trying to crack the case, they spy on the woman, join up with a slightly to majorly crazed vietnam vet, kidnap a pizza man and help to protect the ecology.

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PG-13, 98 min.

Directed by: Emilio Estevez

Released: August 24, 1990

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DVD Released: June 4, 2002

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  • September 20, 2008
    Keith David steals the movie, but I acutally liked Emilio and Charlie together.
  • May 17, 2008
    Carl Taylor (Charlie Sheen) and James St. James (Emilio Estevez) are garbage men who dream of bigger things. One night, after their usual bickering about what is to come in their lives, they witness, what they believe to be an intruder in an apartment across the road. Carl decide... ...( read more )
  • December 6, 2007
    This was funny when I first saw it.
  • September 24, 2007
    an amusing little flick that is only good really cos of the sheen brothers.they work well of each other and do produce some funny moments.its very cheesey and predictable..the plot is sooo daft,almost like a cartoon lol but there are'nt many flicks out there about trashmen right?... ...( read more )
  • September 3, 2007
    I loved this when I was younger, and I remember it fondly even though it's probably crap.
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  • solveigbookworm
    December 2, 2007
    personally, i believe it is a fantastic movie. i laughed so hard my abs were sore for the next week. but i do believe you have to have a very unique and bizare sense of humor... but i would sugjest seeing it if you get the chance.

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