The Jerky Boys (1995)
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9% of critics liked it
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45% of users liked it
(898 ratings)
Two guys from Queens wind up in trouble with the mob because of their fondness for prank phone calls in this quickie comedy. Stars Johnny Brennan and Kamal Ahmed first found fame as "The Jerky Boys" thanks to a series of comedy albums featuring real prank calls in which the duo assumed a… More Two guys from Queens wind up in trouble with the mob because of their fondness for prank phone calls in this quickie comedy. Stars Johnny Brennan and Kamal Ahmed first found fame as "The Jerky Boys" thanks to a series of comedy albums featuring real prank calls in which the duo assumed a variety of abrasive and often extremely foul-mouthed characters. Playing characters based on themselves, they reprise many of these same routines in this debut film, linking the comic bits together through a loose plot concerning local organized crime. It seems the boys have used their phone skills to trick a local mobster (Alan Arkin) into thinking that they are notorious Chicago hoods, only to have to go on the run when their scheme is discovered. Made to capitalize on a Jerky Boys fad, the film failed to attract much of an audience beyond their existing fans. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi
- Directed By
- James Melkonian
- Written By
- Rich Wilkes
- Genres
- Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Feb 3, 1995 Wide
- On DVD
- Sep 12, 1995
Critic Reviews
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Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
The lame duo truly come off looking (as is repeatedly said in the film) like 'two low-lifes from Queens.' (published 2-17-95)
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Jon Niccum, Lawrence Journal-World
A bad idea executed poorly
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Cast
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Johnny Brennan
as Johnny Brennan
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Kamal Ahmed
as Kamal
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Alan Arkin
as Lazarro
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William Hickey
as Uncle Freddy
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Alan North
as Mickey
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Brad Sullivan
as Worzic
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Peter Appel
as Sonny
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Paul Bartel
as Host
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Susan Blommaert
as Sister Mary
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Danny Dennis
as Comedian
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Jerry Dunphy
as Anchorman
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Brenda Forbes
as Rich Woman
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Jorja Fox
as Lazarro's Young Lady
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Garfield
as Guard
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Tom Jones
as Himself
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Joe Lisi
as Foreman
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James Lorinz
as Brett Weir
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Ron Ostrow
as Fast Food Family Man
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Vincent Pastore
as Tony Scarboni
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Suzanne Shepherd
as Mrs. B
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David Stepkin
as Old Man
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Brian Tarantina
as Geno
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Marc Webster
as Reporter
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Robert Weil
as Quigley
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Ozzy Osbourne
as Band Manager
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John Stanier
as Band ("Helmet") Member
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Frank Senger
as Bouncer
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John Norman Thomas
as Cabbie
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David Klein
as Young Johnny Brennan
