Best friends Mitch and Sam have started their own
business that won’t fail – a “revenge” business that’ll take on the “Dirty Work”
of “getting even,” dealing with stuff that people can’t or won’t take care of
on their own. However, when they start fighting with shady property developer
Travis Cole, they have met their match. Or have they? This time revenge will
not only feel good, but will be hilarious, when the “Dirty Work” really starts.
Peters admitted, “Norm MacDonald is my all-time
favorite Weekend Update anchor and one of my favorite Saturday Night Live cast
members of all time. His humor during his era was a little ahead of its time,
and you sort of had to get on the same page as him. It’s very dry, bitter and relentless. So, when his first feature film came a
knocking in the summer of 1998, I was all over it. I was hoping that this would launch Norm into
some greater stardom. I mean, they were
putting his movie out in the summer, they had high expectations.”
Peters continued, “And I knew right away from seeing
Dirty Work opening night to a mostly empty theater, that this one wasn’t going
to take off at all.” The film got to number 9 on the top 10 before falling at
ten million dollars theatrically. Norm would get another lead in a film, and be
in sitcoms before transferring stuff to personal projects before become Colonel
Sanders for KFC’s ad campaign.
Peters admitted, “Regardless of the film’s success, I
really loved it. And I still think its
very funny today. I never realized how
darn short it was until this review (just over 75 minutes before the credits
start rolling). It featured Norm’s
schtick and gags woven into a movie about getting revenge through heinous
pranks on people. His punchline
deliveries were there and he carried over his tape recorder “Note to Self:” bit
into the movie as well. It was Norm
MacDonald humor on a big scale and I enjoyed every second of it.”
They actually helped this film out with his co-stars
and cameos. Bob Saget also made his directorial debut on the film, and his
humor and Norm’s are both on the same level (Surprisingly this got a PG-13
rating). Artie Lange makes a good costar with MacDonald as they work well off
of one another. Chevy Chase and Chris Farley also have small roles, both bringing
the best of what they are given. Chevy Chase actually feels like he got to just
use his humor wisely and he did a great job in some parts. Jack Warden really
brings everything, and remember Traylor Howard? She was really popular during
the 90s, and she’s completely beautiful here. Then there’s the other MacDonald,
and if you want a villain in a comedy in the 90s, there’s not one better than
him.
Peters mentions, “As someone who loved this movie and
the comedic actor it was trying to promote, it still held up for me quite
well. I don’t know the ins and outs as
to whether this became a cult classic or not, but most people I know that have
seen it tended to enjoy it to varying degrees.
I was excited to revisit this one and notch it into my Blu-ray
collection and with how short it is, I’ll definitely be giving it frequent
spins.”
This movie got really slammed by critics when it was
released. However, when I saw it, I really liked it. Especially with a nice
cameo from Don Rickles, how could you go wrong? I know that this has that
sophomoric, juvenile, disgusting humor, but it’s not going to make you
completely uncomfortable the entire runtime. I still say check it out at least
once and give it a chance. If you don’t end up liking it, I get it.
Well, that ends “Chris Farley Month.” I hope all of
you enjoyed it. Stay tuned next month for more excitement in my reviews.
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