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Dirty Work

1998 · 82 min

A silly, mean-spirited comedy full of juvenile pranks and crude gags that you can switch off and enjoy.

Directed by
Bob Saget
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
Revenge is sweet. (And surprisingly affordable.)
Overview
Unemployed and recently dumped, Mitch and his buddy Sam start a revenge-for-hire business to raise the $50,000 that Sam's father needs to get a heart transplant.

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Directed by
Bob Saget
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • friendship
  • family
  • class
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour8
Realism5
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Bob Saget
Written by
Frank Sebastiano, Fred Wolf, Norm Macdonald
Starring
Norm Macdonald, Artie Lange, Jack Warden, Traylor Howard, Christopher McDonald, Chevy Chase, Don Rickles, Polly Shannon
Music
Richard Gibbs
Cinematography
Arthur Albert
Runtime
82 min
Country
United States of America, Canada
Languages
English

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