Synopsis
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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Cast
- Norm MacdonaldMitch
- Artie LangeSam
- Jack WardenPops
- Traylor HowardKathy
- Christopher McDonaldTravis Cole
- Chevy ChaseDr. Farthing
- Don RicklesHamilton
- Polly ShannonToni-Ann
- David KoechnerAnton Phillips
- Rebecca RomijnBearded Lady
Recommendations
- 67
The A.V. Club
If a great movie is one with two great scenes and no bad ones, then Dirty Work is half a great movie. It contains more than its share of bad scenes, but it does have two brilliant ones. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
Unceasingly vulgar and sporadically funny, this revenge comedy rests heavily on the shoulders of former SNL wiseacre Norm Macdonald. - 50
Variety
Highly reminiscent of Kingpin in its willingness to try anything for a laugh, Dirty Work is a shameless and sporadically hilarious comedy about two thirtysomething underachievers who start a revenge for hire business. - 30
Chicago Reader
The pranks are as bland as Macdonald’s demeanor, which is supposed to subvert expectations about the role of the straight man in a comedy duo; the subjects of running gags range from anal rape to anal rape. - 25
San Francisco Chronicle
Dirty Work was directed by Bob Saget, who always seemed slightly embarrassed by his enormous success as the host of America's Funniest Home Videos. Now he's got something else to be slightly embarrassed about. - 25
New York Post
Here, Saget can't even find a consistent tone, varying between all-out slapstick and attempts at dark comedy. Then again, it's hard to milk yuks out of murder, prison rape, bestiality, incest, homelessness and guns in school. [13 Jun 1998, p.023] - 16
Entertainment Weekly
Norm Macdonald proves himself to be the new Chevy Chase by following up his ”Weekend Update” stint with Dirty Work, a smug, unfunny feature flop. - 10
Los Angeles Times
Phrases like terminally stupid and brain dead leap readily to mind.
