Odd Jobs (1986 film)
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| Odd Jobs | |
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 VHS cover | |
| Directed by | Mark Story |
| Written by | Robert Conte Peter Martin Wortmann |
| Produced by | Keith Rubinstein |
| Starring | Paul Reiser Robert Townsend |
| Cinematography | Arthur Albert |
| Edited by | Dennis M. Hill |
| Music by | Robert Folk |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | TriStar Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Odd Jobs is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Mark Story.[1] It was the last film distributed by TriStar Pictures before HBO dropped out of the TriStar venture and sold half of its shares to Columbia Pictures (later sold to Sony).
Plot
[edit]College students Max (Paul Reiser) and Dwight (Robert Townsend) form a moving company to pay for tuition. Along the way they cross the mob who runs a rival moving company.
Cast
[edit]- Paul Reiser as Max
- Robert Townsend as Dwight
- Scott McGinnis as Woody
- Rick Overton as Roy
- Paul Provenza as Byron
- Leo Burmester as Wylie D. Daiken
- Thomas Quinn as Frankie
- Savannah Smith Boucher as Loretta & Lynette
- Richard Dean Anderson as "Spud"
- Richard Foronjy as Manny
- Ken Olfson as Mayor Brady
- Charlie Dell as Earl
- Starletta DuPois as Dwight's Mother
- Don Imus as Monty Leader
- Wayne Grace as Roy's Father
- Julianne Phillips as Sally
- Leon Askin as Don Carlucci
- Andra Akers as Mrs. Finelli
- Chuck Pfeiffer as The Doris Bodyguard & Dead Meat
- Jill Goodacre as Co-Ed
- Tom Dugan as Lester
- David Barco as College Student 1
- Jason Ainley as College Student 2
Critical reception
[edit]The movie received generally poor reviews. The Sun-Sentinel called it "insufferable" and full of "stupid sight gags and pointless jokes."[2] It currently holds a score of 26% on Rotten Tomatoes.
References
[edit]- ^ Klotman, Phyllis Rauch; Gibson, Gloria J. (June 7, 1997). Frame by Frame II: A Filmography of the African American Image, 1978-1994. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253211204. Archived from the original on May 4, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2024 – via Google Books.
- ^ Writer, Candice Russell, Film. "POINTLESS JOKES JUST DON'T CUT IT". Sun-Sentinel.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
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External links
[edit]- Odd Jobs at IMDb
- Odd Jobs at Rotten Tomatoes
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