Odd Jobs (1986 film)
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). HBO Pictures, however, continues to produce films for television.
| Odd Jobs | |
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| Directed by | Mark Story |
| Produced by | Keith Rubinstein |
| Written by | Robert Conte Peter Martin Wortmann |
| Starring | Paul Reiser Robert Townsend |
| Music by | Robert Folk |
| Cinematography | Arthur Albert |
| Edited by | Dennis M. Hill |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | TriStar Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
College students David Barco (Paul Reiser) and Jason Ainley (Robert Townsend) form a moving company to pay for tuition. Along the way they cross the mob who runs a rival moving company.
Cast
- 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
Critical reception
The movie received generally poor reviews. The Sun-Sentinel called it "insufferable" and full of "stupid sight gags and pointless jokes."[2]
References
- 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 – via Google Books.
- Writer, Candice Russell, Film. "POINTLESS JOKES JUST DON'T CUT IT". Sun-Sentinel.com.
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