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Men at Work

Men at Work

Two garbagemen who know when something smells funny!

19905.71h 38m

Overview

Two garbage men find the body of a city councilman in a trash can on their route. With help from a supervisor, the duo must solve the case and find the man's killer while hiding the body from the cops.

Directed by Emilio Estevez
Written by Emilio Estevez
Produced by Cassian Elwes
Box OfficeBudget: $9.0MRevenue: $16.2M

Top Cast

Charlie Sheen

Charlie Sheen

Carl Taylor

Emilio Estevez

Emilio Estevez

James St. James

Leslie Hope

Leslie Hope

Susan Wilkins

Keith David

Keith David

Louis Fedders

Dean Cameron

Dean Cameron

Pizza Man

John Getz

John Getz

Maxwell Potterdam III

Hawk Wolinski

Hawk Wolinski

Biff

John Lavachielli

John Lavachielli

Mario

Geoffrey Blake

Geoffrey Blake

Frost

Cameron Dye

Cameron Dye

Luzinski

Themes & Keywords

vietnam veterangarbageman pellet gunphrenology

About Men at Work

Men at Work is a comedy, crime film released in 1990 exploring themes of vietnam veteran, garbageman , pellet gun, phrenology. Directed by Emilio Estevez, it stars Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Leslie Hope. Two garbage men find the body of a city councilman in a trash can on their route. With help from a supervisor, the duo must solve the case and find the man's killer while hiding the body from the cops.

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