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Dirty Work

Dirty Work

Revenge is sweet. (And surprisingly affordable.)

19986.21h 22m

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.

Directed by Bob Saget
Written by Norm Macdonald, Frank Sebastiano, Fred Wolf
Produced by Robert Simonds
Box OfficeBudget: $13.0M0

Top Cast

Norm Macdonald

Norm Macdonald

Mitch

Artie Lange

Artie Lange

Sam

Jack Warden

Jack Warden

Pops

Traylor Howard

Traylor Howard

Kathy

Christopher McDonald

Christopher McDonald

Travis Cole

Chevy Chase

Chevy Chase

Dr. Farthing

Don Rickles

Don Rickles

Hamilton

Polly Shannon

Polly Shannon

Toni-Ann

David Koechner

David Koechner

Anton Phillips

Rebecca Romijn

Rebecca Romijn

Bearded Lady

Themes & Keywords

prostitutegambling debthomelessnessrevengetape recorderdrug dealingcar dealershipbookieopera housebulldozerheart transplant

About Dirty Work

Dirty Work is a comedy film released in 1998 exploring themes of prostitute, gambling debt, homelessness, revenge, tape recorder, drug dealing. Directed by Bob Saget, it stars Norm Macdonald, Artie Lange, Jack Warden. 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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