Wikipedia

Odd Jobs(1986 film)

This article is about the film. For other uses, seeOdd job.

Odd Jobsis a 1986 Americancomedy filmdirected byMark Story.[1]It was the last film distributed byTriStar Picturesbefore HBO dropped out of the TriStar venture and sold half of its shares to Columbia Pictures (later sold to Sony).

Odd Jobs
VHS cover
Directed byMark Story
Written byRobert Conte
Peter Martin Wortmann
Produced byKeith Rubinstein
StarringPaul Reiser
Robert Townsend
CinematographyArthur Albert
Edited byDennis M. Hill
Music byRobert Folk
Production
companies
Distributed byTriStar Pictures
Release date
  • March 1986(1986-03)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

edit

Collegestudents Max (Paul Reiser) and Dwight (Robert Townsend) form amoving companyto pay fortuition.Along the way they cross themobwho runs a rival moving company.

Cast

edit

Critical reception

edit

The movie received generally poor reviews. TheSun-Sentinelcalled it "insufferable" and full of "stupid sight gags and pointless jokes."[2] It currently holds a score of 26% on Rotten Tomatoes.

References

edit
  1. ^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.ISBN0253211204.Archivedfrom the original on May 4, 2024.RetrievedMay 4,2024– via Google Books.
  2. ^Writer, Candice Russell, Film."POINTLESS JOKES JUST DON'T CUT IT".Sun-Sentinel.com.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-06-29.Retrieved2024-05-04.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
edit


This film article about a 1980s comedy film is astub.You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it.

This article related to an American film of the 1980s is astub.You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Odd_Jobs_(1986_film)&oldid=1258999169"