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Nothing But Trouble
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by Warner Home Video
Sales Rank: 10088
Price: $6.99
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Get spooked silly when Chevy Chase and Demi Moore take a wrong turnpike exit and find "hanging judge" Dan Aykroyd and "constable" John Candy in a bizarre New Jersey burg. Year: 1990 Director: Dan Aykroyd Starring: Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Demi Moore, John Candy
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REVIEW: As the old cliche goes: comedy is a very subjective art form. What some people find hilarious to the point of hysterics, others may see as scraping the bottom barrel of stupidity. But if comedy itself is the hardest medium to master then BLACK comedy (that is: comedy which finds humor in the most distasteful of subject matter) is nearly impossible to bring across on screen or in front of a live audience unless you have an innate genius for such ribald material (a la Alfred Hitchcock or Mel Brooks). Case in point here: Dan Aykroyd's deliberately whacked-out, over-the-top, disgusting, cornball of a movie "NOTHING BUT TROUBLE". In it he plays a 106-year-old Justice Of The Peace named Alvin Valkenheiser who presides over a carnival-house court, and who is quick to pronounce a death sentence for the most mundane of traffic violations. His latest "capture" is big-time stock report publisher Chris Thorne (Chase) who is helping a lady in distress (Moore) by driving her to Las Vegas in order to settle some personal business there. Also on board are two annoying South American "Brazillionares" who impose themselves upon Chase and Moore when they overhear their travel plans. On their way the two of them suggest they have a picnic: Moore agrees, Chase grumbles, and soon the foursome are zooming through Valkenvania where they get pulled over by patrolman John Candy. But their nightmare has only begun as they witness first-hand the outlandish antics of Justice Valkenheiser, are treated to a memorably bizarre dinner, and are imprisoned for the night where they sneak out and discover a whole lot more about Valkenvania then they really wish they had ever known. All of this sounds fairly interesting: but with the exception of Candy (in a dual role as the patrolman and the mute strongman...er...strongwoman Eldona), and the painstaking production design there really isn't much here to get excited about. For one thing: it just isn't very funny. And nothing is more painful and depressing than watching a comedy that isn't funny. Especially one that resorts to such desperate measures as making Aykroyd wear a prosthetic nose that looks like a certain part of the male anatomy, or having him and actor John Deveikis dress up in a couple of rubber suits in order to portray two overgrown monster babies. This is as bad as movie making gets. HARSH LANGUAGE: about 32 words. VIOLENCE: about 10 scenes of moderate-to-gross violence. NUDITY/SEXUAL REFERENCES: about 3 (as well as the aforementioned prosthetic "nose" of Justice Valkenheiser). DRUG REFERENCES: some drinking, and a scene where Candy pulls over a carload of dope dealers sampling their own goods.
THE MORAL COMPASS: As noted above "NOTHING BUT TROUBLE" is nothing but a mess of a movie. It has very few laughs, is very dark and visually unpleasant to watch, and has several bits of harsh language and gore. But what really bothers me is that Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, and John Candy are such gifted comedians that it's hard to believe they couldn't come up with one decent joke throughout the whole picture. For goodness sakes: I chuckled more at "ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE" than this bunch of nonsense. But because of some (totally unnecessary) profanity, violence, sexual references, and subject matter: the film definately warrants a strong CAUTIONARY rating. But unless you want to waste an hour-and-a-half of your life (or are a fan of the late John Candy): then why bother seeing this in the first place?
RAZZIE AWARD WINS: Worst Supporting Actor (Dan Aykroyd)
RAZZIE AWARD NOMINATIONS: Worst Actress (Moore), Worst Supporting actress (Candy - in drag), Worst Screenplay, Worst Director, and Worst Picture.
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