Odd Jobs (1986 film)

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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

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).

Plot

College students Max (Paul Reiser) and Dwight (Robert Townsend) form a moving company to pay for tuition. Along the way they cross the mob who runs a rival moving company.

Cast

Critical reception

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

References

  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. ISBN 0253211204. Archived from the original on May 4, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2024 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Writer, Candice Russell, Film. "POINTLESS JOKES JUST DON'T CUT IT". Sun-Sentinel.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2024-05-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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