Men At Work

Starring:Geoffrey Blake, Bob Brown (II), Dean Cameron, Keith David, Cameron Dye, Troy Evans, John Getz, Tommy Hinkley, Leslie Hope, Darrell Larson, John Lavachielli, John Putch, Sy Richardson, Matt Robinson (IV), Charlie Sheen, Erik Stabenau, Kari Whitman, Hawk Wolinski, Brad Wyman
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Product Type: DVD

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Proving that a little success can be a dangerous thing, Emilio Estevez parlayed his early-'80s "brat-pack" fame into a dubious directorial career, beginning with 1986's Wisdom (in which Estevez costarred with then-fiancée Demi Moore), and resuming with this sophomore-effort 1990 comedy that benefits most from Emilio's teaming with brother Charlie Sheen. (Close your eyes and listen: their voices sound like their dad Martin Sheen after inhaling helium.) The brothers play a pair of garbage collectors who discover a body on their daily rounds, and the corpse draws them into a scheme involving corrupt politics, illegal hazardous-waste dumping, and a lovely neighbor (Leslie Hope) with connections to the dead guy. Add a wacko Vietnam vet (Keith David), an unsuspecting pizza deliverer (Dean Cameron), and a pair of overzealous cops, and you've got a comedy that lazily rambles from one lightweight scene to another. It's way too loose to have any noteworthy quality, but that's also part of the movie's low-brow appeal: Estevez and Sheen play well together, and this is just their way of goofing off with Hollywood money. With a sharper script and an experienced director, Men at Work could have paid off handsomely. As it is, these sibling antics are amiable enough, and the early-'90s fashion crimes (like Charlie's "dork knob" ponytail) offer an amusing diversion from the lamest gags. --Jeff Shannon

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It's up to a pair of trash-hauling heroes to clean up the city in this action-comedy starring real-life brothers Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez. Garbage men James (Estevez) and Carl (Sheen) dream of opening a surf shop, but often land in hot water due to their practical jokes. When they discover the body of a murdered politician on their route, they attempt to sniff out the killer themselves a bad idea that rapidly ensnares them in a toxic waste scandal. Soon, they're thrown headlong into a manic escapade involving a deranged veteran, an attractive campaign manager, a kidnapped pizza deliveryman and a greedy polluter who wants them hauledoff to a landfill for good!

Customer Reviews:

Blue Collar Blues.......2007-06-01

I still enjoy Men at Work. I enjoyed it when I was a little kid, and I enjoy it still as a slacker/dreamer 20 somethin'...good movie to sit back with after a day at work, relax a little bit, rest your feet, and gulp a beverage, masticate some good local pizza with extra cheese and hot peppers.

A very funny film that gets a "golf clap" and a 'B+' from me..........2007-02-15

This is a purposely offbeat movie with some great humor and I've found that it's one of those films that you'll want to go back and revisit. Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen are really good together (their banter is especially strong in the first half of the movie) but I've found, as others have done, that it's actually Keith David who steals the show. This would have probably got 5 stars from me except that the second half of the film just isn't quite as original or comedic as the first half - the story starts getting more action-orientated and the ending is a little on the cheesy side. Still, you've got to love the idea of lead characters as garbagemen and the charm with which Estevez and Sheen do it.

comedy classic, puts the "Estevez" brothers together in an original flick.......2006-09-30

This is just a plain fun movie, a small insight into what it may be like for some sanitation workers, and why my trash cans are always all over the place when I get home. Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez are garbage men who, by string of coincedences, get linked into a murder in more ways than one, all through trying to clean up trash.

Sure this movie is a bit far streached at times, and makes two relatively clever characters go from funny to dumb all throughout (Why not just call the cops asap when you find a body????) Also, no cops were involved at the end either, as near as I could tell...why, loose ends.

However, this is chauked full of one liners, ongoing gags, and the two bike policemen on a merry-go-round, worth the price of the movie alone. Pick this up for cheap, enjoy it a lot.

Rare Laserdiscs - dvds Movies Collector........2006-04-28

Simply you just need to ADD Men At Work to your dvd Collection...'tis Fresh,Inventive,A pleasant,Knockabout Comedy.

***** men at work *****.......2006-02-01

Men at work is a great movie!!! I can't stop laughing!!

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Men at Work
Starring: Reza Kianian , Mahmoud Kalari , Fatemeh Motamed Aria , Rana Azadvar , and Fatemeh Motamed Arya
Director: Mani Haghighi
Manufacturer: Film Movement
ProductGroup: DVD
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Release Date: 2007-03-27

Customer Reviews:

Why Ask Why.......2007-03-10

"Men at Work" is a film from Iran that focuses on four friends. While travelling in a mountainous region within driving distance of Tehran, they stop for one of the group to relieve his bladder. A striking stone rock oddly sticks out by the side of the road. The men's imaginations are captured by the rock; and they assume the mission of trying to push it over and down the cliff. The stone will not budge. In the course of the afternoon, a number of other people drop by. An old man whose donkey is purchased to help in the effort reluctantly sells his animal. Two women that the men know arrive; and we learn part of the social history of the friends. Several groups on a ski trip join the effort, eventually tying a winch and metal rope to their SUV and trying to pull it over. The metal cable snaps and injures one of their crew. One friend stubbornly refuses to leave, even to get his friend medical attention. The film ends with three driving away & coming back to give their friend his coat & hot coffee. This is an open-ended film. One wonders why they try so hard to push over a rock on a mountain road in the middle of nowhere. It's part road picture, part male bonding picture. In the end, not much happens. The film is more of a snapshot of a strange day in the lives of these characters. Director Mani Haghighi makes a decidedly non-political film about a group of friends.

The short film on the disc is "Hold Up" about a woman who persuades her fiancee to hold up a convenience store. Director Madelein Olnek provides good pacing on this quick 6-minute short film. An unusual reversal during the robbery occurs that ties the film together.

The Iranian mountain scenery in "Men at Work" is exceptional. The film has won Best Film @ Traverse City Film Festival, official selection @ Berlin Film Festival, Singapore International Film Festival & Tribeca Film Festival. While I enjoyed the scenery and the whimsical nature of these Iranian friends, the film was not riveting. Enjoy.

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Aan - Men at Work

Manufacturer: Rainbow Entertainment
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Synopsis: The movie promises to be true to life and aims at showing the Police department in India, in a constructive fashion. Firoz A. Nadiadwala, a dream producer to many a directors, has been known to have spent fortunes on his last two mega-ventures - 'Hera Pheri' and 'Awara Pagal Deewana'. After the success of comedy 'Hera Pheri' and comic book actioner 'Awara Pagal Deewana', Nadiadwala is back with an action drama 'Aan - Men At Work' - yet another addition to the cop movies that have been ruling the roost for an year now. Directed by Madhur Bhandarkar [Chandni Bar, Satta], 'Aan' is the same movie, which was launched in parallel to 'Khakee' and was supposed to have the same leading actors as Akshay Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan. Shatrughan Sinha was came in when Big B dropped out. Among Others, Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal, Jackie Shroff, Lara Dutta, Raveena Tandon, Irrfan Khan and Preeti Jhangiani.