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| Triumph Releasing Corporation | Release Date: August 24, 1990 |
Starring:
Cameron Dye, Charlie Sheen, Dean Cameron, Emilio Estevez, Geoffrey Blake, Hawk Wolinski, John Getz, John Lavachielli, Keith David, Leslie Hope
Summary:
Two garbage men uncover a conspiracy involving illegal toxic waste dumping and decide to bring the whole operation down.
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With Men at Work actor-writer-director Emilio Estevez has turned out a pleasant, knockabout comedy for himself and brother Charlie Sheen. While it may not be the funniest picture you'll see all year, it is fresh, inventive and has very few moments when it's not generating laughs. [27 Aug 1990, p.F10]
It has some great laughs and real screwball energy. It also has its heart in the right place, with Emilio Estevez's environmental concerns figuring prominently in the plot. [24 Aug 1990, p.28]
While it doesn't exactly reek like week-old refuse, there's a certain stale odor about Men at Work - like a Saturday Night Live skit that goes on too long. And any film whose soundtrack is divided between reggae and classical definitely has identity problems. [27 Aug 1990]
Estevez is a self-important performer and his cockiness mutes most of the movie's laughs. If not for Sheen, a much more appealing comic actor than his brother, Men at Work would hardly be palatable. [29 Aug 1990, p.D5]
A movie about a pair of garbagemen that falls into the general category of refuse. [28 Aug 1990, p.4C]
The absurdity of seeing these two young actors impersonating garbage men, combined with a script that's so clumsy it's remarkable, makes the first 10 minutes or so of Men at Work perversely entertaining. But the fun of laughing at the movie fades quickly. [25 Aug 1990, p.C3]
Jul 11, 2021
I really like it. It’s an interesting plot, they are funny and Keith David is fantastic! How do people know Weekend at Bernies but not Men at Work? When I was a kid I wanted to live in Los Playas. It’s a fun movie and in my opinion underrated.
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