Men at Work [Blu-ray]

Director: Emilio Estevez Emilio Estevez

Overview

A pair of garbage workers (Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez) are shocked to find the body of a city councilman in one of their trash cans. With help from a supervisor (Keith David), the duo must solve the case and find the man's killer while hiding the body from the cops. Estevez also directed and provided the screenplay for Men at Work.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/24/2023
UPC:	0760137855583
Original Release:	1990
Source:	Mvd Rewind
Language:	English
Time:	1:38:00
Sales rank:	12,835

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Charlie Sheen	Carl Taylor
Emilio Estevez	James St. James
Leslie Hope	Susan Wilkins
Keith David	Louis Fedders
Dean Cameron	Pizza Man
John Getz	Maxwell Potterdam III
Hawk Wolinki	Biff
John Lavachielli	Mario
Geoffrey Blake	Frost
Cameron Dye	Luzinski
John Putch	Mike
Tommy Hinkley	Jeff
Darrell Larson	Jack Berger
Sy Richardson	Walt Richardson
Kari Whitman	Judy
Troy Evans	Capt. Dalton
Brad Wyman	Rent-a-Cop
Matthew Robinson	Rent-a-Cop,Rent-A-Cop
Bob Brown	Henchman #1
Erik Stabenau	Henchman #2
Bobby Burns	Henchman #3,Actor
Eddie Braun	Henchman #4
Deborah Fallender	Actor
Stewart Copeland	Composer
Greg De Belles	Composer

Technical Credits

Emilio Estevez

Bud Davis	Stunts
Moshe Diamant	Executive Producer
Cassian Elwes	Producer
Emilio Estevez	Director,Screenwriter
Thomas F. Sindicich	Special Effects
Irwin Yablans	Executive Producer
Marci Liroff	Casting

Editorial Reviews

Men at Work may never be loved beyond its marginal cult following, but for those who did indeed "get it," the squabbling of real-life brothers Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen is a hoot. Before both brothers starred in out-and-out spoofs (Sheen in the Hot Shots movies, Estevez in Loaded Weapon 1), they cut their teeth in this goofy look at garbage men caught up in intrigue and a dumpster's worth of slapstick comedy. It's hard not to grin watching Sheen strangle Estevez while shouting "You're a stupid little man!" Men at Work may not be for everyone, but for those who suck up this obnoxious humor with a straw, it's plenty tickling. Even more gonzo is Keith David as their shell-shocked supervisor, a Nam veteran who sniffs an ambush around every corner. It's not that jokes like this are so funny or original, per se, but that David in this case -- and Sheen and Estevez in others -- handles them with such bug-eyed intensity, the sheer energy level is a gas. Writer/director Estevez was smart to cast his brother opposite him, since the two have great onscreen chemistry. No doubt, some will find Men at Work eye-rollingly stupid, but those in the right frame of mind might just want to join that cult following.

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