Unceasingly vulgar and sporadically funny, this revenge comedy rests heavily on the shoulders of former
SNL wiseacre Norm Macdonald. Mitch and Sam (Macdonald and Artie Lange) have been best pals since they bonded in the face of childhood bullying:
Sam was tubby and Mitch was a wussy smarty-pants. Now they're grown-up losers, Sam's horny old dad (Jack Warden) needs a heart transplant and his doctor (Chevy Chase), who's got a pack of bookies baying for his blood, promises that if the guys get him 50 grand, Pops will get a new ticker. They
decide to get the cash by exploiting their only asset: years of practice executing dirty tricks on behalf of the downtrodde...
Released:
1998
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
82 mins