Nothing but Trouble

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Nothing but Trouble

PG-13

1991

1h 34m

Comedy

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While attempting to seduce gorgeous lawyer Diane Lightson (Demi Moore), wealthy gadabout Chris Thorne (Chevy Chase) agrees to drive her to Atlantic City, N.J. But, when some reckless driving draws the attention of a deeply critical cop (John Candy), they and the flamboyant "Brazillionaires" (Taylor Negron, Bertila Damas) who tagged along end up in the court of a grotesque and vengeful judge (Dan Aykroyd), who has a special vendetta against the wealthy and erudite.

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Critics Consensus

There's nothing good in Nothing But Trouble, a grotesque comedy that is more likely to make audiences ill than make them laugh.

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Jay Boyar

Orlando Sentinel

For the most part, however, the humor depends upon the audience's finding the movie's repulsiveness funny.

Rated: 1/5

Jan 3, 2018

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Peter Rainer

Los Angeles Times

Occasionally, the talents of the cast burn through the haze of misfires and remembered routines.

Jan 3, 2018

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Jo Berry

Empire Magazine

Unfortunately this isn’t even half as fun as the shortest bumper-car ride.

Rated: 1/5

Jan 3, 2018

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…Aykroyd’s surreal brand of anti-authoritarian humour rules this particular kingdom…

Rated: 3/5

Nov 30, 2023

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Nothing but Trouble has the fascination of genuine atrocity. [Full review in Spanish]

Jan 20, 2023

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

A calamity by most objective measures. At best a paltry comedy. And yet ... AND YET ... the relentlessly repugnant energy here ceases to desist while you're watching and continues to persist long after you've stopped. A perversely fascinating bomb.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 27, 2021

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Hughe J

Nothing But Trouble was released in 1991 and stars Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, John Candy and Demi Moore with Aykroyd directing. The film is set in the small fictional town of Valkenvania where the protagonists are stopped for a traffic violation and brought before the local judge. Aykroyd plays the judge wearing tons of makeup and imprisons the defendants in his haunted mansion style home that is somehow equipped with slides and booby traps; he also occasionally kills defendants. They eventually escape and notify the police but they're in on it too but fortunately the town explodes or something and everyone escapes. Honestly, this is billed as a horror/comedy movie but I didn't see either. I didn't even smile watching this but just felt sad for some of my favorite actors at the time. Nothing But Trouble was nothing but awful and is one of the worst movies I have ever watched.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/29/25

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Garrett P.

Batshit insane, and unfortunately unwatchable.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/16/25

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Nick O

Classic Saturday Night Live meets The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/22/25

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This Old G

Honestly I don't have words to describe how awful this movie is. It's repulsive and just downright unwatchable despite the cast.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/15/25

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Kerby R

I have watched this movie several times and it is STILL HILARIOUS. Dan Aykroyd did a great job as the judge, and John Candy did great in his double role. The plot has many nice twists. The music is also good (with Tupac Shakur). Not sure why the critics panned it. It is great.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/13/25

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Brad S. R

Not quite the catastrophic failure it's made out to be, but not exactly good, either. It certainly beats Ishtar.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/09/25

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Synopsis

While attempting to seduce gorgeous lawyer Diane Lightson (Demi Moore), wealthy gadabout Chris Thorne (Chevy Chase) agrees to drive her to Atlantic City, N.J. But, when some reckless driving draws the attention of a deeply critical cop (John Candy), they and the flamboyant "Brazillionaires" (Taylor Negron, Bertila Damas) who tagged along end up in the court of a grotesque and vengeful judge (Dan Aykroyd), who has a special vendetta against the wealthy and erudite.

Director: Dan Aykroyd
Producer: Lester Berman, Robert K. Weiss
Screenwriter: Dan Aykroyd
Production Co: Warner Bros.
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 31, 2007
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.5M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Surround

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