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      Odd Jobs

      PG-13 1986 1h 28m Comedy List
      Reviews 26% 250+ Ratings Audience Score The summer job situation looks bleak for five college pals until they decide to start their own moving business. Read More Read Less Watch on Max Stream Now

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      Audience Member 1986: Five college buddies take off for summer jobs, but have less-than-desirable success. They decide to go in together to start a moving company, but they incur the wrath of the local moving company, who may be also doing some illegal activities. This is a watchable movie, but the up-and-coming cast (most bound for bigger successes) does try hard. There are stretches, though, where the goings-on are loud and rather obnoxious. Not sure which voice is more annoying: Byron (Paul Provenza) pretending to be African-American in front of Dwight and family, or Spud (pre-MacGyver RIchard Dean Anderson) sounding like a Robot Yuppie. At least it's short. Stars: Paul Reiser, Robert Townsend, Scott McGinnis, Paul Provenza, and Rick Overton. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member I've always thought this was an underrated classic 80s ridiculous comedy. The plot is weak, meandering, that's for sure... And there's a "Scooby-Doo-like" Chase sequence that goes on for FAR too long... But this is one of those movies that is great to watch with a friend and have a few brews with. It's a film that definitely realizes how silly it is being. One of the crown jewels of this whole production is the trucker, Wylie (played by Leo Burmester.) The level of over-the-top cheese delivered by this character is absolutely superb. At one point in the film, The main group of protagonists have their building destroyed, and Wylie comments, "You get a good deal on this place?! Must be a b**** to heat in the winter!" It's no masterpiece, but definitely worth watching if you enjoy a certain type of awkward. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member An outstanding classic from the 80's. Wiley steals the show in this film. Me, my friends, my brothers have been quoting this film since it came out. We can't get enough of it. Still holds up today. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member such an odd , weird movie . wanted to like ODD JOBS i really did, but it too much lives up to its title. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member I know this is just an obscure 1986 comedy and no one has really heard of it, but man, was this awful. And as a connoisseur of bad '80s comedies, this is the bottom of the heap. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Some funny moments, but this movie is so dated. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...a workable premise that’s predominantly employed to tiresome and often disastrously unfunny effect... Rated: 1.5/4 Oct 16, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis The summer job situation looks bleak for five college pals until they decide to start their own moving business.
      Director
      Mark Story
      Screenwriter
      Bob Conte, Peter Wortmann
      Production Co
      TriStar Pictures, Home Box Office (HBO)
      Rating
      PG-13
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 1, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 28m
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