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Screwed (2000)

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Reviews Counted:30

Fresh:4

Rotten:26

Average Rating:3.5/10

Consensus: Despite having real comics in the cast, this tedious and painfully unfunny movie desperately needs a screenplay.

Runtime: 82 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Willard Fillmore (Norm MacDonald) has been the butler, housekeeper, gardener, and chauffeur for the wealthy, shrewish Miss Crock for fifteen years. When she refuses to buy him a new uniform, he... Willard Fillmore (Norm MacDonald) has been the butler, housekeeper, gardener, and chauffeur for the wealthy, shrewish Miss Crock for fifteen years. When she refuses to buy him a new uniform, he decides he's finally had enough of her shrill, demanding ways, and with the help of his best friend Rusty (Dave Chappelle), they hit on a foolproof scheme: kidnap Miss Crock's beloved dog Muffin and ransom it for one million dollars. When this plan fails the two look for other ways to get away with Miss Crock's money, resulting in an encounter with stun-gun wielding grade schoolers, frustrated detectives, and a bizarre mortician by the name of Grover Cleaver (Danny DeVito) who is obsessed with Hawaii Five-O. Codirectors Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (screenwriters of ED WOOD and MAN ON THE MOON) make their directorial debut and pay homage to the great screwball comedy classics of the past with this frenetic, wildly goofy farce. [More]

Starring: Norm MacDonald, Dave Chappelle, Danny DeVito, Daniel Benzali

Starring: Norm MacDonald, Dave Chappelle, Danny DeVito, Daniel Benzali, Sherman Helmsley, Lochlyn Munro, Sarah Silverman, Elaine Strich

Director: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski

Director: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
Screenwriter: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
Producer: Robert Simonds

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Screwed is an insane comedy -- not a great one, but a good one, and certainly better than most junk routinely screened and screened again by the studios.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
01/01/00
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

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01/01/00
Scott A. Mantz
Scott A. Mantz
Scott Mantz' Movie Reviews

Sweet and loopy.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
01/01/00
Shirley Sealy
Shirley Sealy
Film Journal International

much better than i thought

Full Review Source: sbs.is | comment Comment
04/09/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
sbs.is

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12/08/02
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12/06/05
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No review available.

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09/28/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
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No review available.

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09/08/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

There are also too many examples of being weird just for the sake of being weird.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

Avoid this like the plague.

Full Review Source: Greenwich Village Gazette | comment Comment
01/01/00
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

What sort of filmmakers could possibly think it a good idea to title their picture Screwed?

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01/01/00
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

No review available.

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01/06/04
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

The comedy throughout Screwed is as luscious as a cake baked in honor of Virginia's Crock's thirtieth birthday.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
01/01/00
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

Pitiful excuse for a film.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
James Brundage
James Brundage
Filmcritic.com

Poorly conceived and executed.

Full Review Source: Screen It! | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jim Judy
Jim Judy
Screen It!

Screwed is latenight cable TV filler disguised as a feature film.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
02/14/01
Joe Leydon
Joe Leydon
Variety
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02/08/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

Doesn't even have the decency to be horrifyingly funny.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
01/01/00
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The film's comedy falls like a thud in the path of forward progression, impeding laughter, believability, and sustained interest.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

I can't imagine any other filmmaker doing much worse with the already-poor material than they have.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com
 
 
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