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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

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

Screwed is a low-brow dognapping caper comedy that had all the early warning signs of a real stinker.

Full Review Source: SPLICEDWire | comment Comment
01/01/00
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

Pitiful excuse for a film.

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

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

A shrill, stupid, brickbat-blatant piece of hackwork that practically sweats to be 'commercial.'

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01/01/00
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
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Danny DeVito is the only cast member who succeeds in making something out of the movie's nothing of a screenplay.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
01/01/00
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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Poorly conceived and executed.

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

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

If this is how they want to squander a hard-earned opportunity, they should keep their day jobs.

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01/01/00
Tom Keogh
Tom Keogh
Film.com
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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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Avoid this like the plague.

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

After watching this thankfully brief comedic abomination, one can't help thinking it was conceived during a 14-martini lunch.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Nevin Martell
Nevin Martell
Reel.com

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

Sweet and loopy.

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

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

much better than i thought

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

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

Once again, 'gross' does not automatically equal 'funny'.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
07/24/01
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Apollo Guide
 
 
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