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Movie Info

Carl Taylor (Charlie Sheen) and James St. James (Emilio Estevez) are garbage men who spend their workdays goofing around and disrupting the quiet on the streets of their town. But their good-natured fun comes to an abrupt halt when they discover a local politician's corpse in one of their cans. Determined that this is their chance to be more than trash collectors, this snarky pair of amateur detectives decide to solve the case on their own and so become entangled in a toxic waste cover-up.
  • Rating:
    PG-13
  • Genre:
    comedy
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Emilio Estevez
  • Producer:
    Cassian Elwes, Barbara Stordahl
  • Writer:
    Emilio Estevez
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $14.1M
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  • Production Co:
    Epic Productions, Euphoria Films Production
  • Sound Mix:
    Surround

Cast & Crew

Charlie Sheen
Carl Taylor
Emilio Estevez
James St. James
Leslie Hope
Susan Wilkins
Keith David
Louis Fedders
Dean Cameron
Pizza Man
John Getz
Maxwell Potterdam III
Hawk Wolinski
Biff
John Lavachielli
Mario
Emilio Estevez
Director
Cassian Elwes
Producer
Barbara Stordahl
Producer
Moshe Diamant
Executive Producer
Irwin Yablans
Executive Producer
Emilio Estevez
Screenwriter
Stewart Copeland
Original Music
Tim Suhrstedt
Cinematographer
Craig Bassett
Film Editor
Marci Liroff
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Audience Reviews for Men at Work

  • May 09, 2012
    quite stupid storyline just doesn't make sense. worth it to the brothers at work together but anything resembling a story is left in a heap. the actions of these characters just didn't make sense. the film looks as though it went through a lot of rewrites
    Brendan N Super Reviewer
  • Nov 05, 2010
    A true guilty pleasure, Men at Work sees Carl (Charlie Sheen) and James (Emilio Estevez) as two no hope surfers/garbage men who pipe dream about opening their own surf shop. Carl has a slightly disturbed habit of spying on his neighbors with binoculars and "seriously aggravating situations without changing the course of history" by occasionally shooting them with a pellet gun. After an evening of beer and Trivial Pursuit, Carl and James witness City Councilman Jack Berger (Darrell Larson) seemingly assaulting his campaign manager Susan Wilkins (Leslie Hope) in her apartment across the street. As she runs out Carl shoots Berger with the pellet gun. He and James miss two men then strangle Berger and leave with his body. The following day they happen across Berger's discarded corpse on their garbage route, and, fearing they may be implicated in the murder, hide the body. Madcap antics ensure as they try to figure out who killed Berger and why. There's lots to like in this silly comedy, from the inept hit men whose car bears the licence plates: HIT MEN, to the recurring joke of the misplaced tape (work it, work it), and the great chemistry between the two leads. But the highlight is Keith David as Louis, Carl and James' boss' brother in law who rides along with them in the garbage truck as an observer (as they are known troublemakers and on probation at work) and becomes mixed up in the movie's ensuing chaos. David is perfect as the unhinged Vietnam veteran, and from the sight gag of him doodling a helicopter firing missiles at innocent families on a boardwalk, to the infamous "another man's fries" line, to the hilarious kidnapping of the pizza boy "he was provokin me!" the character is a constant source of laughs. Leave your brain at the door and enjoy.
    David L Super Reviewer
  • Sep 06, 2010
    If you always wanted to see brothers Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez together in a film, watch this movie. It's a story you may have seen before, but it's still fun and exciting and it's got the two of them, so why not. I liked it.
    Aj V Super Reviewer
  • Dec 12, 2009
    Men at Work is one of my Favourite Movies. It has many LOLs moments.
    Wahida K Super Reviewer
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