A strange idea that was given way more money than you would ever imagine. This is Nothing But Trouble, a 1991 Comedy/Horror Film that's certainly an odd mix of both. The origin of this whole thing is supposedly Dan Akroyd being forced to drive to a small Town to pay a ticket in 1978.
Sure- why not?
The Film started as a low-to-mid-Budget Film for Warner Bros, but the Budget shot up to $40 million by the end. Adjusting for inflation, that's equivalent to $87 million today. So what was it spent on?
The tale involves Chevy Chase and Demi Moore trapped by a group of odd, old and likely-inbred weirdos in a House. Sounds like a Comedy to me! The baddies include Akroyd (in 13 pounds of make-up) and John Candy (playing dual roles- albeit briefly). Can the pair escape? To find out, read on...
Also the Clients speak Spanish, despite claiming to be from Brazil.
Spanish or Portugese- basically the same thing, right?
They get detoured through a small township and roll through a stop sign, which leads to a prolonged Police Chase.
They are eventually caught and the Cop- Candy- tells them that they have to see the Judge.
Said Judges lives in a squalor-filled House full of random things lying everywhere. I guess the Maid was off-duty...for the last 7 years.
He makes them stay, dropping them through a trap door like he's a Bond Villain.
In fact, the whole Film is full of automated things- like locks that can be triggered, sliding walls, etc. They clearly put the money on-screen...but was it worth it?
Candy also plays his Sister, who's mute (since, I guess he didn't want to do the voice). Oh look, they do that shot- once.
Shortly after this, the Clients escape and take Candy with them- well, the Policeman Candy, that is.
So now the dual role thing is pretty much mute as he only returns to the other part at the End.
Moore and Chase explore the place (fun sentence!). They eventually find a massive collection of IDs, implying that they have been killing people for decades!
Again- this is a Comedy.
Who is this Film for?!?
Moore gets separated from Chase and ends up with...2 giant baby men? Huh?
Oh and one of them is played by Akroyd too, since I guess playing the Main Antagonist and Directing weren't enough.
The other Candy wants to marry Chase, so Akroyd sets it up.
Also a Rap Group shows up to perform...because reasons.
Oh and one of them is played by Akroyd too, since I guess playing the Main Antagonist and Directing weren't enough.
Also a Rap Group shows up to perform...because reasons.
The whole Marriage thing is over in like a minute and they send Chase to do in the Bonestripper- used earlier to kill a lesser Baldwin and company.
How does he escape? It just malfunctions.
...sigh.
Moore is immediately recaptured- hurray for Female Agency, eh?- and used as bait for Chase.
...sigh.
He, of course, saves her and they escape via the train they not-so-subtly talked about earlier.
Now the Film ends, right?
Now the Film ends, right?
Right?
Nope. Instead, they call the Police and they come en masse to the Judge's place.
Chase and Moor confront him...but it's all a trick, as the Cops all love the Judge.
An Ex Machina in the form of the literal Earth exploding around them allows for a SECOND escape.
In the aftermath, a celebratory Chase sees that the Judge survived- somehow- and will come for him. He freaks out and runs through a wall like a Looney Tune.
Again- WHO IS THIS MOVIE FOR?!?
The End.
A bizarre Film for all of the reasons mentioned above. It's a Horror Comedy that's not really funny. It's a Horror Comedy that isn't really scary. It's a Horror Comedy that spent thousands of dollars on working slides, sliding walls and a train track around a dinner table.
Seriously, they spend about $25,000 on that. You could make almost 4 El Mariachis for that!
At best, this is a good showcase for freaky, latex make-up for monsters/characters. They do look good. They do look freaky. Once you get past that, however, the Film is just kind of all over the place in all of the wrong ways. It's obsessed with watching all of the moving parts they built for no good reason and not with making an interesting Film.
Poor Warner Bros had this and The Bonfire of the Vanities in the same Year. They lost more money than they would until they decided to make Justice League twice and hope for the best.
To be fair to Akroyd, I think that this just got away from everyone. There's a neat idea for a Horror Film here. I think if you cut the attempts to be funny and the attempts to just be gross, it could work. Let's see if Blumhouse can make something out of this concept. It can't be worse, can it?
And yes, this is Tupac.
Next time, more from the grab bag of DVDs. I'll leave you (and myself) in suspense here. Stay tuned...
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