Men at Work

Men at Work (1990)

Two garbagemen who know when something smells funny!

Two garbage men find the body of a city councilman in a trash can on their route. With help from a supervisor, the duo must solve the case and find the man's killer while hiding the body from the cops.

Date of release
1990-08-24
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (446)
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Director
Emilio Estevez

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: California

Men at Work is a 1990 American black comedy film written and directed by Emilio Estevez, who also stars alongside his brother Charlie Sheen. The film co-stars Leslie Hope and Keith David and was released in the United States on August 24, 1990.

Production

The original screenplay was tentatively titled Clear Intent and was written in the mid-1980s. Estevez came up with the idea while he was filming the 1985 movie St. Elmo's Fire. Said Estevez, "I was living in a studio apartment in Santa Monica at the time, and I was up late one night sitting at the kitchen table working out some story ideas on my computer. All of a sudden, this trash truck came roaring down the alley under my window.

It was slated to star another Brat Packer alongside Estevez, such as Judd Nelson.

At one stage, John Hughes was going to be producer or director, according to Estevez. "When I was reading it, I thought it was so good, so close to my bone, that I had written it", said Hughes. "Emilio wants to direct it, and I'm sure he will be able to. He can do anything. He can act, he can write, he can direct. He's surpassed me in that respect. I can't act--I wish I could.

Estevez wound up writing 15 different drafts of the film. He said he had no intention of having his brother Charlie star in the movie, but Sheen said he wanted a part after reading the script. "He felt he needed a comedy at this point of his career", Estevez said.

Epic Pictures provided the $9 million budget for the film.

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