Nothing but Trouble

Nothing but Trouble (1991)

All they wanted was a little getaway. All they got was nothing but trouble.

While attempting to seduce gorgeous lawyer Diane Lightson, wealthy gadabout Chris Thorne agrees to drive her to Atlantic City, N.J. But, when some reckless driving draws the attention of a deeply critical cop, they and the flamboyant "Brazillionaires" who tagged along end up in the court of a grotesque and vengeful judge, who has a special vendetta against the wealthy and erudite.

Date of release
1991-02-15
TMDB
5.3 / 10 (421)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Comedy, Adventure
Director
Dan Aykroyd

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: New York City and New Jersey
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 6. Including: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award

Nothing but Trouble is a 1991 American comedy horror film written and directed by Dan Aykroyd in his directorial debut. Based on a story by Peter Aykroyd, it stars Dan Aykroyd and John Candy along with Chevy Chase and Demi Moore, and tells the tale of Chris Thorne and Diane Lightson, two yuppies and Chris's clients Fausto and Renalda Squiriniszu, who are taken to court for running a stop sign in the bizarre, financially bankrupt hamlet of Valkenvania, which is dominated by the 106-year-old judge Alvin "J.P." Valkenheiser.

Production

The story was developed after a screening of the 1987 film Hellraiser that producer Robert K. Weiss attended with Dan and Peter Aykroyd. Weiss had a fractured rib and suggested the three attend a film to take his mind off his injury, but that it could not be a comedy because it hurt him to laugh, hence the choice of a horror film.

Peter Aykroyd relayed an event from 1978 in which Dan had been pulled over for speeding in upstate New York and was taken to the justice of the peace to stand trial in what Dan referred to as a "kangaroo court", and after he was fined $50, the justice of the peace invited Dan to stay for tea, and he ended up staying there for four hours.

Aykroyd offered the script to John Hughes, who, while interested in the story, ultimately turned it down because he only directed his own scripts; Hughes received a special thanks credit. John Landis disliked the script and immediately turned it down. The script caught the attention of Warner Bros. Pictures, who wanted John Candy to costar.

Production began on May 7, 1990, in Los Angeles, California, under the title Trickhouse. Two months later, on July 12, the title was changed to Valkenvania, and a release date was scheduled for Christmas 1990. The Valkenheiser mansion, Town Hall and other environments were constructed on two soundstages at Warner Bros. Studios; one of the set pieces, dubbed Autohenge, was a garden constructed of scrap metal.

The film score is composed by Michael Kamen.

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