Nothing But Trouble

Synopsis: A financier [Chevy Chase] meets a spurned lover [Demi Moore] and agrees to take her to a business meeting. On the way there, they run a stop sign in a tiny town in the middle of nowhere. They are arrested and taken to the local court. But all is not as it seems: the courthouse and the "prison" are a maze of zany booby- traps and deadly contraptions. The antics of the captured couple as they try to escape from the mad judge and his bizarre family make up the rest of this unusual film.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Dan Aykroyd
Production: Warner Home Video
  2 wins & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
4.9
Rotten Tomatoes:
5%
PG-13
Year:
1991
94 min
1,579 Views


%% OH, THE GOOD LIFE %%

%% FULL OF FUN %%

%% SEEMS TO BE THE IDEAL %%

%% YES, THE GOOD LIFE %%

%% LETS YOU HIDE

ALL THE SADNESS YOU FEEL %%

MM-HMM.

%% YOU WON'T REALLY

FALL IN LOVE %%

%% FOR YOU CAN' TAKE THE CHANCE %%

%% SO BE HONES WITH YOURSELF %%

%% DON'T TRY

TO FAKE ROMANCE %%

NO.

%% IT'S THE GOOD LIFE %%

%% TO BE FREE

AND EXPLORE THE UNKNOWN %%

%% YES,

AND THE HEARTACHES %%

%% WHEN YOU LEARN

YOU MUST FACE THEM ALONE %%

UH-HUH.

%% PLEASE REMEMBER

I STILL WANT YOU %%

%% AND IN CASE

YOU WONDER WHY %%

%% WELL, JUST WAKE UP,

BABY %%

%% AND KISS THE GOOD LIFE

GOOD-BYE %%

THAT'S ALL YOU GOT TO DO.

COME ALL THE WAY UP.

ALL THE WAY.

THANK YOU.

%% PLEASE REMEMBER %%

%% I STILL LOVE YOU %%

20 MINUTES.

HELLO, GOOD-BYE.

OK.

%% AND IN CASE

YOU WONDER WHY %%

%% WELL, WAKE UP, BABY %%

%% AND KISS THE GOOD LIFE

GOOD-BYE %%

EVENING, MR. THORNE.

EVENING, MIKE.

110 BLOCKS

IN UNDER 15 MINUTES.

NOT BAD FOR A ONE-EYED

RUSSIAN IMMIGRANT.

SOMEBODY THROWING A PARTY?

YOU ARE, SIR.

OH, YEAH?

AM I HAVING A GOOD TIME?

WELL, MANHATTAN FINE WINES

JUST DELIVERED 6 CASES

OF SALON LES MESNIL.

THAT'S PRETTY

PRICEY STUFF.

WHAT DID I PAY:

FOR IT?

WHAT DO YOU CARE?

YOU GOT MORE MONEY THAN

YOU CAN EVEN LOOK AT.

OH, I'D LIKE

TO THANK YOU:

FOR THAT LITTLE TIP ON

THE MARKET YOU GAVE ME.

THE WIFE SAYS THE STOCK'S

GONE UP 5 POINTS.

GOOD, MIKE.

WANT SOME MORE ADVICE?

SURE.

SELL IT.

HERE, READ MY NEWSLETTER.

HAVE FUN.

FUN IS ACTUALLY KNOWING

WHO HALF YOUR GUESTS ARE.

.

%% HEY, HEY %%

%% WOMAN, KISS THE GOOD LIFE

GOOD-BYE %%

GOOD EVENING.

CHRIS, LOOK! IT'S US!

GOOD EVENING, CHRIS.

HI, CHRIS.

I SAVE IT FOR YOU.

THAT'S WHAT SHE SAYS

TO ALL THE GUYS.

I'LL GET THE NEXT ONE.

GO AHEAD.

CIGAR.

CHRIS, WE'LL SEE YOU

IN THE APARTMENT.

[YIP YIP]

[YIP YIP YIP]

OOP!

OH, I'M SORRY, SIR.

HEY, LITTLE FELLA.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

GET DOWN!

COME ON, GIRLS.

GET OVER HERE.

I'M SORRY.

YOU OUGHTA GET CATS.

THEY'RE

A LOWER-MAINTENANCE PET.

AH, HERE WE GO.

COME ON, LET'S GO.

COME ON, GIRLS.

CHRIS!

CHRIS!

I HATE CROWDS.

YOU NEW:

IN THE BUILDING?

YOU ALL RIGHT?

Y-YES.

TAKE THIS.

I-I'M SORRY.

IT'S OK.

I NEVER DO THIS.

LISTEN, SOME PEOPLE

ARE THROWING A PARTY

UP AT MY APARTMENT.

WHY DON'T YOU

COME UP FOR A DRINK?

IT WILL HELP YOU RELAX.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

OH...

THAT SON OF A B*TCH!

I DON' BELIEVE THIS.

THAT BASTARD!

I CAN' BELIEVE THIS!

[YIP YIP YIP]

I'LL BE IN THE PENTHOUSE

IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND.

THANKS FOR:

THE ESPRESSO MAKER...

AND THE BAG OF SH*T.

[RING]

[RING]

HOWARD SUNTZ'S

OFFICE.

MIRIAM, THIS IS DIANE.

LET ME TALK TO HOWARD.

I'M SORRY,

MS. LIGHTSON.

HE LEFT EXPLICI INSTRUCTIONS

NOT TO BE DISTURBED.

WHAT'S GOING ON WITH

THIS LANDFILL DEAL?

I'M ONLY

HIS GODDAMN LAWYER.

WHY DIDN'T I KNOW

ABOUT IT?

HE SAID:

HE'S DOING THE DEAL.

YOUR SERVICES:

WON'T BE NEEDED,

PROFESSIONALLY:

OR PERSONALLY.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT OUR

PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP.

THIS IS BUSINESS.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

IT'S ABOUT MY

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS,

MY--MY LAW FIRM'S TIME.

WHY AM I TALKING TO YOU?

YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU TELL HOWARD:

I'M COMING DOWN THERE.

EXCUSE ME.

OH!

HI.

HI. GLAD YOU

COULD MAKE IT.

THANKS. DIANE LIGHTSON

I'M FROM THE FIRM

OF MASUR AND GLENNET.

CHRIS THORNE.

I'M SORRY ABOU THE COLD HANDS.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

THE LAW FIRM:

MASUR, GLENNET,

WEESE, WEISS,

WORPLE, WHIP ME?

YEAH,

THAT'S THE ONE.

WHAT'S YOUR SPECIALTY?

INVESTMENT SYNDICATION

AND PUBLIC FLOTATION.

IT'S GOT TO BE PAINFUL.

WOULD YOU LIKE A DRINK?

I'D LOVE ONE.

SCOTCH?

GREAT.

ARE YOU OK?

YEAH, FINE.

ARE YOU GOING TO

THE SUNTZ THING?

ARE YOU KIDDING?

NOT UNLESS SOMEBODY

HOLDS A GUN TO MY HEAD.

HE'S A FRAUD.

HE'S A RIPOFF ARTIST.

IT'S ALL ABOUT BUYING LAKES

AND FILLING THEM WITH GARBAGE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT SE YOU OFF IN THE ELEVATOR,

BUT IF I WERE YOU, I'D STAY

AWAY FROM THIS SUNTZ GUY.

LET'S JUST SAY I HAVE

A PERSONAL INTERES IN THIS PARTICULAR DEAL,

SO IF YOU'RE NOT GOING,

CAN I BORROW YOUR CAR?

WHOA, WHOA.

I'M A GOOD DRIVER.

I DIDN'T SAY I'M NOT GOING.

I JUST SAID I'M NO PLANNING ON GOING.

I HAVE A LOW OPINION

OF THE GUY,

BUT IF IT'S

THAT IMPORTANT TO YOU,

MAYBE YOU KNOW:

SOMETHING I DON'T.

MAYBE I SHOULD RECONSIDER.

I REALLY:

LIKE TO DRIVE.

I'LL DRIVE.

I'M HAPPY TO DRIVE.

NO, NO. IT'S MY CAR.

I'LL DO THE DRIVING, OK?

OK, GREAT.

YOU DRIVE.

WHO'S GOING FOR A DRIVE?

ARE YOU, CHRIS?

NO, NOT TONIGHT.

WHEN? WHERE?

WE LOVE TO DRIVE.

ARE YOU GOING:

TO YOUR HOUSE:

IN THE HAMPTONS?

THAT'S FANTASTIC.

WHEN ARE WE LEAVING?

VERY, VERY EARLY,

MUCH TOO EARLY FOR YOU.

HOW ABOUT NOON:

IN THE PARKING GARAGE?

NOON IS BETTER.

WE LOVE IT!

FANTASTIC!

GREAT.

I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.

THAT'S FAUSTO AND

RENALDA SQUIRINIZSU.

I GIVE THEM INVESTMEN COUNSELING SOMETIMES.

THEY'RE BRAZILLIONAIRES.

THEY HAVE BREAKFAST AROUND

2:
00 IN THE AFTERNOON.

WE'LL NEVER

SEE THEM AGAIN.

GOOD.

SO I'LL SEE YOU

IN THE GARAGE:

AT NOON.

DON'T BE LATE.

I WON'T BE LATE.

GOOD.

OHHH.

[BRAKES SCREECH]

UGH.

MORNING, MR. THORNE.

MORNING, MIKE.

FUN NIGHT, HUH?

OH, GOD,

I CAN'T DO THIS.

LISTEN, DO ME

A FAVOR, WILL YOU?

YOU KNOW:

DIANE LIGHTSON?

SHE JUST MOVED IN.

YES, SIR. 23-B?

YEAH. SHE'LL BE DOWN

IN A COUPLE MINUTES.

TELL HER:

I'M TOO TIRED,

I'M SICK,

I CAN'T DRIVE HER.

GIVE HER THE CAR

WITH MY COMPLIMENTS.

CERTAINLY.

I GO TO GET SOME SLEEP.

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Dan Aykroyd

Daniel Edward Aykroyd (born July 1, 1952) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, musician, businessman and filmmaker. He was an original member of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" on Saturday Night Live (1975–79). A musical sketch he performed with John Belushi on SNL, The Blues Brothers, turned into an actual performing band and then the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. He conceived and starred in Ghostbusters (1984), which spawned a sequel and eventually an entire media franchise. In 1990, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in the 1989 film Driving Miss Daisy. He starred in his own sitcom, Soul Man (1997–98). Aykroyd is also a businessman, having co-founded the House of Blues chain of music venues and the Crystal Head Vodka brand. more…

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