Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- breezy
- absurdist
- lazy sunday
- comedy double feature
What critics said
Critics overwhelmingly regarded the film as tedious and unfunny, finding that its comic cast could not overcome the weak screenplay.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Miss Crock retrieves the dog but believes the chauffeur has been kidnapped, sustaining the central comic misunderstanding.
Willard kidnaps his wealthy employer's dog to demand ransom, making the pet the central object of the caper.
Willard Fillmore and Rusty P. Hayes form the central comic partnership, played by Norm Macdonald and Dave Chappelle.
The film assembles prominent comedians around an intentionally broad kidnapping-and-ransom setup.
Films like Screwed, and why
Nothing to Lose
shared buddy-film structure, broad absurdist comedy, and criminal mishaps
Ruthless People
shared workplace power imbalance, kidnapping premise, and irreverent buddy-comedy tone
The Dog Problem
shared dog-centered crime premise, farcical misunderstandings, and lowbrow comic energy
Movie Details
- Directors
- Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
- Release Date
- 2000-05-12
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (114)
Cast
- Norm Macdonald
- Dave Chappelle
- Danny DeVito
- Elaine Stritch
- Daniel Benzali
- Sherman Hemsley
- Sarah Silverman
- Malcolm Stewart
- Lochlyn Munro
- Brent Butt
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Screwed about?
- A disgruntled chauffeur's dog ransom scheme collapses into a farcical kidnapping misunderstanding involving his wealthy employer and an unlikely comic ally.
- What is Screwed like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Screwed as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Screwed violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Screwed as mild.
- What did critics think of Screwed?
- Critics overwhelmingly regarded the film as tedious and unfunny, finding that its comic cast could not overcome the weak screenplay.
- Which films are like Screwed?
- Films with a similar feel include Nothing to Lose, Ruthless People, and The Dog Problem.
- How long is Screwed?
- Screwed runs 81 minutes.
- Where can I watch Screwed?
- In United States, Screwed is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
