Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Moderate
- grotesque
- absurdist
- macabre
- cult movie night
- bad movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as an incoherent, mean-spirited, and painfully unfunny comedy whose extravagant production could not compensate for weak jokes and loose plotting.
What sets it apart
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Judge Valkenheiser, Bobo, Eldona, corpses, makeup effects, and deadly contraptions make grotesquerie the film's defining comic register.
A minor traffic violation leads Chris and Diane into an abnormal courthouse and prison controlled by a sadistic judge and his family.
The courthouse and prison are presented as mazes of deadly contraptions through which the protagonists must escape.
Financier Chris Thorne and lawyer Diane Lightson are captured after running a stop sign in a remote town.
Films like Nothing but Trouble, and why
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
grotesque small-town horror-comedy, eccentric family, and elaborate menace
The Addams Family
macabre comedy, bizarre production design, and morbid visual gags
House
surreal comic horror, eccentric characters, and exaggerated practical set pieces
The 'Burbs
offbeat horror-comedy with grotesque humor and dysfunctional family dynamics
Movie Details
- Director
- Dan Aykroyd
- Release Date
- 1991-02-15
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 5.3 / 10 (417)
Cast
- Chevy Chase
- Dan Aykroyd
- John Candy
- Demi Moore
- Daniel Baldwin
- Taylor Negron
- Raymond J. Barry
- Tupac Shakur
- Bertila Damas
- Brian Doyle-Murray
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 Nothing but Trouble about?
- A wealthy financier and a lawyer become unwilling guests in a remote judge’s grotesque courthouse, where absurd traps turn a traffic stop into a nightmarish escape.
- What is Nothing but Trouble like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Nothing but Trouble as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Nothing but Trouble violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Nothing but Trouble as moderate.
- What did critics think of Nothing but Trouble?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as an incoherent, mean-spirited, and painfully unfunny comedy whose extravagant production could not compensate for weak jokes and loose plotting.
- Which films are like Nothing but Trouble?
- Films with a similar feel include The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Addams Family, House, and The 'Burbs.
- How long is Nothing but Trouble?
- Nothing but Trouble runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch Nothing but Trouble?
- In United States, Nothing but Trouble is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
