Man Trouble (1992)

Regisseur:

Bob Rafelson

Drehbuchautor (WGA):

Carole Eastman (written by)

Premierendatum:

17. Juli 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Romanze

Werbezeile:

He Plans To Steal...More Than Her Heart.

Plot:

A sleazy but affable guard dog trainer is blackmailed to steal a manuscript for a tell-all book from one of his clients.

Plot Keywords:

Family Relationships | Tell All Book | Mexican American | Escape | Millionaire

Filmpreise:

1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

Gone to the dogs

Besetzung

Jack Nicholson	...	Eugene Earl Axline, aka Harry Bliss
Ellen Barkin	...	Joan Spruance
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Redmond Layls
Beverly D'Angelo	...	Andy Ellerman
Michael McKean	...	Eddy Revere
Saul Rubinek	...	Laurence Moncrief
Viveka Davis	...	June Huff
Veronica Cartwright	...	Helen Dextra
David Clennon	...	Lewie Duart
John Kapelos	...	Detective Melvenos
Lauren Tom	...	Adele Bliss
Paul Mazursky	...	Lee MacGreevy
Gary Graham	...	Butch Gable
Betty Carvalho	...	Socorro
Mark J. Goodman	...	Talk Show Host

Alternativ:

Man Trouble - Auf den Hund gekommen (Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

100 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby

Altersfreigabe:

UK:15 (original rating) | Iceland:L | UK:12 (DVD rating) | Australia:M | Germany:12 | Spain:T | USA:PG-13 (MPAA certificate # 31574)

Drehorte:

Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Firma:

American Filmworks

Dies und das:

Meryl Streep was initially intended for the role of Joan Spruance, but she withdrew when she became pregnant.

Dialogzitate:

Lewie Duart: Are you seeing anybody? Just tell me that.
[laughs]
Lewie Duart: What... C'mon, you're not the abstinent type!
Joan Spruance: Oh, please don't judge me by your scrotal excesses!

Soundtrack:

RESURREXIT

Gone to the dogs

Bob Rafelson is a puzzling director. After his big successes with "Fiver Easy Pieces" and "The King of Marvin Gardens", Mr. Rafelson doesn't seem to come out with a film project that will take him back to his past glory. This is evident with the disastrous "Man Trouble" shown on cable recently.

The film is a mess. Jack Nicholson, an actor who has worked with the director before with better results, plays the main role of Harry Bliss a trainer of dogs without any redeeming qualities. Harry is married to an Oriental woman and is working his marital problems with a counselor. Harry gets involved with Ellen Barkin, who is being stalked. The solution is to get a German Shephard dog to protect her. She has moved to her sister's swanky home where probably the only funny scene happens. We watch Ms. Barkin working with the dog and all her commands have to be in German, otherwise the dog doesn't respond! The others in the cast are totally wasted. Beverly D'Angelo has some good moments. Michael McKean, Saul Rubineck, Henry Dean Stanton, are seen in supporting roles.

See if there is something else to watch, but don't make the same mistake we made.