Odd Jobs (1986 film)

Odd Jobs
Odd Jobs
	VHS cover
Directed by	Mark Story
Written by	Robert Conte; Peter Martin Wortmann
Produced by	Keith Rubinstein
Starring	Paul Reiser ; Robert Townsend
Cinematography	Arthur Albert
Edited by	Dennis M. Hill
Music by	Robert Folk
Production; companies	HBO Pictures ; Silver Screen Partners
Distributed by	Tri-Star Pictures
Release date	March 1986;
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Last updated January 08, 2026

Odd Jobs is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Mark Story.^[1] It was the last film distributed by TriStar Pictures before HBO dropped out of the TriStar venture and sold half of its shares to Columbia Pictures (later sold to Sony).

Plot

College students Max (Paul Reiser) and Dwight (Robert Townsend) form a moving company to pay for tuition. Along the way, they cross the Mob, which runs a rival moving company. The unfortunate ending scene is where the main characters run over the mayor's dog. An uncalled for ending to an otherwise, in my opinion, fairly amusing movie.

Cast

Paul Reiser as Max
Robert Townsend as Dwight
Scott McGinnis as Woody
Rick Overton as Roy
Paul Provenza as Byron
Leo Burmester as Wylie D. Daiken
Thomas Quinn as Frankie
Savannah Smith Boucher as Loretta & Lynette
Richard Dean Anderson as "Spud"
Richard Foronjy as Manny
Ken Olfson as Mayor Brady
Charlie Dell as Earl
Starletta DuPois as Dwight's Mother
Don Imus as Monty Leader
Wayne Grace as Roy's Father
Julianne Phillips as Sally
Leon Askin as Don Carlucci
Andra Akers as Mrs. Finelli
Chuck Pfeiffer as The Doris Bodyguard & Dead Meat
Jill Goodacre as Co-Ed
Tom Dugan as Lester
David Barco as College Student 1
Jason Ainley as College Student 2

Critical reception

The movie received generally poor reviews. The Sun-Sentinel called it "insufferable" and full of "stupid sight gags and pointless jokes."^[2] It currently holds a score of 26% on Rotten Tomatoes.

References

↑ Klotman, Phyllis Rauch; Gibson, Gloria J. (June 7, 1997). Frame by Frame II: A Filmography of the African American Image, 1978-1994. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253211204. Archived from the original on May 4, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2024– via Google Books.
↑ Writer, Candice Russell, Film. "POINTLESS JOKES JUST DON'T CUT IT". Sun-Sentinel.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2024-05-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

Odd Jobs at IMDb
Odd Jobs at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] Klotman, Phyllis Rauch; Gibson, Gloria J. (June 7, 1997). Frame by Frame II: A Filmography of the African American Image, 1978-1994. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253211204. Archived from the original on May 4, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2024– via Google Books.

[2] Writer, Candice Russell, Film. "POINTLESS JOKES JUST DON'T CUT IT". Sun-Sentinel.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2024-05-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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