Dirty Work The Rewatchables
Dirty Work

Most Rewatchable Scene

The jail sequence

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  • The childhood opening credits are praised for casting children who resemble neither lead and for the superglue revenge against a predatory crossing guard. — Bill Simmons
  • The frat-house prank works through fake police calls, robbery, and a blunt final insult.
  • Chevy Chase's first doctor scene is praised for coldly rejecting the heart-transplant patient before trying to sell a hospital bed. — Bill Simmons
  • Don Rickles' hospital-room insults are praised as a concentrated comic performance.
  • The Men in Black pornography scene wins laughs by pushing a thin premise into blunt absurdity. — Bill Simmons
  • The dead-hooker trunk reveal is praised for escalating through the remote-controlled trunk openings and a remembered Saigon story. — Bill Simmons
  • The dead-fish revenge sustains a silent pose while violence occurs offscreen, recalling an older broad-comedy serial. — Sean Fennessey
  • The jail scene remains funny across repeated viewings because the lecture about respect collides with the more painful assault.
  • Chris Farley's skunk release is described as an unnerving, fully committed burst of comic chaos. — Bill Simmons
  • The abrupt ending and final line about the doctor's death are praised for refusing a normal resolution. — Bill Simmons