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Very Bad Things

Very Bad Things

starring: Christian Slater, Daniel Stern, Cameron Diaz, Jon Favreau, Leland Orser
directed by: Peter Berg

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal Studios
EAN: 0025192267628
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 25
Label: Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Polygram Filmed Entertainment
MPN: 025192267628
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 05, 2002
Running Time: 100 minutes
Studio: Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: November 25, 1998

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
KYLE FISHER HAS ONE LAST NIGHT TO CELEBRATE LIFE AS A SINGLEMAN BEFORE MARRYING LAURA, SO HE SETS OUT TO VEGAS WITH FOUR OF HIS BEST BUDDIES. BUT A HOT NIGHT ON THE TOWN WITH A STRIPPER TURNS INTO A COLD NIGHT IN THE DESERT WITH SHOVELS WHEN THE STRIPPER DIE IN THEIR BATHROOM.

Amazon.com:
Peter Berg's dark comedy about a bachelor party gone horribly awry is highly ambitious in its attempts to satirize suburbia, male bonding, and self-help philosophy, and for the most part it does succeed in hitting its targets with a malicious, misanthropic glee. When five buddies arrive in Las Vegas for some pre-wedding shenanigans, things quickly spiral out of control when the requisite prostitute falls victim to a grisly accident, igniting a spark in an already unstable powder keg of personalities. Following the lead of real estate agent and self-help guy Robert (Christian Slater), the men warily agree on a cover-up and covert desert burial. A couple hours and another corpse later, however, they're already at each other's throats, and their escalating breakdowns threaten to disrupt the highly prized wedding of hard-as-nails bride Laura (a stunning Cameron Diaz). Berg, like most actor-turned-directors (this is The Last Seduction star's filmmaking debut) helms the film with a wildly sliding tone and tends to weigh its strengths heavily on its performers. Slater's psycho turn is by far his most inventive yet (he's more in control than ever before), Diaz effectively mixes sunshine with poison, and Jon Favreau is effective and understated as the hapless bridegroom; the rest of the cast, however, tends to play up the histrionics. Be warned, though: Those expecting a sunny-style There's Something About Mary gross-out comedy will probably be shocked by Berg's take-no-prisoners agenda; this is comedy at its absolute blackest, and no one is spared. --Mark Englehart

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