Nothing But Trouble (1991)

By Greg
3/10

Continuing on with a 1990's John Candy theme, we come to this odd tale from 1991. Directed and Screenplay by Dan Aykroyd, its a tale of some city slickers who are stopped for running a stop sign. Instead of just writing them a ticket, Dennis (John Candy) a Deputy for the City of Valkenheiser, has New Yorkers, Chris Thorne (Chevy Chase) and Diane Lightson (Demi Moore), follow them to the mansion/dump of the Judge Alvin 'J.P.' Valkenheiser. Where no one leaves and its nothing but trouble for all who enter.

Its a twisted, dark comedy where the talent goes wasted, the scenery is catchy in the "fun" house, but cliche at best. The house from "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" had more substance, this house tried but was just disturbing, with goofy slides, trap doors, booby traps, etc. John Candy also played Dennis's sister Eldona, she is mute and is set to wed Chris. Candy in drag worked in other films, this was just waste of his talent. Moore still looked healthy before she went on to gain muscle for G.I. Jane and then transition to an unhealthy super skinny look for Ashton Kutcher, this was a prime time for her, this film was a failure for her. Chevy Chase and Aykroyd are no stranger to films that don't reach there potential, but the film couldn't even be saved by Tupac Shakur, who made a cameo with other rap stars at the time.

One more odd thing about the film, I couldn't find it for the Tomatometer ratings on rottentomatoes.com. All that came up was a classic Laurel and Hardy film. The film is hidden from Rotten Tomatoes, that or no one liked it.
I could jabber on and on about this lackluster film. The film did win a Razzie Award for Best supporting actor: Dan Aykroyd and was nominated for a few more.
The film was on, it was free and it had many actors I enjoy to watch. Thankfully I'll never have to endure this torture again.
Also, I do like the poster I found

Directed by: Dan Aykroyd
Starring: Chevy Chase, Demi Moore, John Candy and Dan Aykroyd
Budget/Gross: $40,000,000 (estimated)/$8,479,793 (USA)
IMDB Rating: 4.2/10
Tomatometer: N/A