Man Trouble (1992)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Bob Rafelson

Writer (WGA):

Carole Eastman (written by)

Release Date:

17 July 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

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:

Dog | Guard Dog | Gangster | Manuscript | Tell All Book

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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

Also Known As:

La gatta e la volpe (Italy)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA | Italy

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

American Filmworks

Trivia:

Jack Nicholson mainly agreed to make this film in an attempt to revive the careers of his old friends Bob Rafelson and 'Carole Eastman (II)'. Nicholson had worked successfully with the two back in 1970 on Five Easy Pieces (1970).

Quotes:

Harry Bliss: Here I am, sitting in the center of a lot of wealth, the escalation in crime couldn't be better, and I'm not turning a damn nickel on it!

Soundtrack:

EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE

Not Even Jack Nicholson Can Save This One

Dreadful Jack Nicholson vehicle from 1992 that is just not very good at all. Nicholson stars as a guard-dog trainer who becomes involved with a woman who is being stalked (Ellen Barkin). This is supposed to be a comedy, but nothing is very funny. The stalking side-story is used to cover up dead spots in the film, but this fails to work. This creates a film that is not very funny and not very dramatic. It is a film that is just in limbo. Bob Rafelson, usually a great director, just does not have it here. The screenplay is awful and overall the film is awful. Only the greatest Jack Nicholson fans will get anything worthwhile out of "Man Trouble". 2 stars out of 5.