Odd Jobs (1986)

Director:

Mark Story

Writers:

Robert Conte (writer)
Peter Martin Wortmann (writer)

Release Date:

March 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

What Will It Take To Get This Bunch Of Bozos Through College?

Plot:

Four students who work on different jobs during their vacations in summer are tired of doing the same thing every year...

Plot Keywords:

Moving | Student | Vacation | Summer | Loan Shark

Cast

Paul Reiser	...	Max
Robert Townsend	...	Dwight
Scott McGinnis	...	Woody
Rick Overton	...	Roy
Paul Provenza	...	Byron
Leo Burmester	...	Wylie D. Daiken
Thomas Quinn	...	Frankie
Savannah Smith Boucher	...	Loretta & Lynette
Richard Dean Anderson	...	Spud
Richard Foronjy	...	Manny
Ken Olfson	...	Mayor Brady
Jake Steinfeld	...	Nick
Eleanor Mondale	...	Mandy
Charlie Dell	...	Earl
Starletta DuPois	...	Dwight's Mom
Don Imus	...	Monty Leader
Wayne Grace	...	Roy's Father
Julianne Phillips	...	Sally
Leon Askin	...	Don Carlucci
Andra Akers	...	Mrs. Finelli
Chuck Pfeiffer	...	The Dons Bodyguard & Dead Meat
Warrior
Patti Clifton	...	Mrs. Brady
Martha Jane Urann	...	Dalene
Tom Dugan	...	Lester
Jim Holmes	...	Jeff
Chris Hubbell	...	Young Exec. #1
Jeff Maxwell	...	Young Exec. #2
Fred Pierce	...	Waiter
Diana Bellamy	...	Woman in Restaurant
Janet Clark	...	80 Yr. Old Woman
Zero Hubbard	...	Brad
Dermott Downs	...	Boy
John Furlong	...	Readmont Owner
Eve Smith	...	Elderly Woman
Harvey Levine	...	White Homeowner
Vance Colvig Jr.	...	Chairman
Susan Krebs	...	Gloria
Darlene Chehardy	...	Girl with Refrigerator
Arleen Sorkin	...	Diner Waitress
Donald J. Westerdale	...	Microwave Man
Jill Goodacre	...	Co-Ed
Andre Veluzat	...	Tank Driver
Michael Ragsdale	...	Bartender at Dead Meat
Keith Joe Dick	...	Himself
Diane Willson Dick	...	Dickette
Debbie Tilton	...	Dickette
Cindy Bernstein	...	Dickette
Wesley Pfenning	...	Interviewer
Arlin Miller	...	Newscaster
Anita Sherman	...	Choir Member
Leslie Smith	...	Choir Member
Denise Routt	...	Choir Member
Terry Bradford	...	Choir Member
Sharon Robinson	...	Choir Member
Lloyd C. Wilkey	...	Choir Member
Marcia Bullock	...	Choir Member
Josef Powell	...	Choir Member
Dee Dee Belson	...	Choir Member
Arno Lucas	...	Choir Member
Norman Thalheimer	...	Organist
Cecili Stewart	...	Lions Den Dancer
Keith Clifton	...	Lions Den Dancer
Lisa Fulton	...	Lions Den Dancer
Mark Nordike	...	Lions Den Dancer
Debbie Rothstein	...	Lions Den Dancer
Jim Ruttman	...	Lions Den Dancer
Robert Banas	...	Choreographer (as Bob Banas)
Heidi Hunter	...	College Student
Kris Molina	...	College Student
Julie Trei	...	College Student
Cammy Trei	...	College Student
Sherene Sedgwick	...	College Student
Becki Weeks	...	College Student
Scott Carrington	...	College Student
Pete Fleury	...	College Student
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Maria Michaels	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Mark Story

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Robert Conte		writer
Peter Martin Wortmann		writer

Produced by
Keith Rubinstein	....	producer (as Keith Fox Rubinstein)
Patricia Whitcher	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Robert Folk

Cinematography by
Arthur Albert

Film Editing by
Dennis M. Hill

Casting by
Paul Bengston
David Cohn

Production Design by
Robert R. Benton

Set Decoration by
Sydney Ann Smith-Kee

Costume Design by
Betty Pecha Madden

Makeup Department
Julie Purcell	....	hair stylist
Julie Purcell	....	makeup artist
Toni Trimble	....	hair stylist
Toni Trimble	....	makeup artist

Production Management
James L. Honore	....	post-production supervisor
Bob Manning	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dustin Bernard	....	second assistant director
Anthony Brand	....	first assistant director
Brian E. Frankish	....	first assistant director
Don Wilkerson	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Robin L. Miller	....	co-property master
Stephen Andrew Schwartz	....	assistant props
V.R. Bud Shelton	....	property master
Janet Stokes	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Nick Alphin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert J. Anderson Jr.	....	boom operator
Richard Beggs	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dino Dimuro	....	sound editor
Mark Friedgen	....	sound editor
Robert W. Glass	....	sound re-recording mixer
Clifford 'Kip' Gynn	....	cable person
John Kline	....	sound editor
Joseph Melody	....	sound editor
Joseph Melody	....	supervising sound effects editor
Rusty Tinsley	....	supervising sound effects editor (as Russ Tinsley)
Scott A. Tinsley	....	sound editor
Ed White	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Steve LaPorte	....	special effects makeup

Stunts
Robert Apisa	....	stunts
John Cade	....	stunts
Chuck Couch	....	stunts
Bob K. Cummings	....	stunts
Justin De Rosa	....	stunts
Mark Giardino	....	stunts
Chuck Hicks	....	stunts
Debbie Kahana	....	stunts
Buck McDancer	....	stunt coordinator
Alan Oliney	....	stunts
Rex Pierson	....	stunts
Bobby Porter	....	stunts
Charles Seixas	....	stunts
Jan Michael Shultz	....	stunts
Bob Terhune	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Ulvis Alberts	....	still photographer
John Allen	....	first assistant camera
Bernard Auroux	....	camera operator
Anthony F. Balderrama	....	first assistant camera
Crazy Bear	....	key grip
Mark Bedrosian	....	electrician
Mark Bedrosian	....	grip
Jerold E. Chan	....	second assistant camera
Peter Lyons Collister	....	additional photographer (as Peter Lyons)
Mike Connors	....	best boy grip
James J. Gilson	....	gaffer
Don Hayashi	....	second assistant camera
Philip Holahan	....	camera operator
Tim McGinnis	....	rigging gaffer
David W. Nims	....	rigging grip
Todd Pike	....	first assistant camera
David Rudd	....	second assistant camera
Jonathan Sharpe	....	second assistant camera
Stephen St. Peter Jr.	....	video playback operator
Ron Wisnesky	....	best boy electric
Kenneth C. Barrows	....	additional first assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Beth Holmes	....	casting associate
Claudia Santiago	....	extras casting
Mary Santiago	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Giovanna Ottobre-Melton	....	key costumer
Marilyn Wells	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Thomas Calderon	....	apprentice editor
Gillian L. Hutshing	....	apprentice editor
Terry Kelley	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Thomas A. Carlson	....	music editor
Ronald Gertz	....	music consultant

Transportation Department
Gary Edelman	....	transportation captain
Sam Edelman	....	transportation coordinator
Jim Martell	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Connie Barzaghi	....	script supervisor
David DeCoteau	....	craft service
Kerry Lyn McKissick	....	script supervisor
Stephanie Lynn Swor	....	production coordinator
James Thompson	....	location manager

Production Companies

• Home Box Office (HBO)
• Silver Screen Partners
• TriStar Pictures

Distributors

• Thorn EMI (video)
• TriStar Pictures (1986) (USA)

Also Known As:

Summer Jobs (USA) (alternative title)
This End Up (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Metrocolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:PG-13

Company:

Home Box Office (HBO)

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Roy skis down the stairs of his dorm and goes off the balcony, you can see part of the balcony break away before he actually touches it.

Soundtrack:

Prime Time

One of my favorite comedies

Hilarious movie features Reiser as a college student who decides to operate his own moving business,where he is joined by his friends,several of whom are played by well-known stand-up comics.Many quite funny scenes and characters,especially Jake Steinfeld and Rick Overton.Leo Burmester is hysterical as Wylie,the trucker.