"Nothing But Trouble" (1991), Dir: Dan Aykroyd
$40 Million in Budget vs. $8 Million in Gross
In 1988, Tim Burton made Beetle Juice. In 1989, Ted Kotcheff made Weekend at Bernie's. And by 1991, these types of comedies were proving to fair pretty well at the box office. So Dan Aykroyd (the man behind the semingly successful genre ala Ghostbusters in 1983) decided to direct for the first time in his career. This film would be Nothing But Trouble and would also mark the end of Aykroyd's directing career, not to mention when it became clear to the public he had a screw loose. It stars Chevy Chase (when people still liked him), Demi Moore (pre-Aston Kutcher), John Candy (we forgive you), Tupac Shakur (in his first movie role), and Aykroyd as a psychotic judge holding a group of socialites hostage in his demented fun house of justice. When people look back on Aykroyd's career, I have a feeling they will mark this as when he first lost his mind.
For your viewing displeasure, the infamous "baby scene" with Dan and his brother, not to mention John Candy in drag and Demi Moore dressed like she's in a Debeers commercial.
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