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Nothing But Trouble (1991 film)

Nothing but Trouble
Nothing but trouble poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Dan Aykroyd
Produced by Lester Berman
Robert K. Weiss
Screenplay by Dan Aykroyd
Story by Peter Aykroyd
Starring
Music by Michael Kamen
Cinematography Dean Cundey
Edited by Malcolm Campbell
James R. Symons
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date
  • February 15, 1991 (1991-02-15) (United States)
Running time
94 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $40 million
Box office $8,479,793 (US)
Nothing but Trouble
Soundtrack album
Released 1990
Genre Soundtrack
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Tupac Shakur

Nothing but Trouble is a 1991 American comedy film, directed by and co-starring Dan Aykroyd, who also co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Peter. The cast featured Chevy Chase, Demi Moore, and John Candy, with Taylor Negron, Raymond J. Barry, and Brian Doyle-Murray in supporting roles.

The film marks Aykroyd's sole directing credit.

While hosting a party in his Manhattan penthouse, financial publisher Chris Thorne (Chase) meets lawyer Diane Lightson (Moore) and agrees to escort her to consult a client in Atlantic City on the following day. Thorne's clients, obnoxious but wealthy Brazilian siblings Fausto and Renalda, whom he calls "Brazillionaires", meet up with them and invite themselves along.

Along the way, Chris takes a supposed scenic detour off of the New Jersey Turnpike, ultimately ending up in the run-down village of Valkenvania. Failing to comply with a stop sign and subsequently attempting to escape pursuing officer Dennis Valkenheiser (Candy), the group is captured and taken before Dennis's 106-year-old grandfather Judge Alvin Valkenheiser (Aykroyd), who confiscates their identification cards. After Chris makes too many smart-alecky remarks, the judges drops a trap door out from under them in order to hold the offenders in his courthouse/funhouse to be judged. Later, some disrespectful drunk drivers that tried to threaten Dennis are called before the judge, who sentences them to immediate death at the hands of a deadly roller coaster nicknamed "Mr. Bonestripper".

Invited up to dinner, the group is repulsed by the bizarre food choices (involving a hot dog train and a warm can of Hawaiian punch) but also learns the Judge has labeled Chris as a "banker" for his financial affiliations, and is holding them there out of revenge for the Valkenheiser family's misfortune at the hands of a corrupt coal deal long before. The group attempts an escape, but due to a series of mishaps, Chris and Diane are overtaken by Alvin's mute granddaughter Eldona (also John Candy). Meanwhile, being chased by Dennis' trigger-happy cousin, Miss Purdah, the two Brazillionaires escape by cutting a deal with Dennis, who decides to escape with them.


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