
Very Bad Things
Seen it?1998 | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 41% on Rotten Tomatoes, a weak 6.3 out of 10 from audiences and a box office loss, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Go or Key Largo, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence and drug use.
Kyle Fisher has one last night to celebrate life as a single man before marrying Laura, so he sets out to Vegas with four of his best buddies. But a drug and alcohol filled night on the town with a stripper who goes all the way, turns into a cold night in the desert with shovels when the stripper goes all the way into a body bag after dying in their bathroom. And that's just the first of the bodies to pile up before Kyle can walk down the aisle...
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
41% on Rotten Tomatoes, 33 on Metacritic
- AudiencesWeak
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$10 million worldwide on a $30 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 112K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Peter Berg
- Christian SlaterRobert Boyd
- Cameron DiazLaura Garrety
- Jon FavreauKyle Fisher
- Leland OrserCharles Moore
- Jeremy PivenMichael Berkow
- Daniel SternAdam Berkow
- Jeanne TripplehornLois Berkow
- Rob BrownsteinMan
- Blake GibbonsSuit
- Tyler Cole MalingerTimmy Berkow