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Dirt Merchant

  • 1999
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
4.1/10
335
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Dirt Merchant (1999)
ParodyComedy

A slacker turns P.I. and solves a rock star's murder.A slacker turns P.I. and solves a rock star's murder.A slacker turns P.I. and solves a rock star's murder.

  • Director
    • B.J. Nelson
  • Writers
    • Rodney Lee Conover
    • B.J. Nelson
  • Stars
    • Danny Masterson
    • David Faustino
    • David DeLuise
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.1/10
    335
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • B.J. Nelson
    • Writers
      • Rodney Lee Conover
      • B.J. Nelson
    • Stars
      • Danny Masterson
      • David Faustino
      • David DeLuise
    • 7User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Danny Masterson
    Danny Masterson
    • Dirt Merchant
    David Faustino
    David Faustino
    • Sponge
    David DeLuise
    David DeLuise
    • Sly
    Julie Benz
    Julie Benz
    • Angie
    Jenna Jameson
    Jenna Jameson
    • Holly So Tightly
    Brion James
    Brion James
    • Detective Harry Ball
    Tim Thomerson
    Tim Thomerson
    • Jack
    Anthony Michael Hall
    Anthony Michael Hall
    • Jeffry Alan Spacy
    Dale Godboldo
    Dale Godboldo
    • Zeke the Geek
    Carlos Alazraqui
    Carlos Alazraqui
    • Ronny Orlando
    Lisa Arch
    • XTV Reporter
    • (as Lisa Kushell)
    Lee Arenberg
    Lee Arenberg
    • James Earl
    Wade Carpenter
    • Johnny Decay
    Elon Gold
    Elon Gold
    • Blood Banker
    Anne Getty
    • Poetry Girl
    Tommy Hinkley
    Tommy Hinkley
    • Mort Huskins
    Suzanne DeLaurentiis
    Suzanne DeLaurentiis
    • Jake's Secretary
    • (as Suzanne DeLaurentis)
    Simon Brook
    • Rock Star
    • Director
      • B.J. Nelson
    • Writers
      • Rodney Lee Conover
      • B.J. Nelson
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    10res04mfy

    Great little comedy

    Excellent writing and wild cast. The tech is poor but it's obviously very low budget. Looks like they didn't cut the negative but had to release on a video output. In any case one of the most inventive comedies I've seen lately. The screenwriter in particular is fine.
    Electracutiekitty

    Man... I got played.

    I was up late one night, and was flipping through the channels to find something on. Well, as I was doing so, I caught a glimpse of David Faustino. I was shocked to see Bud Bundy in a movie! So I decided to watch to see what this was. Well, even though it had Anthony Michael Hall, Danny Masterson, and one of the DeLuise brothers in it, this movie was terrible. This is one of those movies that make you wonder how they tricked the cast into being in it, shoot, this is one of those movies that make you wonder how they got funded! Try to avoid this movie, it makes you ponder why you were suckered out of 85 precious minutes of your life and not have a parting gift or anything for compensation. Well, It DOES have Jenna Jameson in it, and she does show her chest in it, but I'm sure she has better movies that you can see them and more... LOL!

    Don't say you weren't warned!
    2Esperite

    Makes Plan 9 From Outer Space Look Like a Winner

    Oh man, this s-u-c-k-e-d sucked.... I couldn't even get any camp value out of this......and I sat through the whole thing on Showtime.... Don't bother waiting around for the 'naked' scenes either.....it's too late and only plastic Jenna Jameson is involved.. Shows how much discretionary cash must be laying around Hollywood just to get your name on the closing credits.. I guess Showtime had to throw something in at 1am... Next time I think I'd even rather be watching ESPN loop around every 30 minutes...
    10ChicagoSoxGirl32-1

    Not Bad

    I Caught This Movie On T.V. Last Night And You Know Danny Masterson Was A Pretty Good Actor In The Film, And Its Great To See Him In Something Other Than That 70s Show. The Film Isnt Rated But In My Opinion I Would Rate It (R) Just Because Of The Nudity And Plenty Of Adult Content. But All In All I Loved It, I Thought That Dirt's Wisecracks were pretty funny. Its Just Basically About A Guy Who Has No Job, Girlfriend, Or Money And Eventually Gets A Job As A Private Investigator (more of a messenger really.)He Gets Framed For The Murder Of A Rock Star And The Rock Stars Girlfriend Is One Of The People That Really Need To Help Him Out. I Give It....*** 3 Stars.
    6Ed-Shullivan

    There is just one little letter between here and there

    There is also just about 20 minutes too long in the Dirt Merchant to keep my attention and I blame that on the lack of creative writing. The acting for this B movie was more than acceptable by Danny Masterson, David Faustino, David DeLuise, Julie Benz and Jenna Jameson. The plot was also decent but I just felt that the movie dragged on far too long to the point of time when I just didn't care who was responsible for the tongue in (someone's) cheek campy murder of the rock star.

    Knowing this was a B movie rating I still give it a decent 6 out of 10 rating. It won't make anyone appearing in this film an award winning actor/actress but I would find a new script writer who knew how to edit.

    I give the Dirt Merchant a 6 out of 10 rating

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    • Trivia
      Detective Harry Ball says he and Jack "go way back", in real life the actors Brion James and Tim Thomerson served in the same army troupe before becoming actors.
    • Goofs
      When the Blood Banker asks Dirt if he also wants to donate sperm, Dirt's lips clearly say just "No", while the audio gives him the line, "Not that desperate".
    • Quotes

      James Earl: [over the phone] Detective Harry Ball?

      Detective Harry Ball: Who the hell is this?

      James Earl: Just call me "Deep Throat"

      Detective Harry Ball: You expect me to swallow that?

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    • Release date
      • September 16, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dirt Merchant: Alternative Investigator
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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