When two unemployed telephone pranksters decide to use their vocal "talents" to impersonate a Chicago mob boss and curry favor with organized crime in New York, the trouble begins. It isn't long before Johnny and Kamal (the "Jerky Boys" of crank call fame) are wanted by the local mafia, the police, and their neighbor.
Acting
Alan Arkin doing WAY too much work here.
Sound
The original prank calls still slap, honestly.
Director
James Melkonian
John G. Brennan
Himself / Frank 'Rubberneck' Rizzo
Kamal Ahmed
Kamal
Alan Arkin
Ernie Lazarro
William Hickey
Don 'Uncle Freddy' Frederico
Vincent Pastore
Tony Scarboni
Alan North
Micky Crump
Suzanne Shepherd
Mrs. B
Ozzy Osbourne
Band Manager
Brad Sullivan
Detective Robert Worzic
James Lorinz
Brett Weir
Brian Tarantina
Geno
Peter Appel
Sonny
Darryl Theirse
Detective Connley
David Pittu
Doorman
Frank Senger
Bouncer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Jerky Boys' 1993 album went platinum and briefly made prank calls mainstream American culture. This movie killed that momentum dead.
Vincent Pastore plays a mob guy here TWO YEARS before Big Pussy on The Sopranos. The man was typecast in utero.
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