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A bail bondsman scams the mob and frames his coworker. What could go wrong? Everything.
TMDB
70

Dirty Work (1992)

sleazy '90s cablesmall-time criminal hubrisneon-noir adjacent

Overview

TV MovieCrime

A bail bondsman deals drugs on the side and thinks he's struck it rich when he conceives a scheme to steal counterfeit money. When the mob comes calling for it, he tries to set up a fellow employee as the culprit.

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Content warning
loyalty vs. self-preservationthe illusion of easy moneyworking-class desperationconsequences of small betrayals

Standout Aspects

Acting

John Ashton brings weary gravitas to a thankless role.

Production

Gritty TV-movie aesthetic that accidentally feels period-authentic.

Best for:Streaming: Late-night discovery when you've exhausted the good crime thrillers.·Solo: Nobody else needs to know you watched this.·Background: Pay attention during the double-cross scenes only.
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Director

John McPherson

ReleasedJul 22, 1992
Runtime1h 24m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Wilshire Court Productions
Pacific Motion Pictures

Top Cast

Kevin Dobson

Kevin Dobson

Tommy Miller

John Ashton

John Ashton

Eddie Ryan

Roxann Dawson

Roxann Dawson

Lainie Vincent

Donnelly Rhodes

Donnelly Rhodes

Det. Grissom

Jim Byrnes

Jim Byrnes

Stan

Mitchell Ryan

Mitchell Ryan

Frank Esposito

Jason Schombing

Jason Schombing

Joey Vincent

George Josef

George Josef

Phillip

Bernie Coulson

Bernie Coulson

Johnny

Dave 'Squatch' Ward

Dave 'Squatch' Ward

Asa

Alex Diakun

Alex Diakun

Peter

Judith Maxie

Judith Maxie

Judge

Ken Kirzinger

Ken Kirzinger

Francis

David Fredericks

David Fredericks

Bailiff

Sonny Surowiec

Sonny Surowiec

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director John McPherson spent most of his career in television, including multiple X-Files episodes—explaining the competent but anonymous visual style.

Cultural

This vanished into the 1992 cable-movie void, part of a forgotten era when networks commissioned modest crime thrillers to fill programming slots.

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