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Very Bad Things

  • 1998
  • R
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
51K
YOUR RATING
Very Bad Things (1998)
Home Video Trailer from PolyGram Video
Play trailer1:11
8 Videos
99+ Photos
Dark ComedyPsychological ThrillerComedyCrimeThriller

A prostitute is killed during a bachelor party and the attendees, close friends including two brothers, turn on one another as the wedding approaches.A prostitute is killed during a bachelor party and the attendees, close friends including two brothers, turn on one another as the wedding approaches.A prostitute is killed during a bachelor party and the attendees, close friends including two brothers, turn on one another as the wedding approaches.

  • Director
    • Peter Berg
  • Writer
    • Peter Berg
  • Stars
    • Christian Slater
    • Daniel Stern
    • Cameron Diaz
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    51K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Berg
    • Writer
      • Peter Berg
    • Stars
      • Christian Slater
      • Daniel Stern
      • Cameron Diaz
    • 519User reviews
    • 65Critic reviews
    • 33Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

    Videos8

    Very Bad Things
    Trailer 1:11
    Very Bad Things
    Very Bad Things Scene: We've Got Seating Problems
    Clip 0:56
    Very Bad Things Scene: We've Got Seating Problems
    Very Bad Things Scene: We've Got Seating Problems
    Clip 0:56
    Very Bad Things Scene: We've Got Seating Problems
    Very Bad Things Scene: We Want Whizzer
    Clip 0:59
    Very Bad Things Scene: We Want Whizzer
    Very Bad Things Scene: The Funeral
    Clip 1:07
    Very Bad Things Scene: The Funeral
    Very Bad Things Scene: A 105 Pound Problem
    Clip 0:51
    Very Bad Things Scene: A 105 Pound Problem
    Very Bad Things Scene: On The Loose In Vegas
    Clip 1:31
    Very Bad Things Scene: On The Loose In Vegas

    Photos100

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    Top Cast28

    Christian Slater
    Christian Slater
    • Robert Boyd
    Daniel Stern
    Daniel Stern
    • Adam Berkow
    Cameron Diaz
    Cameron Diaz
    • Laura Garrety
    Jon Favreau
    Jon Favreau
    • Kyle Fisher
    Leland Orser
    Leland Orser
    • Charles Moore
    Rob Brownstein
    Rob Brownstein
    • Man
    Jeremy Piven
    Jeremy Piven
    • Michael Berkow
    Jeanne Tripplehorn
    Jeanne Tripplehorn
    • Lois Berkow
    Joey Zimmerman
    Joey Zimmerman
    • Adam Berkow Jr.
    Tyler Cole Malinger
    • Timmy Berkow
    • (as Tyler Malinger)
    Kobe Tai
    Kobe Tai
    • Tina
    • (as Carla Scott)
    Russell B. McKenzie
    • Security Guard
    Pancho Demmings
    Pancho Demmings
    • Cop
    • (as Pancho Demings)
    Blake Gibbons
    Blake Gibbons
    • Suit
    Angelo Di Mascio Jr.
    • Clerk
    Lawrence Pressman
    Lawrence Pressman
    • Mr. Fisher
    Steve Fitchpatrick
    • Cop at Hospital
    Brian Grandison
    • Doctor #1
    • Director
      • Peter Berg
    • Writer
      • Peter Berg
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Adam Sandler was originally cast as Michael Berkow but dropped out at the last minute to make The Waterboy (1998). Jeremy Piven took the role.
    • Goofs
      As a practicing Jew, Adam would not have named his son after himself.
    • Quotes
      • Boyd: If you take away the horror of the scene, take away the tragedy of the death, take away all the moral and ethical implications that have been drilled into your head since grade one, do you know what you're left with? A 105-pound problem that needs to be moved from point A to point B.
    • Crazy credits
      Film ends with Cameron Diaz wandering on the street
    • Alternate versions
      In 2004 the film was resubmitted in its uncut form to the German ratings board FSK and received a "Not under 16" rating.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: What Dreams May Come/A Night at the Roxbury/Snitch/Antz (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Boogaloo in Room 802
      Written by Jon A. Hart and Melvin Lastie
      Performed by Willie Bobo
      Courtesy of Verve Records
      By arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Music

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 25, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Malos pensamientos
    • Filming locations
      • Johnie's Coffee Shop - 6101 Wilshire Boulevard, Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA(restaurant scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Initial Entertainment Group (IEG)
      • Interscope Communications
      • Ballpark Productions Partnership
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $9,898,412
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,245,853
      • Nov 29, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $9,898,412
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 40m(100 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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