Exploring Nothing but Trouble - The Untold Story Behind Dan Aykroyd's Notorious Production 

Yeah & with director's commentary would be cool. But that's only if Dan Aykroyd hasn't abandoned the thing as a nightmare, never to re-visit. Hopefully not.

MrBracey100 This sort of thing is the bread and butter of those good folks over at Shout! Factory. At the very least I’d like to see a proper widescreen release of this movie, and if anybody would do it, it’d be them. Let us see it the way it was meant to be seen, don’t give us that pan and scan crap.

Captain Brandon Horror Lover A directors cut and commentary really would be nice. I feel like this is a film that’s harmed more than helped by having stuff trimmed off. Especially since I imagine Dan has more interesting stories to tell about that movie’s making then we even know now. I sure hope he doesn’t feel too badly about having made this movie that he wouldn’t feel like contributing to a director’s commentary or assisting in a restoration of the print if such a thing were necessary. That’d be sad. But even just getting the film we already have in wide screen would be enough for me, personally. A director’s cut and commentary would be awesome, don’t get me wrong; just not holding my breath over it.

This needs to happen. Like we need to get a petition up or something. I thought this movie had a lot of brilliance to it, and I'd love to see the original vision with the gore and violence left in. I think that'd take it up a level.

PLEASE someone make this happen

Why is it a classic? Because of it's age? It surely isn't because of it's quality, because the humour isn't very good, mostly corny and childish. A chuckle here and there, but that's it. As a comedy it fails, everything is a little bit off. It was a very flawed production and it shows. If you call this a classic, then every mediocre movie can be a classic. Aykroyd, Candy and all the other people involved had done real classics like "Ghostbusters", "Blues Brothers", "Home Alone", "Animal House" and so on. "Nothing but trouble" is amusing, maybe its a bit underrated in the way, that it isn't terrible, but a classic? Nah, get outta here! 6/10 at best. Have seen the movie a couple of minutes ago for the first time, a lot of wasted talent and potential, but much better than "Neighbors" with Aykroyd and Belushi. There are people who even call that movie a classic. Shows that the word classic doesn't mean anything anymore, if mediocre or even flatout bad movies are called classics for no reason whatsoever. Reminds me of these people that call every good movie, that is a little on the budget side, a trash movie, when in fact, trashfilms are something entirely different.

I use to rent this movie every Friday when I was a kid loved this movie still do

@@mrblonde609 are you stupid? everyone has their own definition of which film, music is a classic. Or is it you who has the definitive answer to such questions. it is not mathematics or science.

@@mrblonde609 By the way, this movie is a classic. that's my opinion !!!!!!!!!!!!!🤪🤯👌

@@mrblonde609 I think if there was a movie called Mr. Blonde is a Pretentious Dick I would call it a classic in no time

Love hearing about how nice the actors I grew up watching are. Except Chase he sounds like an a hole

Eric Zombrow That’s great to hear. I love to know actors that I like are actually good people. I heard John Candy was great too, but was disappointed to learn that Alan Alda is such a liberal. Oh well.

Dan Akroyd is the anti-Chevy Chase.

Jscottmoody At least I can accept that Trump won. You guys are still crying about Hillary losing. Get over it dude.

@Jscottmoody that was rude and uncalled for.

Like Jon Faveru.

I love DA...especially his alternative views/interests into paranormal, UFOs...ect...fascinating man

Reading Al Franken's book chronicling the early days of SNL really revealed what a generous professional Aykroyd was.

This movie has history at WB and in Hollywood... and to your answer it was his ego. He wanted to write, direct, produce, act to have control on virtuality every decision. This was his labor of love and wanted to do what hr wanted and didnt want anyone to tell him no and for the most part no one did and when someone did he balked at them, even had 2 of my friends fired

well, "right" is a _VERY_ loose term here, since _Nothing But Trouble_ is *many* things, but perhaps _not_ "RIGHT."

Too bad they couldn't use the poster

Was thinking the same thing

@Captain Brandon Horror Lover Is there a way to petition shout factory to show that there's a fanbase for this film that are all grown up now and would love to see an R rated version?

Shout Factory has a Blu-Ray coming on 10/26/2021! No director’s cut but Aykroyd will have an interview on the release.

Hannover Fiste Good info. Never heard that before

Its the first movie 2Pac was in.

No

Probably because they changed the name 20 times lol

I think they should call that movie Demon Lawman because the JP character that Dan Aykroyd played really is a demon lawman.

Me too (except for the "guilty" part). *\8-P*

Transmission Rory haha same man.

I have a bottle. Bought it about 3 years ago and haven't cracked it open yet. A signed bottle!

Im not really a vodka drinker but its actually really good

Transmission Rory Crystal head seems like an SNL sketch come to life.

Did the same a year and a half ago. Good times!

Same!!

Me too! I remember HBO playing it a lot in the early 90s and I'd always watch when it was on. 1st time I saw it was while watching TV alone at like 2am. I didn't know at that age what horror/comedy was so to me it was just a bizarre, crazy horror movie

@RedemptionSoS, nice one. Cheers matey.

"Just realized how much it has influenced my personal aesthetic" Uhhhhhhhhh *backs away slowly*

Ok, that is requiring some more detail I think...

Yeah it would have been better in the 1970s or 1980s, that being said wasn't it in development hell for a few years?

8:18 - 18:07

"ZARDOZ SPEAKS TO YOU!!! THE GUN IS GOOD!!! THE PENIS IS EVIL!!!"

I spoke with some of the people who worked on this and they gave me pictures from their own collection to use in the video. I would love for a director's cut to be released but I don't know if it will ever happen. Largely it depends on if the footage still exists. The movie was a big flop for the studio, they may have just thrown out the additional footage.

GoodBadFlicks that’s awesome you got to talk with people who worked on the film. I’m a lifelong NJ resident and this film always has a special appeal to me. I was a strange kid, loved old things (antiques) so this movie just had so much visual appeal plus the strange characters. If I watched it for the first time now, I’d probably just think of it as another movie.

I second that sir!

I found a copy at Walmart in their dollar d.v.d. bin.

I always loved this movie when i was a kid too.

The only reason I found out about it is because Digital Undergrounds, "Same ol Song". LOVE that song! Now I gotta watch the movie some day!😁

I love this movie so much! i seen it randomly on tv years ago and been a fan ever since!!

I would bet that the studio didn't use it to prevent the association with any of the National Lampoon's movies. All and all I agree that it is a shame not to use Vallejo's work.

@@jackcrow9736 Hey...That's a good point...I bet you're right.

@@jackcrow9736 I don't know man. Somehow I think the film is already tied to all of the National Lampoon Vacation films because of Chase. That poster was a work of art, I agree with both of you that the decision not to use that piece for the marketing was a travesty of justice.

If I ever get rich, that is exactly the type of shit I will buy.

I bet that if they had gone with Akroyd's cut, and using the Vallejo poster, it would have done MUCH better..

Me too

Same here

Me too

Add me to the list.

I agree with you 100%.

Chevy Chase... Not so much

yes indeed

Chase letting his ego hang out and being an asshole to everyone on Set? No surprises here.

@@marccalhoun624 Yeah, by all accounts, they do seem to be polar opposites. It's really amazing how well-loved Candy is and it all is down to the stories of how amazingly friendly person he was towards everyone.

That's narcissistism for you.

If you haven't already, look up the backstory for his Roast in the mid 90s. It's so grim. It was never aired again.

@@garrisonandrew9862 Well said, a narcissist in a diva mod 24/7 yet he has nothing to back it up. I feel for Demi Moore having to make romantic scenes with this a**hole a better actress and probably paid less for her part.

@@garrisonandrew9862 roast of chevy? alll i can find is the one from NY friers club or w/e the hell

​@@Jeudaos they had to put him on suicide watch

I think its a GenX movie. We grew up loving Chevy, Aykroyd, and Candy. Even Taylor Negron was great. Me and my friends used to recite lines from this from Middle School to this day.

@@Friggle_Dee Agreed. I myself was about 14 when this was released, and thought it was halarious!

@@bernie472 I was 11 and we all loved the old school SNL/SCTV casts. Probably due to our parents loving them also. These people were/are comedic geniuses. If we weren't reciting lines from Fletch or Caddyshack (even Caddyshack 2) then we were spitting out lines from Armed and Dangerous, Loose Cannons, Spies Like Us, Ghostbusters, etc. The list is endless.

@@Friggle_Dee I was 9 and loved every part in the movie. 😋

I remember watching this movie all the time growing up. Hbo had it on repeat for like 3 years back when hbo was only one channel

Idk Canadians arent too fond of him after he lead an unsuccessful invasion of their country during a suspected black ops mission

Alexander Steiner Who’s Harry Crumb and Splash were my all time favorites growing up.

@@arthas640 Ya hosehead that was Canadian Bacon.

Great guy

I think Shout Factory would be the best distributor for it.

Because internet petition work. Quit being delusional.

@@JohnDoe-vn1we 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@@Madbandit77 Or Arrow Video.

@@Spyderskorpian Arrow does put great DVDs, but not all of their catalog goes to the US (Region 1) and you have to get a region free bluray DVD player.

I'm pretty sure that the house from that movie was used in an episode of the show. If you've seen the episode 'Death Of Some Salesmen', it is very much like a lot like it right down to a similar plot and one actor playing multiple roles, in the case of the episode it's Tim Curry.

Exactly!!

Death Becomes Her feels like a Tales From the Crypt episode aswell

Yeah but Tales from the Crypt was awesome. Definitely the next best thing to Twilight Zone in that genre.

just clarify this was not meant to be a insult... i love this movie!