Product Details

• Actors: Christian Slater, Daniel Stern, Cameron Diaz, Jon Favreau, Leland Orser
• Directors: Peter Berg
• Writers: Peter Berg
• Producers: Christian Slater, Cindy Cowan, Diane Nabatoff, Joanna Johnson, Laura Greenlee
• Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Polygram Filmed Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: May 18, 1999
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (208 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305353549
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #88,064 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Very Bad Things" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Peter Berg's dark comedy about a bachelor party gone horribly awry is highly ambitious in its attempts to satirize suburbia, male bonding, and self-help philosophy, and for the most part it does succeed in hitting its targets with a malicious, misanthropic glee. When five buddies arrive in Las Vegas for some pre-wedding shenanigans, things quickly spiral out of control when the requisite prostitute falls victim to a grisly accident, igniting a spark in an already unstable powder keg of personalities. Following the lead of real estate agent and self-help guy Robert (Christian Slater), the men warily agree on a cover-up and covert desert burial. A couple hours and another corpse later, however, they're already at each other's throats, and their escalating breakdowns threaten to disrupt the highly prized wedding of hard-as-nails bride Laura (a stunning Cameron Diaz). Berg, like most actor-turned-directors (this is The Last Seduction star's filmmaking debut) helms the film with a wildly sliding tone and tends to weigh its strengths heavily on its performers. Slater's psycho turn is by far his most inventive yet (he's more in control than ever before), Diaz effectively mixes sunshine with poison, and Jon Favreau is effective and understated as the hapless bridegroom; the rest of the cast, however, tends to play up the histrionics. Be warned, though: Those expecting a sunny-style There's Something About Mary gross-out comedy will probably be shocked by Berg's take-no-prisoners agenda; this is comedy at its absolute blackest, and no one is spared. --Mark Englehart

Product Description

When a stripper dies at his bachelor party, Kyle Fisher and his friends decide to bury the evidence, but fate has a way of not letting the truth stay buried for long.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: R
Release Date: 11-JAN-2000
Media Type: DVD

Customer Reviews

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars definitely dark and at times very humorous, February 25, 2005

By	DSG "DSG" (Franklin, Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Very Bad Things (DVD)

yes they have done some very bad things. great movie
shocks you, scares you, thrills you, chills you, makes you laugh all at once almost. highly recommend this one. it's different roles for each character. and they play their parts part well. I was definitely shocked after seeing this the first time thru. I shall watch it again and again. the ending is nice. the story is very twisted at times. but I think it helps the viewer think of what might happen next before they show it. I am glad I have this on dvd. a true shocking classic movie. That goes to show you that when you do "very bad things" sooner or later your conscience will eat away at you for them and you'll either beg and confess or something else. quite a shock of a movie they made. but it's worth the watch always

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ranks as one of the most twisted comedies ever....., December 16, 2000

By	"marcbess" (Montmartre, France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Very Bad Things (DVD)

"Very Bad Things" is one of the sickest and darkest comedies ever made. It is also one of the funniest films I've seen in a very long time. The Farrelly brothers have been put to shame through the dark humor of director Peter Berg and the great cast. This can be a depressing and hard-to-watch film at times, but it is absolutely hilarious. Cameron Diaz hilariously does a total turn-around from her sunny, happy roles in films such as "There's Something About Mary" as a bride who will do anything - even kill - to get married. Christian Slater pretty much reprises his character from "Heathers" as the orchestrator of all the mayhem that ensues after the accidental killing of a hooker. The film is a sick and hilarious romp from beginning to end. I loved it.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No Better Title, January 2, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Very Bad Things (DVD)

Some very bad things do in fact happen in this movie. I saw this movie by accident and I am very glad I did.

I will warn you that this movie has some very gruesome scenes, not just physically, but conceptually as well.
The movie begins with a group of friends attending a bachelor party in a Las Vegas hotel, where the hired hooker is accidently killed. It is a rollercoaster ride from this point on beginning with the attempted cover-up. More murders/deaths and more cover ups that are beyond bizarre. Camerion Diaz is incredibly annoying (by design) and you find yourself not being sympathetic towards her character in the end.

This movis is morbidly hysterical and you find youself laughing at things that you would never admit to your mother or your priest! After it was over, I had to repent.

If you never see another movie, I recommend you see this one.