""When we wrote the movie, they told us not to worry about the rating... If we had been a little more experienced, maybe we would have shot some coverage for a TV version or something, but we didn't do a lot of that.""
""During filming, we actually brought it up to one of the executives that it seemed like an R-rated movie, and he said they were going to figure it out later... we'll just lock and loop it.""
'Dirty Work,' written by Norm Macdonald's colleagues from 'SNL,' surfaced in 1998 as a revenge-for-hire comedy directed by Bob Saget. Initially a box-office failure, it later found success as a cult classic on home video, praised by fans like Kevin Hart. However, filmmakers felt constrained by its forced PG-13 rating, which hindered their intended comedic style. Conversations with studio executives about the film's content suggest a struggle between artistic integrity and commercial viability, leading to the existence of a rumored uncut version that Macdonald cherished.
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