The Jerky Boys
33 votes
When two unemployed telephone pranksters decide to use their vocal "talents" to impersonate a Chicago mob boss and curry favor with organized crime in New York, the trouble begins. It isn't long before Johnny and Kamal (the "Jerky Boys" of crank call fame) are wanted by the local mafia, the police, and their neighbor.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1995-02-03
Runtime: 82 mins
Director: James Melkonian
Writer: Rich Wilkes
Spoken language: English
Genres: Comedy, Crime
Original title: The Jerky Boys
Production Companies: Caravan Pictures, Touchstone Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
John G. Brennan
Kamal Ahmed
Alan Arkin
William Hickey
Vincent Pastore
Alan North
Suzanne Shepherd
Ozzy Osbourne
Brad Sullivan
James Lorinz
Brian Tarantina
Peter Appel
Darryl Theirse
David Pittu
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