The Jerky Boys
They were just a couple of losers from Queens...until they dialed a wrong number and got the mob!
1995 | 82m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | James Melkonian |
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| Writer: | Rich Wilkes |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 03, 1995 |
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| Director: | James Melkonian |
| Writer: | Rich Wilkes |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime |
| Keywords | new york city, gangster, prank telephone call |
| Production Companies | Caravan Pictures, Touchstone Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John G. Brennan | Himself / Frank 'Rubberneck' Rizzo |
| Kamal Ahmed | Kamal |
| Alan Arkin | Ernie Lazarro |
| William Hickey | Don 'Uncle Freddy' Frederico |
| Vincent Pastore | Tony Scarboni |
| Alan North | Micky Crump |
| Suzanne Shepherd | Mrs. B |
| Ozzy Osbourne | Band Manager |
| Brad Sullivan | Detective Robert Worzic |
| James Lorinz | Brett Weir |
| Brian Tarantina | Geno |
| Peter Appel | Sonny |
| Darryl Theirse | Detective Connley |
| David Pittu | Doorman |
| Frank Senger | Bouncer |
| Page Hamilton | Band Member |
| Rob Echeverria | Band Member |
| Michael Louis Wells | Roadie |
| John Norman Thomas | Ali Tarbash |
| Paul Bartel | Host at Tut's |
| Hope Shapiro | Tolly |
| Brenda Forbes | Rich Woman with Necklace at Tut's |
| David Stepkin | Old Man |
| Joe Lisi | Construction Foreman |
| Ron Ostrow | Fast Food Family Man |
| Henry Bogdan | Band Member |
| Danny Dennis | Comedian at Tut's |
| Tom Jones | Self |
| Art Garfield | Guard |
| John Stanier | Band Member |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ira Newborn | Original Music Composer |
| James Melkonian | Director |
| Ueli Steiger | Director of Photography |
| Dennis M. Hill | Editor |
| Rich Wilkes | Writer |
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