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Funny Bones (1995)

R  128 min  -  Comedy | Drama   -  31 March 1995 (USA)
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Tommy Fawkes wants to be a successful comedian but his Las Vegas debut is a failure. He goes back to Blackpool... See full summary »

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Peter Chelsom
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Oliver Platt ...
Tommy Fawkes
Jerry Lewis ...
George Fawkes
Lee Evans Lee Evans ...
Leslie Caron ...
Katie Parker
Richard Griffiths ...
Jim Minty
Sadie Corre Sadie Corre ...
Poodle Woman
Oliver Reed ...
Dolly Hopkins
George Carl George Carl ...
Thomas Parker
Freddie Davies Freddie Davies ...
Bruno Parker
Ian McNeice ...
Stanley Sharkey
Christopher Greet Christopher Greet ...
Lawrence Berger
Peter Gunn Peter Gunn ...
Nicky
Gavin Millar Gavin Millar ...
Steve Campbell
William Hootkins ...
Al
Terence Rigby Terence Rigby ...
Billy Man
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Storyline

Tommy Fawkes wants to be a successful comedian but his Las Vegas debut is a failure. He goes back to Blackpool, UK, where his father, also a comedian started and where he spent the summers of his childhood. He starts to search for a partner, a comic relief, with whom he can be famous. Written by Mattias Thuresson <mattias.thuresson@mbox300.swipnet.se>  

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Plot Keywords:

Comedian | Egg | Las Vegas Nevada | Magic Trick | Corpse  | See more »

Taglines:

A Zany Look at Two Comedians Who'll Do Anything for a Laugh!

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language and a scene of tragic violence See all certifications »

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Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Atherapefta asteios See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$532,268 (USA)
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Production Co:

Hollywood Pictures See more »
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White  | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

First full length cinema film of Lee Evans See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the scene where Tommy Fawkes gets the Parker brothers to sign the contract for their act, there is continuity with the chair. The Parker's stand up and go to set up the scene to show Tommy Fawkes. From a high shot you see Tommy Fawkes stand up and turn his chair around, it then cuts to the front of Tommy, his chair is in its original position and he turns it around again to the position he did in the first high shot. See more »

Quotes

Tommy Fawkes: Why do all the best things in life belong to the past?
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Connections

Featured in "Zomergasten: Episode #11.4" (1998) See more »

Soundtracks

"La Mer"
Written and Performed by Charles Trenet See more »