Tommy Boy (1995)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Peter Segal

Writers (WGA):

Bonnie Turner (written by) &
Terry Turner (written by)

Release Date:

31 March 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

If at first you don't succeed, lower your standards.

Plot:

An incompetent, immature, and dimwitted heir to an auto parts factory must save the business to keep it out of the hands of his new, con-artist relatives and big business.

Plot Keywords:

Buddy | Con Artist | Critically Bashed | Obscene Finger Gesture | Lifting Person In Air

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Chris Farley	...	Tommy
David Spade	...	Richard Hayden
Bo Derek	...	Beverly Barish-Burns
Julie Warner	...	Michelle Brock
Sean McCann	...	Mr. Rittenhauer
Zach Grenier	...	Mr. Reilly
James Blendick	...	Mr. Gilmore
Dan Aykroyd	...	Ray Zalinsky
Brian Dennehy	...	Thomas 'Big Tom' Callahan Jr.
Clinton Turnbull	...	Young Tommy
Ryder Britton	...	Young Richard
Paul Greenberg	...	Skittish Student
Graeme Millington	...	Frat Boy
Michael Cram	...	Frat Boy
Dean Marshall	...	Frat Boy

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sex-related humor, some drug content and nudity.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | UK:12 (uncut) | UK:PG (cut) | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

BCE Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

In the motel room, on the TV in the background is a preview for Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994), also directed by Peter Segal.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the mother-in-law is laying on the bed talking to the "step brother", they are talking about how to stop the trucks and her night gown strap changes positions a lot.

Quotes:

Gas Station Employee: I'm picking up your sarcasm.
Richard Hayden: Well, I should hope so, because I'm laying it on pretty thick.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Teri Hatcher/Dave Matthews Band (#21.18)" (1996)

Soundtrack:

The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades

Great Comedy Everyone Needs to See

This is a comedy in which Thomas 'Tommy' Callahan III (Chris Farley) who is a slow-witted, clumsy guy who recently graduated college after attending for seven years. His father, Thomas 'Big Tom' Callahan II (Brian Dennehy), owns an auto parts factory in Ohio. When Tommy arrives back home, he finds he has a position at the factory waiting for him. His dad also introduces Tommy to the new brake pad division of the factory and to Tommy's soon-to-be stepmother, Beverly Barish-Burns (Bo Derek), and her supposed son Paul Barish (Rob Lowe). But when Big Tom dies, the factory threatens to go under unless the new brake pads are to be sold. Therefore, Tommy must go on the road to sell them, along with the assistance of Richard Hayden (David Spade), Big Tom's right-hand man. Beverly and Paul who are con artists and also husband and wife who try to con Tommy and his family out of the company's money. Tommy and Richard travel all over the Midwestern United States trying to sell a half a million brake pads. If they don't sell the half a million brake pads, the company will be sold to Ray Zalinsky (Dan Aykroyd). This movie is full of great laughs and everybody will enjoy it. If Chris Farley was alive today, I bet there would be many more great and funny movies like this one. There are plenty of great passages that I hear everyday from this movie. I have seen it so many times I have lost count. I pretty much know it by heart. It is that great of a movie. Everybody needs to see it.