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31 March 1995 (USA) moreTagline:
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. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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1 win & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(36 articles)
Commercial spoofs take shots at DirecTV's Chris Farley spot (From AOL - TVSquad. 4 November 2009, 2:02 PM, PST)
Spade -- No Regrets on Farley Direct TV Ad
(From TMZ. 3 November 2009, 9:35 PM, PST)
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Chris Farley at his best more (175 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Chris Farley | ... | Tommy | |
| David Spade | ... | Richard | |
| Brian Dennehy | ... | Big Tom | |
| Bo Derek | ... | Beverly | |
| Dan Aykroyd | ... | Zalinsky | |
| Julie Warner | ... | Michelle | |
| Sean McCann | ... | Rittenhauer | |
| Zach Grenier | ... | Reilly | |
| James Blendick | ... | Gilmore | |
| Clinton Turnbull | ... | Young Tommy | |
| Ryder Britton | ... | Young Richard | |
| Paul Greenberg | ... | Skittish Student | |
| Graeme Millington | ... | Frat Boy | |
| Michael Cram | ... | Frat Boy | |
| Dean Marshall | ... | Frat Boy |
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Rated PG-13 for sex-related humor, some drug content and nudity.Parents Guide:
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97 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Australia:M | UK:12 (uncut) | UK:PG (cut) | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PGFun Stuff
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The bassist in the band that plays at the wedding plays a Fender Precision Bass with a tobacco sunburst finish moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Tommy and Richard are listening to the Carpenters on the radio and the hood of the car comes loose and flies up, the music stops even though neither Tommy nor Richard turned off the radio. moreSoundtrack:
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What can you say about Tommy Boy, well its without a doubt stupid, over the top, and not a film with any real message to make you think about life in general. But its also a very, very funny film and most likely my favorite Chris Farley film (Black Sheep coming a close second).
I should point out that i am English so i haven't seen any Saturday Night Live shows and only know Farley and Spade from their films and Spades stand up comedy. I think that if you want a film to watch that kills an hour and a half and keeps you laughing from start to finish then this is for you.
It does have moments of slushy "i love you" in it but they are very few and far between and the slapstick comedy is well worth the wait. The story line is very basic, Farley must sell his late fathers brake pads to keep his business alive. But its the amount of situations that both Farley and Spade encounter along the way that make the film so funny and watchable.
I can't say enough about this film to really sell it to anyone but it simply is a very, very funny film and ironicly if it has a message to leave the viewer with its how sad the loss of Farley is and how much great comedy was lost once he died.
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