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Overview
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Release Date:
2 February 1996 (USA) moreTagline:
There's one in every family.Plot:
A gubernatorial candidate hires a wormy special assistant whose only job is to make sure the candidate's well-meaning but incompetent brother doesn't ruin the election. full summary | add synopsisNewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Birthday Bash: Impossible Missions, Punch-Outs And Red Carpet Antics Are Causes For Celebration (From MTV Movies Blog. 29 June 2009, 7:00 AM, PDT)
Black Sheep - Blu-ray Review
(From Monsters and Critics. 27 May 2009, 8:35 AM, PDT)
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Not as good as TOMMY BOY, but still one of the better comedies from the 1990s! moreUS TV Schedule:
| Sun. July 19 | 6:00 AM | HBO |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Chris Farley | ... | Mike Donnelly | |
| David Spade | ... | Steve Dodds | |
| Tim Matheson | ... | Al Donnelly | |
| Christine Ebersole | ... | Governor Tracy | |
| Gary Busey | ... | Drake Sabitch | |
| Grant Heslov | ... | Robbie Mieghem | |
| Timothy Carhart | ... | Roger Kovary | |
| Bruce McGill | ... | Neuschwander | |
| Michael Patrick Carter | ... | Scott Colleary | |
| Boyd Banks | ... | Clyde Spinoza | |
| David St. James | ... | Motorcycle Cop | |
| Skip O'Brien | ... | State Trooper | |
| Branden R. Morgan | ... | Fan | |
| 'Gypsy' Spheeris | ... | Pocket Pool Lady | |
| John Ashker | ... | Jim Blaine |
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Rated PG-13 for crude language and humor, drug-related material and sexual innuendo.Parents Guide:
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87 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Denmark:16 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #33985) | Iceland:LFun Stuff
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The same car Chris Farley and David Spade drive in Tommy Boy (1995) can be seen parked in front of the Rec Center Farley's character works at. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Mike gets his thumbs "stuck" under the hood, you can see his left hand move before the hood is released. moreMovie Connections:
Referenced in Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005) (TV) moreSoundtrack:
Poisoned Water Poisons the Mind moreFAQ
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After the enormous success of TOMMY BOY, it was expected that Chris Farley and David Spade would star in another movie together. What wasn't expected was that the two movies would be so similar. In TOMMY BOY, Richard Hayden (David Spade) must look after the sweet, but clumsy Tommy Callahan (Chris Farley) so he doesn't mess up the family business. In BLACK SHEEP, Steve Dodds (David Spade) is hired by Mike Donnelly's (Chris Farley) brother to look after the sweet, but clumsy Mike so he doesn't mess up an upcoming campaign. While the plots of the two movies aren't exactly identical, they are similar enough to give the feeling that BLACK SHEEP was somewhat rushed into theaters in order to capitalize on the popularity of the duo.
Opening on February 2, 1996, just eleven months after the March 1995 release of TOMMY BOY, BLACK SHEEP received dismal reviews (Gene Siskel said that this was the first film he walked out on in 26 years of reviewing movies). However, the dismal reviews weren't enough to keep audiences away from the theaters and the movie made a decent $32 million, which isn't necessarily a hit, but good nonetheless.
As a major fan of both Chris Farley and David Spade, I find this movie to be one of the funniest comedies from the 1990s. I used to like it even more than I liked TOMMY BOY although I now see that TOMMY BOY is certainly the better movie. Both TOMMY BOY and BLACK SHEEP have some of the most memorable moments in comedy history, though TOMMY BOY has a lot more of them.
Watch TOMMY BOY and BLACK SHEEP back to back and prepare to laugh like you have never laughed before. Chris Farley and David Spade are, in my opinion, the funniest duo ever to appear onscreen. It's a shame they didn't get to make a more movies together before Farley's death.
My rating: ***1/2