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.
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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 | |
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Branden Morgan | ... | Fan (as Branden R. Morgan) |
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'Gypsy' Spheeris | ... | Pocket Pool Lady |
| John Ashker | ... | Jim Blaine | |
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Comedy about the prospective Washington State Governor Al Donnelly whose only stumbling block on the road to power is his embarrassing younger brother Mike. To keep him out of mischief, Al forces one of his aides, Steve Dodds to keep an eye on him during the election. However, this is easier said than done... Written by Jonathan Broxton <j.w.broxton@sheffield.ac.uk>
Plot Keywords:
clumsiness | embarrassment | political campaign | slapstick comedy | politics |Taglines:
There's one in every family.Genres:
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Rated PG-13 for crude language and humor, drug-related material and sexual innuendo | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
2 February 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$32,377,000Company Credits
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[Mike is screaming for help while hoisting by his underwear on a satellite dish]
Governor Tracy: ...Holy Shit?
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by V. Todd Lewis (as Todd Lewis)
Performed by The Toadies (as Toadies)
Courtesy of Interscope Records
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Fred Wolf claimed the studio told him to "deliver a finished script by midnight on Sunday, the last day Chris was contractually allowed to get out of the movie. If I didn't have a finished script, any finished script, they were going to sue me." Wolf wrote 45 pages in a few days, and dropped the script off at Paramount 15 minutes before his deadline. See more »Goofs
When Steve gets sprayed with the fire extinguisher he is wearing a pair of khakis and a sweater but when we see him a while later he is still sprayed but wearing blue jeans and a jacket. Later still, he is back to the original outfit. See more »Quotes
Governor Tracy: I have heard the voice of the voters and the voters said...[Mike is screaming for help while hoisting by his underwear on a satellite dish]
Governor Tracy: ...Holy Shit?
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Backsliderby V. Todd Lewis (as Todd Lewis)
Performed by The Toadies (as Toadies)
Courtesy of Interscope Records
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I really didn't think TOMMY BOY was all that funny. I didn't. But I sure did like BLACK SHEEP. The film is a good film if you want a laugh. But you need to have the right sense of humor. Gene Siskel obviously did not have the correct type of humor, as he is reported to have walked out on this film. Well, that was one of his biggest mistakes, because there are far worse movies out there!
Chris Farley was funny as hell, I don't think anyone should object to that. David Spade still is pretty funny (although he lost a lot of points with me when he did JOE DIRT).
I thought this film was actually pretty good. The other members of the cast were good: Tim Matheson, Gary Busey, Grant Heslov, and Bruce McGill. All of them were funny as hell. Maybe with the exception of Gary Busey's character, who I must admit was pretty stupid. The film had a good story though, and it was sweet-natured along iwth being majorly crude and funny. I recommend ALMOST HEROES and TOMMY BOY *if* you liked this movie. BLACK SHEEP gets 4/5.