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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 | |
| 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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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$10,593,609, 4 February 1996Gross USA:
$32,417,995Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$32,417,995Company Credits
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This is one of three movies film critic Gene Siskel walked out on during his 30-year career. The other two were The Million Dollar Duck (1971) and Maniac (1980). See more »Goofs
When the car with 4 'Opie' kids stops all the kids are riding in the open back, yet there's a couple close-ups it's shown that the kids are inside the vehicle. See more »Quotes
Governor Tracy: Neushwender are you finished stirring that drink or is this some kind of fucking science experiment?See more »
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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.