Black Sheep

19961996
PG-13PG-13
1h 27min

Chris Farley and David Spade in Black Sheep (1996)

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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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.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.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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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... —Jonathan Broxton <j.w.broxton@sheffield.ac.uk>

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Taglines
- There's one in every family.
Genre
- Comedy
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for crude language and humor, drug-related material and sexual innuendo
Parents guide

Trivia
This is Chris Farley and David Spade's last film together.

Goofs
While it may be easy to prove that dead people are still on the voter rolls, there is no way to prove which candidate they voted for.

Quotes
Mike: [on stage making a fool of himself] That's one small step for man! One giant... I have a dream!

Connections
Featured in Showbiz Today: Episode dated 5 February 1996 (1996)

Soundtracks
Backslider
by V. Todd Lewis (as Todd Lewis)
Performed by The Toadies (as Toadies)
Courtesy of Interscope Records

Top review

not as good as tommy boy, but good enough

i really liked this movie. it wasn't as good as tommy boy, but it was really good just the same. watch it if you saw tommy boy and you will laugh almost as hard. Spade and Farley were a classic pair.

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squeeks
May 20, 1999

Release date
- February 2, 1996 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Sakar Melek
Filming locations
- Puyallup, Washington, USA
Production companies
- Broadway Pictures
- Paramount Pictures
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Gross US & Canada
- $32,417,995
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,593,609
- Feb 4, 1996
Gross worldwide
- $32,417,995

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Runtime
- 1h 27min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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