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Folks!

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When Jon (Tom Selleck), a well-heeled professional, visits his mother, Mildred (Anne Jackson), in the hospital, he's unaware of how chaotic his life will soon become. After his father, Harry (Don Ameche), burns down his mobile home, Jon invites his parents to stay with him. Soon, Jon loses his job, his wife (Wendy Crewson) leaves with his children and his sister, Arlene (Christine Ebersole), moves in with her sons. Will his parents' attempt to intervene only lead to more turbulence?
Folks!

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Critics Consensus

Don't watch this alleged comedy looking for more than pained performances in support of ill-advised ageist jokes, because that's all Folks! has to offer.

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Michael Upchurch Seattle Times 05/04/2014
1.5/4
The film's appeal will depend largely on whether you feel like laughing at senile dementia and automobile accidents. Go to Full Review
Dave Kehr Chicago Tribune 05/04/2014
1/4
[Director Kotcheff] treats material that might have been effective as dark, nightmare comedy as something bright, bouncy and frivolous, an approach that kills all the laughs and turns shock into mere tastelessness. Go to Full Review
Chris Willman Los Angeles Times 05/04/2014
Klane has written this one as less of a slow burn, going instead for obnoxiously stunt-filled, madcap farce, all the way to the high-concept-reinforcing title exclamation point. Go to Full Review
Fernando Morales El Pais (Spain) 05/02/2019
Very simple and trivial. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Owen McNally Hartford Courant 04/17/2018
Folks! stinks! But Robert Klane's screenplay for this fatally flawed, off-beat, black-humored comedy does have some almost redeeming values. Go to Full Review
People Staff People Magazine 04/21/2015
Don Ameche and Anne Jackson are the parents, and they both look absolutely miserable. Go to Full Review
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Jacqueline M @E.Shosh 1d This movie gets a bad rap and I think that it’s a timeless comedy, it’s very hard to find and not available on streaming. But, I was able to find a copy of it on DVD and watched with my kids and they were crying in laughter. My sister and I will often quote it with inside jokes "MacDonalds!!" …"are you hungry dad?" See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 10 Funny in 1 hour and 46 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $5,900,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Suzie T Dec 12 I honestly do not understand all the negative reviews on this movie.. Folks has been a movie icon in my family for many years, it's truly a family favorite (and this is coming from someone who's family is prone to dementia!) .. it's relatable, which is what makes so many comedians so funny! .. I was shocked to discover that so many found the movie offensive.. this is a testament that we are truly living in an age of "easily offended" .. if you're reading this and you haven't watched this movie yet?, Don't let any of the negative reviews dissuade you .. watch it for yourself and you'll find that the movie is NOT "making fun of old people with dementia" .. quite the contrary.. it depicts the real life struggles that so many of us cope with day-to-day.. ups AND downs .. I also find it interesting that if you click on "read full review" on any of the negative reviews showing on this page, the only one that doesn't say "page can't be found" is the one written in Spanish See more Rob S 05/15/2023 This is a dark comedy that my whole family enjoyed when I was a kid and it first came out. It wouldn't sit well currently as the PC culture is pretty strong. Tom Selleck's company is involved in illegal activities, he isn't involved, but no one believes him and the luck just goes down from there. Dark part comes when they decide to claim life insurance money from his father but he's still alive, and mostly senile. Selleck seems to be cursed for going along with such a terrible idea by getting beat/damaged/injured physically, but it never works and no one dies. The movie is both terrible and endearing and it has a happy ending with a nice twist on a misunderstanding of the grandfather's dementia. See more 02/12/2020 I love how Adam Sandler uses christian mingle to collect the hateful 8 and defeat Thanos with the help of Captain neckbeard See more 12/10/2016 So Funny...couldn't remember the name of this movie for the life of me then boom I figured it out. Watched it last weekend again and still funny as hell! Don Ameche was a treasure! See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis When Jon (Tom Selleck), a well-heeled professional, visits his mother, Mildred (Anne Jackson), in the hospital, he's unaware of how chaotic his life will soon become. After his father, Harry (Don Ameche), burns down his mobile home, Jon invites his parents to stay with him. Soon, Jon loses his job, his wife (Wendy Crewson) leaves with his children and his sister, Arlene (Christine Ebersole), moves in with her sons. Will his parents' attempt to intervene only lead to more turbulence?
Director
Ted Kotcheff
Producer
Steve Golin, Monty Montgomery
Screenwriter
Robert Klane
Production Co
Penta Pictures
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.9M
Runtime
1h 46m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo