Tommy Boy

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Tommy Boy

PG-13

Released Mar 31, 1995

1h 37m

Comedy

Adventure

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After his beloved father (Brian Dennehy) dies, dimwitted Tommy Callahan (Chris Farley) inherits a near-bankrupt automobile parts factory in Sandusky, Ohio. His brand new stepmother, Beverly (Bo Derek), wants to cash out and close, but Tommy's sentimental attachment to his father's employees spurs him to make one last-ditch effort to find someone who will buy their products. With his father's tightly wound assistant, Richard (David Spade), in tow, Tommy hits the road to scare up some new clients.

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Critics Consensus

Though it benefits from the comic charms of its two leads, Tommy Boy too often feels like a familiar sketch stretched thin.

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Geoff Brown

Times (UK)

Farley and his sidekick David Spade hail from Saturday Night Live, but this lowbrow vehicle has none of the goofy charm that made Wayne's World a viable spinoff.

Jul 20, 2023

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: C

Sep 7, 2011

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Empire Magazine

Against the odds of a feeble script and uninspired direction the duo do, in fact, grow on you, and there are a smattering of silly laughs.

Rated: 2/5

May 6, 2008

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Philip French

Observer (UK)

Peter Segal's dismal Tommy Boy is the latest addition to Hollywood's cult of moron.

Jul 20, 2023

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Mal Vincent

The Virginian-Pilot

Farley has a great deal of energy and a cheerful screen presence. It's impossible not to like him at the same time that you can merely shake your head at this flick.

Rated: 1/4

Mar 1, 2022

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Malcolm Johnson

Hartford Courant

Mostly this is one long, loud, stupid road picture.

Rated: 1/4 stars

Apr 10, 2018

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Garrett B

There’s a bit of unnecessary foul language and it felt a little more silly than funny, but Farley’s energetic performance is hard to resist.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/25

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Little C

One of the funniest movies ever!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/09/25

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Audience Member

The Greatest Movie.!! My nostalgic #1

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/18/24

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Tate O

When it comes to comedies I think critics just need to stay away because obviously they don’t have that humor gene in their DNA. Tommy Boy is a classic. It’s one of those movies I watched a million times on the VCR with my dad and it never got old.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/16/24

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Brady R

Although not great, Tommy Boy is an average comedy that delivers just enough humor to succeed. Chris Farley is great. David Spade's character is incredibly weak and provides zero comedic relief.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/16/24

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Jakob F

An endearing script and a wildly entertaining lead-actor come together here to make one of the all time classic comedies which—with its heart consistently in the right place—shows how intelligence doesn't always equate to aptitude, let alone fulfillment, as it’s protagonist comes of age as late as humanly possible, which is objectively better than never, but still: fairly telling.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/05/24

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Peter Segal

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Chris Farley

Thomas 'Tommy' Callahan III

David Spade

Richard Hayden

Brian Dennehy

Thomas 'Big Tom' Callahan II

Bo Derek

Beverly Barish-Burns

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Ray Zalinsky

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Synopsis

After his beloved father (Brian Dennehy) dies, dimwitted Tommy Callahan (Chris Farley) inherits a near-bankrupt automobile parts factory in Sandusky, Ohio. His brand new stepmother, Beverly (Bo Derek), wants to cash out and close, but Tommy's sentimental attachment to his father's employees spurs him to make one last-ditch effort to find someone who will buy their products. With his father's tightly wound assistant, Richard (David Spade), in tow, Tommy hits the road to scare up some new clients.

Director: Peter Segal
Screenwriter: Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Broadway Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 31, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $30.7M
Runtime: 1h 37m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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