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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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

Farley is magnetic and charismatic throughout but most of the rest of the film is simply wretched.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 7, 2025

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Tommy Boy isn't a great film by any means, but Chris Farley and David Spade put on one hell of a show together.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 25, 2025

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

... remains a solid time that fans from ‘95 can still enjoy today.

Mar 25, 2025

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Jared G

Well written classic

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/11/25

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Rocky D

One of the best comedies ever made, especially for the 90’s. It is endlessly quotable and is still frequently referenced today.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/06/25

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Audience Member

While I didn't like the film per se, I did like watching David Spade Maybe its a cultural thing, as i'm not american - but the way Chris farley's character was behaving was quite abrasive, his constant sreaming . I usually root for the underdog characters, but he was straight up nagging. If we're gonna make a feel good film at least have it feel good Still, don't regret watching cause of D. Spade ( he made the film for me. )

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/05/25

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Taiga B

This a 90's classic with Chris Farley and David Spade. It's about a recent college graduate who goes back to his hometown where his father owns the local car parts manufacturing plant that's been in his family for over 70 years. His father unfortunately passes away and the company is now in financial trouble. In a leap of faith, Tommy boy is set to go across the country with his father's former assistant Richard, to go and pitch/sell enough products, before they get bought out by Zalinsky Auto Parts, a rival company. There is some great comedy in this movie, with Chris Farley doing his signature physical comedy. Sometimes this movie seems like it's slightly borrowing off "Planes Trains and Automobiles", although this movie is for sure not at that same level. The "emotional" scenes seem a little forced and are poorly acted. They don't seem like they are really mad at each other and so those scenes just don't work too well. Some scenes seem really rushed, not letting the scene breath a little. With all that said, this is a fun movie that will get some laughs out of you. It's a fun movie, that I would recommend to anyone who wants to have a good time.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/05/25

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Monica A

it didn't not well resave

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/25

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Audience Member

Do you want to chuckle and laugh? How about a great and charming cast? Than you gotta give this movie a chance

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/29/25

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Peter Segal

Director

Chris Farley

Thomas 'Tommy' Callahan III

David Spade

Richard Hayden

Brian Dennehy

Thomas 'Big Tom' Callahan II

Bo Derek

Beverly Barish-Burns

Dan Aykroyd

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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