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Tommy Boy

Play trailer Poster for Tommy Boy PG-13 Released Mar 31, 1995 1h 38m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: C Sep 7, 2011 Full Review 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 Full Review Philip French Observer (UK) Peter Segal's dismal Tommy Boy is the latest addition to Hollywood's cult of moron. Jul 20, 2023 Full Review 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 Full Review Malcolm Johnson Hartford Courant Mostly this is one long, loud, stupid road picture. Rated: 1/4 stars Apr 10, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review Ayden R One of the best chris farley movies ever Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/11/24 Full Review Audience Member A classic-love this movie. RIP to the great Chris Farley. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/08/24 Full Review Mark M Farley and Spade were great in this movie. Worth a Watch. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/29/24 Full Review Audience Member One of my favourite movies of all time. An instant classic. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/12/24 Full Review Ray Lee H Just an all time classic. RIP Farley. What could have been Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/01/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 31, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$30.7M
Runtime
1h 38m
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