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- Tommy Boy received mixed reviews from critics upon its release. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 39% approval rating, based on 46 reviews, with an average rating of 5.2/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "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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NEW. After his beloved father (Brian Dennehy) dies, dimwitted Tommy Callahan (Chris Farley) inherits a near-bankrupt automobile parts factory in Sandusky, Ohio.
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- Peter Segal
- PG-13
- Chris Farley
- It Proved Chris Farley Could Carry His Own Movie
- Farley and David Spade Have Undeniable Comic Chemistry
- It’S Endlessly Quotable
- Dan Aykroyd Cranks It Up to 11
- Farley’s Sweetness Is on Display
- Where You Can Watch It Now
As implied above, Farley may have owned his skits more than anyone else to grace the stage at SNL. He also proved — both before and after Tommy Boy — incredible in small parts on the big screen, most notably as the sad-sack bus driver in Billy Madison and the barfly with a bitten-off nose in Dirty Work. In the lead of a feature, though, you could u...
(Photo by ©Paramount Pictures courtesy Everett Collection) Another reason Farley works so well as a lead here? Spade, the cynical ying to Farley’s trusting, airheaded yang. The pair fits nicely in a long line of comedy duos, both classic (Laurel and Hardy stand out, not only because of the disparity in body sizes) and more modern (Jake and Elwood i...
Many of the moments that land in Tommy Boy come from that same off-the-cuff, we’d-be-joking-with-each-other-regardless spirit. Take this exchange, a version of which was allegedly overheard between Spade and Farley and then added to the script: “Hey, does this suit make me look fat?” “No, no, no. Your face does.” Perhaps the movie’s most memorable ...
(Photo by ©Paramount Pictures) A few of the minor characters fall flat in this movie — as Tommy’s new stepmom, Bo Derek was even nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress — but one in particular is memorable above all the others. As auto magnate Ray Zalinsky, Dan Aykroyd leans on his stereotype-on-steroids Chicago accent as he says ...
(Photo by ©Paramount Pictures courtesy Everett Collection) If Tommy was just an imbecile running into things — and, to be fair, that might be his defining characteristic — it wouldn’t give one much reason to watch this movie, let alone return to it. But there’s a lot of love in Farley’s take on a spoiled know-nothing. He wants everybody to like eac...
Amazon (rent/own), FandangoNOW (rent/own), Google (rent/own), iTunes (rent/own), Vudu (rent/own) Tommy Boywas released on March 31, 1995.
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- Tim Lowery
- The Butcher's Word. Tommy Callahan: I can get a good look at a T-bone by sticking my head up a bull's a**, but I'd rather take a butcher's word for it. 60 votes.
- Fat Guy in a Little Coat. Tommy Callahan: Richard? Is this your coat? Richard Hayden: Don't do it. Tommy Callahan: Fat guy in a little coat. Fat guy in a little coat.
- Make Me Look Fat. Tommy Callahan: Does this suit make me look fat? Richard Hayden: No, your face does. 33 votes.
- The Guarantee Fairy. Tommy Callahan: Let's think about this for a sec, Ted. Why would somebody put a guarantee on a box? Hmmm, very interesting. Ted Nelson: Go on, I'm listening.
- TOMMY BOY WAS WRITTEN BY THE CREATORS OF TWO VERY SUCCESSFUL SITCOMS. Tommy Boy was the final film penned by married screenwriting team Terry and Bonnie Turner, who had previously collaborated on Wayne’s World and its sequel, Coneheads, and The Brady Bunch Movie.
- ROB LOWE ORIGINALLY HAD THE DAVID SPADE ROLE. It’s tough to imagine a Tommy Boy that doesn’t feature the diminutive, uptight Spade as foil to the larger-than-life Farley.
- LOWE WAS NOT EVEN CREDITED FOR HIS APPEARANCE IN THE MOVIE. Although Lowe stayed in the picture after Spade’s hire, he never actually got screen credit for his work.
- FRED WOLF ALSO WORKED ON THE FILM WITHOUT ATTRIBUTION. Following completion of the Turners’ Tommy Boy script, Saturday Night Live writer Fred Wolf was brought in for touch-ups.
Tommy Boy is a 1995 American buddy comedy film directed by Peter Segal, written by Bonnie and Terry Turner, produced by Lorne Michaels, and starring former Saturday Night Live castmates and close friends Chris Farley and David Spade.
Mar 31, 2021 · Tommy Boy. Twenty five years later, this Chris Farley and David Spade cult classic is a perfect example of the timeless allure of the big, dumb, critic-proof buddy comedy. By Chris Nashawaty ...
Mar 31, 1995 · “Tommy Boy” is one of those movies that plays like an explosion down at the screenplay factory. You can almost picture a bewildered office boy, his face smudged with soot, wandering through the ruins and rescuing pages at random.
