Synopsis
If at first you don't succeed, lower your standards.
To save the family business, two ne’er-do-well traveling salesmen hit the road with disastrously funny consequences.
1995 Directed by Peter Segal
To save the family business, two ne’er-do-well traveling salesmen hit the road with disastrously funny consequences.
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I love Tommy Boy, and Chris Farley and Spade were absolutely brilliant here. This will forever be a comedy favorite of mine.
For others who love Tommy Boy as much as I do, I want to highly recommend checking out the concept album about Tommy Boy. It's a brilliant love letter with harmonies and layers told in a sincere and heartfelt way. It’s the perfect companion to this fat guy in a little coat. Here's the info:
Dave Paulson - Sandusky Ohio
Here's a track from this brilliant underrated gem.
youtu.be/eghEdEmJ8Ck
Quit playing with your dingy and go check out this album! Dave Paulson - Sandusky Ohio
*Was a 64, now an 80*
As a 90s comedy, it's pretty good. As a Chris Farley/David Spade midwestern buddy movie, it's excellent.
Chris Farley was in only ten movies, and apparently I saw all of them before I turned ten. This was part nostalgia watch and part background noise, but it left me reflecting on a true legend of comedy. So much of his schtick involved getting made fun of, yet he was always the coolest and most magnetic man in the room.
Even if you don't like Chris Farley's films you can't deny his enthusiasm and dedication to having fun.
Tommy Boy was Farley's dance floor and I still wish he was with us.
R.I.P. Mr. Farley
64
"What the American Public doesn't know makes them the American Public, alright?"
One character describes Chris Farley as a "human bomb." That's actually quite poetic.
Chris Farley’s awkward, twitchy sincerity blends so seamlessly with David Spade’s resentful sarcasm to make a delicious chocolate-vanilla swirl. Toss on the whipped cream of some great bits, drizzle on the raspberry syrup of real heart and pathos, sprinkle a handful of funny side character gummy bears on top, and boy howdy you’ve got yourself a timeless buddy comedy classic sundae.
Peter Segal's "Tommy Boy" is an ideal, if completely unsophisticated, blend of physical comedy, verbal wit, and personality. It may not be smart, but the story of a college graduate trying save his father's auto parts factory sure is funny.
The laughs in "Tommy Boy" come at a quick clip from the film's outset. Its plot revolving around the titular Tommy Callahan, the comedy follows as Tommy and a company accountant hit the road for the good of the Sandusky, Ohio-based factory. The story does not offer much originality, but it is an ideal foundation for the film's physical gags, odd couple hijinks, and verbal barbs.
Segal directs with an eye for letting his cast be the center of the…