Tommy Boy Movie Review 1995

Not-too-bright rich kid Tommy (Farley) teams up with snide, officious accountant Richard (Spade) to save the family auto parts business after dad (Dennehy) buys the farm. Tommy and Richard must deal with a conniving stepmom and stepbrother (Derek and Lowe), a ruthless rival (Aykroyd), and a road trip from hell to drum up some new business. Not as bad as it sounds, but inconsistent direction and too-familiar characters offset the amusing chemistry between Farley and Spade.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 98 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Slob Comedy, Corporate Shenanigans, Road Trip, Family Ties, School Daze, Stupid Is..., Screen Teams: Farley & Spade

Screenplay

Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner

Cast

Chris Farley, David Spade, Brian Dennehy, Bo Derek, Dan Aykroyd, Julie Warner, Rob Lowe

Cinematography

Victor Kemper

Director

Peter Segal

Music

David Newman

Producer

Lorne Michaels, Barnaby Thompson, Robert K. Weiss, Paramount Pictures

Awards

MTV Movie Awards 1996: On-Screen Duo (Chris Farley/David Spade).