Almost Heroes Movie Review 1997

Farley's last screen appearance teams him with Perry as explorers Edwards and Hunt, who are racing Lewis and Clark to the Pacific Ocean in 1804. Edwards (Perry) is a glory-seeking fop who's totally out of his league, Hunt (Farley) is a slovenly, clumsy tracker with a soft spot for toilet (or would that be outhouse?) humor. Along with a team of misfits and losers, the duo wreaks havok on the American frontier. Perry and Farley show some flashes of comic chemistry, but their left to fend for themselves by a script that's lost in the wilderness, sadly relying too much on Farley's patented self-destructive schtick.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 87 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Wilderness, Explorers, Bears, Dental Mayhem, Extraordinary Pairings, Montana

Screenplay

Tom Wolfe, Mark Nutter, Boyd Hale

Cast

Chris Farley, Matthew Perry, Eugene Levy, Bokeem Woodbine, Lisa B, Kevin Dunn, Hamilton Camp, Lewis Arquette

Cinematography

Adam Kimmel, Kenneth Macmillan

Director

Christopher Guest

Music

C.J. Vanston

Other

Harry Shearer

Producer

Denise Di Novi, Warner Bros.