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Funny Farm (1988)

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Reviews Counted:15

Fresh:9

Rotten:6

Average Rating:5.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: George Roy Hill's FUNNY FARM stars Chevy Chase as Andy Farmer, a big-city sportswriter. Since he and his wife, Elizabeth (Madolyn Smith), are fed up with the tensions of urban life, they decide to... George Roy Hill's FUNNY FARM stars Chevy Chase as Andy Farmer, a big-city sportswriter. Since he and his wife, Elizabeth (Madolyn Smith), are fed up with the tensions of urban life, they decide to buy a house in the country where each of them will be able to work on their book projects in peace. Shortly after they've moved to a spacious farmhouse in a small New England village, Andy begins to realize that his dreams of bucolic nirvana are, in fact, delusions. First the birds sing too loudly, preventing him from concentrating on his work. Then he learns that there's a corpse buried in their garden, not to mention snakes in their lake. They have to make calls from the pay phone located in their kitchen, and the grasping townspeople seem to have their meters running 24/7. To make matters worse for Andy, who can't get started on his book, his wife has sold her children's book, with a squirrel protagonist named Andy, not long after moving into the new house. Hill has toned down Chase's broader mannerisms, adopting the tone of MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE. The film is based on Jay Cronley's novel. [More]

Starring: Chevy Chase, Madolyn Smith, Joseph Maher, Jack Gilpin

Starring: Chevy Chase, Madolyn Smith, Joseph Maher, Jack Gilpin, Brad Sullivan, Macintyre Dixon

Director: George Roy Hill

Director: George Roy Hill

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Silly, but Chase adds his own brand of humor.

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06/01/07
Steve Crum
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One of Chase's better vehicles (although that may be damning with faint praise)

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10/07/05
James Sanford
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Kalamazoo Gazette

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Emanuel Levy
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04/08/05
Fr. Chris Carpenter
Fr. Chris Carpenter
Catholic Sun

Not to bad for a Chase comedy. Love those lamb fries.

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Michael A. Smith
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Frank Swietek
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One of Chevy's best.

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10/28/03
Mike McGranaghan
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Carol Cling
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Vincent Canby
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Unwatchable.

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Tony Toscano
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Middling star vehicle that wastes its director's talents.

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Ken Hanke
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08/07/02
Philip Martin
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Lightweight and fluffy, but Chase is surprisingly kinda charming!

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