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Black Sheep (1996)

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Reviews Counted:32

Fresh:9

Rotten:23

Average Rating:3.6/10

Runtime: 86 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: When politicians run for office, their biggest problems are usually a skeleton in the closet, or their controversial stance on an issue. But gubernatorial candidate Al Donnelly's greatest dilemma... When politicians run for office, their biggest problems are usually a skeleton in the closet, or their controversial stance on an issue. But gubernatorial candidate Al Donnelly's greatest dilemma is his oafish, clumsy, stupid brother Mike, who has an uncanny knack for creating havoc everywhere he goes. And to Al's dismay, his opponent and her staff are also well aware of Mike's "gift," and intend to exploit it for what it's worth. As a result, one of the candidate's aides is assigned to keep Mike in check -- with disastrous results. Things get even worse when the incumbent's team frames Mike for setting a fire in a recreation center. Will Mike inadvertently destroy his brother's political career? [More]

Starring: Chris Farley, David Spade, Tim Matheson, Christine Ebersole

Starring: Chris Farley, David Spade, Tim Matheson, Christine Ebersole, Gary Busey, Grant Heslov, Timothy Carhart, Bruce McGill, Michael Patrick Carter, Mudhoney

Director: Penelope Spheeris

Director: Penelope Spheeris
Screenwriter: Fred Wolf

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May 12, 2009

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  • Dolby Digital 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.0, Dolby True HD 5.1 - English, French, Spanish
  • Subtitles - English - SDH
  • Subtitles - English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
 
 
 
 

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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03/10/03
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

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12/17/08
Entertainment Weekly

Utter, unforgivable bilge.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
Adam Smith
Adam Smith
Empire Magazine

Spade plays the straight man, Farley plays the dufus, physical stunts abound and there isn't one shred of slightly intellectual wit.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment Comment
01/01/00
Barry Walters
Barry Walters
San Francisco Examiner

Black Sheep is an appropriately titled misfire, a des-perate slapstick comedy that falls flat at nearly every turn.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

No review available.

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10/14/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

Makes "Tommy Boy" look like A-grade material

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09/18/02
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

No review available.

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06/06/05
Dan Marcucci and Nancy Serougi
Dan Marcucci and Nancy Serougi
Broomfield Enterprise

No review available.

comment Comment
06/26/03
Edward Havens
Edward Havens
FilmJerk.com

the most charming of Farley's screen efforts, but it's too bad he wasn't around long enough to make anyting better

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10/01/05
Eric Melin
Eric Melin
Scene-Stealers.com

Yeah, I giggled a couple of times. But I suspect you will giggle more if you are male, age 15-27ish.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jeff Millar
Jeff Millar
Houston Chronicle
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Exactly what you expect

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02/02/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

The movie itself succeeds in setting up situations ready for yucks; the movie's key problem is its intended humor fails to register on the audience's yucks ballot.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
06/05/02
Kim Williamson
Kim Williamson
Boxoffice Magazine

It is one long, drawn out exercise in pain.

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01/01/00
Madeleine Williams
Madeleine Williams
Cinematter

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08/18/04
Mark Sells
Mark Sells
Oregon Herald

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Oz
Oz
eFilmCritic.com

painfully unfunny

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05/03/09
Pete Croatto
Pete Croatto
Filmcritic.com

It's nice to see the two together, practicing their easy screen rapport--and no doubt more so given Farley's untimely passing--but Black Sheep is still a clunker. [Blu-ray]

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
06/19/09
Peter Canavese
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