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Almost Heroes (1998)

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Christopher Guest (Waiting for Guffman) directed this comedy about two hapless explorers -- hard-drinking trapper Bartholomew Hunt (the late Chris Farley in his last major role) and foppish Leslie Edwards (Matthew Perry) -- who lead an ill-fated 1804 expedition through the Pacific Northwest in a hopeless, doomed effort to reach the Pacific Ocean before Lewis and Clark. Others joining their trek are French linguist Guy Fontenot (Eugene Levy), who is unable to decipher dialects of any Native

PG-13, 1 hr. 30 min.

Drama, Comedy

Directed By: Christopher Guest

Written By: Mark Nutter, Tom Wolfe, Boyd Hale

In Theaters: May 29, 1998 Wide

On DVD: Aug 30, 2005

Warner Home Video

Almost Heroes Trailer & Photos

Cast

Chris Farley
Bartholomew Hunt
Matthew Perry
Leslie Edwards
Eugene Levy
Guy Fontenot
Kevin Dunn
Hidalgo
Lisa Barbuscia
Shaquinna
Bokeem Woodbine
Johan
Steven M. Porter
Higgins
David Packer
Bidwell
Hamilton Camp
Pratt
Lewis Arquette
Merchant
Patrick Crenshaw
Jackosn
Christian Clemenson
Father Girard
Frankie Avina
Barry Del Sherman
Franklin Cover
Robert Tittor

Critic Reviews for Almost Heroes

All Critics (32) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (18) | DVD (1)

A forgettable farce with no flavor...utterly flaccid and foolish. It wastes the comedic capabilities of Farley and Perry who deserve much better

June 24, 2004 Comment

Frank Ochieng

TheWorldJournal.com

The late Chris Farley's last stand

February 19, 2003 Comment

Kevin Fiddler

Henderson Home News (Henderson, NV)

It's clear, his death notwithstanding, that Farley is the funniest thing about this silly piece of celluloid.

February 8, 2003 Full Review Source: Film Quips Online

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John R. McEwen

Film Quips Online

Pure, adulterated junk.

November 28, 2002 Comment

Gary Brown

Houston Community Newspapers

It's not the funniest film I've ever seen, but Chris Farley sure cracked me up often in this flick.

September 10, 2002 Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal

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Kevin N. Laforest

Montreal Film Journal

A virtually laugh-free comedy that puts a sad end to the woefully lackluster screen career of a talented comic.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

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"Almost History... Almost Legends... Mostly Ridiculous."A road comedy about 2 guys whose mission is to beat Lewis and Clark.REVIEWDespite it's bad reputation, this comedy about fancy-pants Army officer Matthew Perry and rowdy mountain man Chris Farley's attempt to upstage Lewis and Clark by beating them to

July 8, 2010

Lorenzo von Matterhorn

Super Reviewer

..almost good.

July 6, 2010

Alexis Nomm

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Almost Heroes Quotes

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1. Bartholomew Hunt: I name this here fork Pittsburgh Nelly the welshe whore who could do things with her one arm that would make you forget about that thing on her neck!
– Submitted by Britney N (50 days ago)