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Almost Heroes (1998)

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Reviews Counted: 19

Fresh: 3

Rotten:16

Average Rating: 2.5/10

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Perry's proper pioneer gentleman and Farley's hapless, bumbling, boozy trail guide complement each other splendidly in this prairie caper/buddy picture/road movie. Circumstances throw our stars... Perry's proper pioneer gentleman and Farley's hapless, bumbling, boozy trail guide complement each other splendidly in this prairie caper/buddy picture/road movie. Circumstances throw our stars together for a rugged westward trek and hilarious hijinx ensue. One of Farley's last film roles before his death. [More]

Starring: Chris Farley, Matthew Perry, Eugene Levy, Kevin Dunn

Starring: Chris Farley, Matthew Perry, Eugene Levy, Kevin Dunn

Director: Christopher Guest

Director: Christopher Guest
Screenwriter: Mark Nutter, Tom Wolfe, Boyd Hale
Producer: Denise DiNovi
Composer: Jeffery CJ Vanston

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Aug 30, 2005

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  • It was a time of heroes. Well, almost. They were hearty men in those days. Men who, like Bartholomew Hunt and Leslie Edwards, made sure that when adventure called, it got a wrong number.
  • Chris Farley and Matthew Perry team with director Christopher Guest (Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show) to venture into uncharted comedy territory. Where explorers Lewis and Clark go, Hunt (Farley) and Edwards (Perry) follow, hoping to overtake the famed expeditioners and be the more fiery trailblazers. In a land dotted with bears, native tribes, pioneer outposts and wandering conquistadors having a bad hair day, is there not also room for two more adventurers eager to make a name for themselves? Westward ho-ho-ho!
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    Joe Leydon
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    No review available.

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    07/21/05
    Emanuel Levy
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    A forgettable farce with no flavor...utterly flaccid and foolish. It wastes the comedic capabilities of Farley and Perry who deserve much better

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    06/24/04
    Frank Ochieng
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    Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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    09/03/03
    Jonathan R. Perry
    Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

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    04/25/03
    Nell Minow
    Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

    The late Chris Farley's last stand

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    02/19/03
    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.

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    02/08/03
    John R. McEwen
    Film Quips Online

    Pure, adulterated junk.

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    11/28/02
    Gary Brown
    Houston Community Newspapers
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    10/03/02
    Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
    L.A. Weekly

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

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    Kevin N. Laforest
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    Anita Gates
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    Christopher Null
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    ...one of the most phony excuses for comedy ever made.

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    James Berardinelli
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    So much for "always leave 'em laughing." Had Farley known he only had one more film to make, it's hard to believe he would have picked this to be his swan song.

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    Joe Baltake
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