{"id":43908,"date":"2024-05-23T08:22:52","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T12:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=43908"},"modified":"2024-05-29T08:14:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T12:14:04","slug":"you-have-to-see-this-tommy-boy-1995","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/23\/you-have-to-see-this-tommy-boy-1995\/","title":{"rendered":"You Have to See This! Tommy Boy (1995)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Currently Streaming on<\/strong> Amazon Prime Video<\/a>, AMC Plus, Philo, Fandango at Home<\/p>\n

Chris Farley would have been sixty this year had he not sadly passed away at the young age of thirty three. One of the best cast members of the iconic late night comedy show \u201cSaturday Night Live,\u201d Farley was looking up at a promising second chapter in feature films. Farley was very much loyal to SNL and only made small cameos in movies featuring his \u201cSNL\u201d co-workers. And although they were small, Farley had the tendency to make the best out of his small roles. Whether it\u2019s the maniacal bus driver in \u201cBilly Madison,\u201d the lovable Ronnie in \u201cConeheads,\u201d or Milton in \u201cWayne\u2019s World 2,\u201d Farley was skilled enough to know that there were no small roles, just small actors.<\/p>\n

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Farley did begin seeking his fortune in feature films headlining perhaps the best film he\u2019s ever been in: \u201cTommy Boy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 1995 buddy comedy where he co-starred with \u201cSNL\u201d co-star David Spade is a showcase for everything great that Farley brought to comedy. \u201cTommy Boy\u201d garners Farley being about as over the top as he was famed for, but he also presents an admirable vulnerability that made him so lovable and charming. Although a lot of critics just wrote him off as a loud, oafish, bumbling clich\u00e9, Farley was so popular because through the pratfalls and screeches, you could identify with his boyish charm and ability to connect with any audience.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>With \u201cTommy Boy\u201d he plays a less than intelligent college graduate named Tommy who returns to his small town to help his wealthy father Big Tom (played by Brian Dennehy) run his automotive factory. Tommy is surprised when he returns to discover his dad is marrying the gorgeous (Bo Derek), and he attempts to connect by bonding with her adult son and potential step brother Paul. After Big Tom dies from an unexpected heart attack, Tommy faces the potential shut down of the company. In an effort to save his town and his dad\u2019s legacy he decides to help sell his company\u2019s new brake pads.<\/p>\n

Tasked with tagging along is his less than willing friend Richard, a young up and comer in the company who loathes Tommy. Despite his resentment the pair go on the road and get in to all kinds of hilarious mishaps. David Spade and Chris Farley were a shockingly great team together and they played off of each other very well. Farley\u2019s loud and unabashed comedy paired wonderfully with Spade\u2019s smarminess and quick wit. Most of the film revolves around Tommy and Richard experiencing all kinds of hilarious scenes including a confrontation with a dead deer, a very funny sing along session set to classic seventies music, and of course \u201cFat Guy in Little Coat.\u201d
\n\"\"<\/a>\u201cTommy Boy\u201d has a lot of what fans loved about Chris Farley, as he takes what could have been a shrill and unlikable protagonist and gradually brings us over to his side. He\u2019s spent his entire life being coddled by his dad\u2019s wealth and now has to actually work to keep his life in tact, and it\u2019s an interesting coming of age journey for Tommy. There are also the classic hallmarks of any movie related to SNL as former cast member Dan Akroyd makes an appearance in the finale, while frequent collaborator Rob Lowe has fun mostly reacting to Farley\u2019s physical acts. Honestly, Lowe pretty much plays Benjamin Kane from \u201cWayne\u2019s World\u201d all over again, but he squeezes by thanks to his chemistry with his co-stars.<\/p>\n

\u201cTommy Boy\u201d deep down is a bittersweet look at a lovable guy just trying to find the best out of life who is woefully underestimated when all is said and done. It is a lot like Farley\u2019s career. He had huge potential to be a humongous comedy star, but for a great glimpse \u201cTommy Boy\u201d remains that immortal look in to comedian and the man known as Chris Farley.<\/p>\n

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Currently Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, AMC Plus, Philo, Fandango at Home Chris Farley would have been sixty this year had he not sadly passed away at the young age of thirty three. One of the best cast members of the iconic late night comedy show \u201cSaturday Night Live,\u201d Farley was looking up at a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1717],"tags":[71,219,851],"class_list":["post-43908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-yhts","tag-adventure","tag-comedy","tag-road-trip"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43908"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43908\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43991,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43908\/revisions\/43991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}