Tommy Boy

Director: Peter Segal Peter Segal

Overview

Saturday Night Live star Chris Farley had his first starring role in this frankly lowbrow comedy, which teamed him with fellow SNL cast member David Spade. Big Tom Callahan (Brian Dennehy) is the street-smart owner of a company that makes auto parts, and one day he'd like his son Tommy Callahan III (Chris Farley) to take over the business. Trouble is, Tommy Boy is a fat, dim-witted slob who took seven years to get a business degree and has no idea how to run a business. His father's sudden death unexpectedly puts Tommy Boy in charge, with his dad's weasely assistant Richard (David Spade) trying to guide him. However, what no one knows is Big Tom's wife, the young and beautiful Beverly (Bo Derek), married him only for his money while holding on to her lover, Paul (Rob Lowe), whose presence she explains by telling people he's her son. Beverly and Paul are waiting for Tommy Boy to run the company into the ground so they can take over, sell it off and earn a quick payoff. However, what Tommy Boy lacks in smarts (and hygiene), he makes up for in determination, and he hits the road with Richard for a long sales trip in a last ditch effort to rescue his father's legacy. Tommy Boy was a major hit that turned Chris Farley into a screen star; sadly, died a little over 2 1/2 years later.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/07/2017
UPC:	0032429258373
Original Release:	1995
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	PARAMOUNT
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Surround EX, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:36:00
Sales rank:	3,133

Special Features

Closed Caption; Disc 1; Feature Film with Commentary by Director Peter Segal; Disc 2; Tommy Boy: Behind the Laughter; Stories from the Side of the Road; Just the Two of Us; Growing Up Farley; 7 Storyboard Comparisons; Additional Scenes:; Deleted Scenes; Extended Scenes; Alternate Scenes; Gag Reel; Photo Gallery; TV Spots

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Chris Farley	Tommy Callahan Jr
David Spade	Richard
Brian Dennehy	Big Tom Callahan
Bo Derek	Beverly
Dan Aykroyd	Zalinsky
Julie Warner	Michelle
Rob Lowe	Paul
Sean McCann	Rittenhauer
Zach Grenier	Reilly
James Blendick	Gilmore
Clinton Turnbull	Young Tommy
Ryder Britton	Young Richard
William Dunlop	R.T,R.T.
Paul Greenberg	Skittish Student
Graeme Millington	Frat Boy
Michael Cram	Frat Boy
Dean Marshall	Frat Boy
Philip McMullen	Frat Boy
Philip Williams	Danny
David "Skippy" Malloy	Sammy
Roy Lewis	Louis
Austin Pool	Obnoxious Bus Kid
David Calderisi	'Yes' Executive
Jack Jessop	Priest
Marc Strange	Toy CAr Executive
Michael Dunston	Singer at Wedding
Michael Ewing	Ticket Agent
David Hemblen	Archer
Henry Gomez	Airport Cop
Camilla Scott	Stewardess
George Kinamis	Kid at Lake
Dov Tiefenbach	Kid at Lake
Marilyn Boyle	Woman with Pen
Gino Marrocco	Cabbie
Mark Zador	Kid at Lake
Gil Filar	Kid in Bank
Helen Hughes	Boardroom Lady
J.R. Zimmerman	Boardroom Man
Jonathan Wilson	Marty
Robert K. Weiss	`No' Manager
Ron James	Bank Guard
Bunty Webb	Large Woman
Reg Dreger	`No' Manager
Lloyd White	`No' Manager
Sandi Stahlbrand	News Reporter
Brian Kaulback	Bank Guard
David Huband	Gas Attendant
Hayley Gibbins	Little Girl at Carnival
Julianne Gilles	Brady's Receptionist
Addison Bell	Mr. Brady
Cory Sevier	Boy in Commercial
Maria Vacratsis	Helen
Colin Fox	Nelson
Lorri Bagley	Woman at Pool
Lynn Cunningham	Pretty Hitchiker
Robbie Rox	Restaurant Regular
David Newman	Composer

Technical Credits

Bonnie Turner

Peter Segal	Director
Pamela Basker	Casting
Michael Kavanagh	Special Effects
Lorne Michaels	Producer
Branko Racki	Stunts
Robert K. Weiss	Executive Producer
Bonnie Turner	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Michael Ewing	Producer

Editorial Reviews

The best of the feature film vehicles for the comedy duo of former Saturday Night Live co-stars Chris Farley and David Spade, this warm-hearted farce is occasionally hilarious in spite of its stars' limited acting ability. There's a long, hallowed tradition of teaming a "playful" large guy with a fussy, skinny cohort that harks back to at least Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy or Bud Abbott and Lou Costello; the device now even encompasses film critics: See Roger Ebert with whomever his partner du jour may be. As performers, Farley and Spade are definitely less facile than many of their legendary predecessors, but their chemistry together is just genuine enough to activate the nascent power of the cliché. In other words, they're genuinely funny together, probably because they're believable (one gets the vibe that Farley truly annoys the heck out of his quicker-witted co-star). The script by the writing team of Bonnie Turner and Terry Turner, creators of hit TV sitcoms, betrays their small-screen roots: Nothing about the story or its production at the hands of director Peter Segal is particularly cinematic. In fact, their picture feels like a feature-length pilot for a situation comedy, albeit a fairly funny one that would probably be a moderate hit as long as the same stars were maintained. Farley and Spade would reunite for the less effective Black Sheep (1996), a virtual remake of this film, and Farley would team with another thin, finicky co-star, Matthew Perry, for Almost Heroes (1998), but neither film was able to re-create the Tommy Boy magic.