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Funny Farm |  | Director: George Roy Hill
Actors: Chevy Chase, Madolyn Smith Osborne, Kevin O'Morrison, Joseph Maher, Jack Gilpin
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  81 reviews
Sales Rank: 2430
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, HiFi Sound, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 101 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.5 x 0.5
MPN: 085391180920
ISBN: 0790740044
UPC: 085391180920
EAN: 9780790740041
ASIN: 0790740044
Theatrical Release Date: June 3, 1988
Release Date: May 18, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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FUNNY FARM (1988/DVD/SCENE ACCESS/P&S/FREN-SUB)
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George Roy Hill (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) directed this 1988 comedy that gives star Chevy Chase one of his better-quality vehicles. Chase plays a New York sportswriter who turns to the country for a simpler, happier way of living. He discovers, of course, that things don't work out that way. Hill's usual touch with comic timing, tone, and dialogue give Chase a rare career opportunity to be part of something a little classier than most of his other movies; but Funny Farm nevertheless has its share of so-what gags. Still, the film's overall tone is winning and laid-back, and it makes for nice escapist fare. --Tom Keogh
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 GREAT MOVIE March 15, 2010
Alice Janisch (St Louis, MO)
This was the 3rd time I have watched the movie. Each time, I enjoy it more. Each time, I see something I missed before. My husband laughed so much, we were all rolling off the couch.
Madolyn Smith, Please come back !!! March 3, 2010
Kingfish (Tollhouse, California)
This is a GREAT MOVIE ! Great physical comedy, great lines, great characters. I want to see Chevy Chase and Madolyn Smith back together again. They were perfect together. She was(is) the most underrated actress and I only wish she would come back to do some acting. Love her !
Would you like Lamb Fries with that? January 30, 2010
Inspector Gadget (On the trail of Doctor Claw)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Chevy Chase is normally associated with the Caddyshack, Fletch and Vacation series meaning that his one-shot movies mostly fall by the wayside. Films like Spies Like Us, Nothing But Trouble and Funny Farm have went largely unseen since the advent of DVD in 1997. Neither of these movies have received widescreen releases and have been out of print for years. I was beginning to wonder what Warner had against giving them definitive releases until I discovered an HD master of Funny Farm on the PlayStation Network.
I saw it only once, when I was about 9, and remembered very little. If you're a fan of Clark Griswold then Andy Farmer isn't too far removed. Andy is a sports journalist who retires from the big city to the Redbud, Vermont hoping to enjoy and idyllic, peaceful life and finally write the great, American novel (The Big Heist). When he gets there he and his wife discover that almost everyone and everything is weirder than the last. There are giant snakes in their pond, a dead body buried in their garden, a Sheriff who can't drive, a crazy mailman and a town who basically hate them. And top of all this Andy has severe writer's block while his wife manages to churn out a successful children's novel without really trying.
With careful, measured direction from George Roy Hill (Butch Cassidy, The Sting) Funny Farm, based on a novel by Jay Cronley, manages to be a little classier than Chase's usual fare. This makes the lack of a home video version even more puzzling. It has never been released on DVD in the UK, and the 1989 VHS is long gone. If you have access to the PlayStation Network then go for it. I have a funny feeling that Funny Farm and Spies Like Us will probably be released as a Warner Blu Ray Double Feature in the near future, but nothing has been announced so far.
Don't let the mistreatment of this film put you off, it lives up to it's title and is the perfect vehicle for Chevy Chase and his goofy humour.
Love This Movie January 9, 2010
J.G. (USA)
I have always loved this movie and so has my dad, so that's why I wanted to get this for him for Christmas. The shipping was fast and product in great shape. We watched the dvd a few days after Christmas and loved it. No scratches or glitches while watching movie. Great movie!
Stupid love! October 21, 2009
Jennifer PhD (Minnesota)
What a silly movie! Of course, it's Chevy Chase. I saw it years and years ago and no one I know has ever heard of it. But it always makes me smile when I see it. So it's a good pick-me-up movie. I love seeing the snow too. This was especially true when living in places that didn't have snow. It's a classic! Pick it up!
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