| Almost Heroes Review |
| by Chuck Dowling |
| Cast: Chris Farley, Matthew Perry, Eugene Levy, Kevin Dunn, David
Packer, Hamilton Camp, Christian Clemenson, Bokeem Woodbine, Harry
Shearer
Written by: Mark Nutter, Tom Wolfe and Boyd Hale
Directed by: Christopher Guest
Running Time: 90 minutes more |
| Almost Heroes Review |
| by Craig Roush |
| Release Date: May 29, 1998
Starring: Chris Farley, Matthew Perry, Eugene Levy, Kevin Dunn, Lisa
Barbuscia, Bokeem Woodbine
Directed by: Christopher Guest
Distributed by: Warner Brothers
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (crude humor, nudity)
URL:...more |
| Almost Heroes Review |
| by Josh Schirmer |
| I had been looking forward to this film since I heard about it early
last year, when Matthew Perry had just signed on. I'm big fan of Perry's
subtle sense of humor, and in addition, I think Chris Farley's on-edge,
extreme acting was a riot. So naturally,...more |
| Almost Heroes Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| While he had a number of memorably funny moments during his starmaking
stint on _Saturday_Night_Live_, the late Chris Farley's big-screen starring
vehicles--_Tommy_Boy_, _Black_Sheep_, and _Beverly_Hills_Ninja_--ranged
from bad, worse, to amusingly bad....more |
| Almost Heroes Review |
| by James Sanford |
| John Belushi's last film was a failed satire called "Neighbors." The deadly
duo "Wagons East" and "Canadian Bacon" were John Candy's final efforts. Now,
Chris Farley continues the tradition of corpulent comedians leaving a lame
comedy as their legacy...more |
| Almost Heroes Review |
| by James Berardinelli |
| United States, 1998
U.S. Release Date: 5/29/98 (wide)
Running Length: 1:26
MPAA Classification: PG-13 (Profanity, vulgarity, brief nudity)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 more |
| Almost Heroes Review |
| by Matt Williams |
| Matthew Perry stars as Leslie Edwards, an explorer whose goal is to beat
Lewis and Clark to the Pacific Ocean. To achieve this goal, he hires
the second best tracker in early America, Bartholomew Hunt (Chris
Farley), a drunken buffoon who has blundered...more |
| Almost Heroes Review |
| by David Sunga |
| Rating: 2.0 stars (out of 4.0)
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Key to rating system:
2.0 stars - Debatable
2.5 stars - Some people may like it
3.0 stars - I liked it
3.5 stars - I am biased in favor of the movie
4.0 stars - I felt the movie's impact...more |
| Almost Heroes Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| ALMOST HEROES
(Warner Bros.)
Starring: Chris Farley, Matthew Perry, Eugene Levy, Kevin Dunn.
Screenplay: Mark Nutter & Tom Wolfe & Boyd Hale.
Producer: Denise DiNovi.
Director: Christopher Guest.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (profanity, adult humor)
Running...more |
| Almost Heroes Review |
| by James Sanford |
| John Belushi's last film was a failed satire called "Neighbors." The deadly
duo "Wagons East" and "Canadian Bacon" were John Candy's final efforts. Now,
Chris Farley continues the tradition of corpulent comedians leaving a lame
comedy as their legacy...more |
