Funny Farm

"Chevy Chase finds life in the country isn't what it's cracked up to be!"

1988 1h 41m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 309

Comedy

Synopsis

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Sportswriter Andy Farmer moves with his schoolteacher wife Elizabeth to the country in order to write a novel in relative seclusion. Of course, seclusion is the last thing the Farmers find in the small, eccentric town, where disaster awaits them at every turn.

“Chevy Chase finds life in the country isn't what it's cracked up to be!”

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Cast

Chevy Chase
Andy Farmer
Madolyn Smith Osborne
Elizabeth Farmer
Kevin O'Morrison
Sheriff Ledbetter
Joseph Maher
Michael Sinclair
Jack Gilpin
Bud Culbertson
Caris Corfman
Betsy Culbertson
William Severs
Newspaper Editor
Mike Starr
Crocker

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: George Roy Hill
Writers: Jeffrey Boam
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by George Roy Hill, shot by Miroslav Ondříček. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Elmer Bernstein. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Alan Heim shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Chevy Chase and Madolyn Smith Osborne and Kevin O'Morrison carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Chevy Chase finds life in the country isn't what it's cracked up to be!".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0095188 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

George Roy Hill directs. Miroslav Ondříček behind the camera. Elmer Bernstein scores. Alan Heim cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by George Roy Hill, shot by Miroslav Ondříček. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Elmer Bernstein. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Alan Heim shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Chevy Chase and Madolyn Smith Osborne and Kevin O'Morrison carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Chevy Chase finds life in the country isn't what it's cracked up to be!".
7IMDB entry: tt0095188 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.