Funny Farm

– Chevy Chase stars as Andy Farmer, a sportswriter who moves with his schoolteacher wife Elizabeth (Ma..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 41 Minutes
Release Year:
1988
Funny Farm (1988)

Chevy Chase stars as Andy Farmer, a sportswriter who moves with his schoolteacher wife Elizabeth (Madolyn Smith) 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.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Funny Farm (1988) - Trailer

Release Date:

03 Jun 1988

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

George Roy Hill

Writer:

Jay Cronley (book), Jeffrey Boam (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Chevy Chase, Madolyn Smith Osborne, Kevin O'Morrison, Joseph Maher

Plot:

When Andy and Elizabeth buy a farm in Vermont, they can't imagine the trouble that awaits them. Andy has quit his job as a sports journalist and is planning to use the peace and quiet of the country to write the Great American Novel. From the moment the movers' truck gets lost with their furniture, though, there's little peace and less quiet. From a manical mailman to a dead body buried in the garden, Andy is distracted by the town and its wacky inhabitants. His effort at a novel is mediocre, at best, and he's threatened by Elizabeth's foray into writing when she attempts a children's book. Can the Farmers survive the townsfolk and each other?

Production:

Warner Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
65%
Metacritic:
50%