Funny Farm

Name: Funny Farm
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1988-06-03
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Chevy Chase, Madolyn Smith Osborne, Kevin O'Morrison, Joseph Maher, Jack Gilpin

1988·Movie·PG·101 min·★ 6.2(297)

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

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.

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About Funny Farm

Funny Farm is a 1988 English-language comedy film directed by George Roy Hill. The cast is led by Chevy Chase, Madolyn Smith Osborne, Kevin O'Morrison. It has a runtime of 1h 41m. Viewers rate it 6.2/10 across 300 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Kanopy, Plex, Tubi TV.

Funny Farm was produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on June 3, 1988, and carries a PG certification. Made on a budget of about $19 million, it went on to gross $26 million worldwide.

Director: George Roy Hill
Writers: Jeffrey Boam
Release date: June 3, 1988
Original language: English
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $19 million
Box office: $26 million
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures

#small town#based on novel or book#slapstick comedy#city country contrast#vermont#rural america

Funny Farm cast & crew

Funny Farm was directed by George Roy Hill and written by Jeffrey Boam.

The cast features Chevy Chase as Andy Farmer, Madolyn Smith Osborne as Elizabeth Farmer, Kevin O'Morrison as Sheriff Ledbetter, Joseph Maher as Michael Sinclair, Jack Gilpin as Bud Culbertson, and Caris Corfman as Betsy Culbertson.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Elmer Bernstein, cinematography is by Miroslav Ondříček, and it was produced by Patrick Kelley and Bruce Bodner.

Is Funny Farm worth watching?

Funny Farm holds an audience score of 6.2/10 from 297 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 41m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy, Funny Farm is worth a place on your watchlist.

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