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Funny Farm (1988), Director: George Roy Hill, Rated PG

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

Film ClipStarring: Chevy Chase, Madolyn Smith, Joseph Maher, Jack Gilpin, Brad Sullivan, MacIntyre Dixon, Kevin O'Morrison, Mike Starr, Alice Drummond

DML Rating: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ - above average

"Cue the deer." – Andy Farmer

Why watch this? Just when I though Chevy's film popularity had run his course, this little nugget dropped - what a pleasant surprise.

Plot Summary: A city couple, Andy and Elizabeth Farmer, decide to escape the hustle and bustle of city life for the seemingly idyllic tranquility of a Vermont farmhouse. Their dreams of a peaceful rural existence quickly devolve into a series of comedic misfortunes and escalating encounters with the eccentric locals of their new small town of Redbud.

Dad's Preview: Chevy Chase and Madolyn Osborne are a married couple who decide to leave city life and move to an idyllic country home. Of course, it's a nightmare, thanks to a whole plethora of wacky neighbors who are dead-set against the couple enjoying their new home. There's the hard-drinking hillbilly mail carrier, the pesky road-sign-altering teenagers, and overly nosey townsfolk. It's fun to see how the crafty couple uses a little reverse psychology to win over the town's inhabitants.


Pan Arts, Inc.; Warner Bros.

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