If at first you don't succeed, lower your standards.

Starring: Chris Farley, David Spade, Bo Derek, Brian Dennehy, Dan Akyroyd, Rob Lowe, Julie Warner, Sean McCann, Zach Grenier

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★★☆ - near perfect

"I can practically hear you getting fatter." – Richard

Why watch this? ... to learn to never load an injured deer in your car's back seat.

Plot Summary: Tommy Callahan Jr., a somewhat naive and underachieving son of a successful auto parts magnate, returns home to work in the family business. However, after the sudden death of his father, the company faces financial ruin and a potential takeover. To save the factory and the jobs of its employees, Tommy embarks on a cross-country sales trip to secure a large order for a new brake pad division. He is begrudgingly accompanied by his father's tightly wound assistant, Richard.

Dad's Preview: This lovable film is simply great fun. Farley and Spade are having a helluva great time. It really captures the chemistry between the unpredictable Farley and deadpan Spade. It's almost like watching Abbott and Costello in their heyday. Or Laurel and Hardy. For a low budget flick, there is a lot going on, plot-wise. It is part comedy, part romance, and part road film. Farley's genius was leaning into his faults, and getting folks to laugh at him. It will always sadden me that he followed his idol, John Belushi, too perfectly, and now we have to mourn two amazing comedians.

Lorne Michaels; Paramount Pictures