Funny Farm (film)

Infobox Film
name = Funny Farm


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caption = Promotional poster for "Funny Farm"
director = George Roy Hill
producer = Robert L. Crawford
writer = Jay Cronley (book)
Jeffrey Boam (screenplay)
starring = Chevy Chase
Madolyn Smith
music = Elmer Bernstein
cinematography = Miroslav Ondrícek
editing = Alan Heim
distributor = Warner Bros.
released = flagicon|United States June 3, 1988
runtime = 101 minutes
country = flagicon|United States United States
language = English
budget =
gross = $25,537,221 (US sub-total)
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imdb_id = 0095188

"Funny Farm" is a 1988 film directed by George Roy Hill, starring Chevy Chase and Madolyn Smith. The film was adapted from a 1985 comedic novel of the same name by Jay Cronley.

Plot

Chase plays a New York sports writer who moves with his wife to the seemingly charming town of Redbud, Vermont, so he can write a novel. They do not get along well with the residents, and marital troubles arise. They soon decide to split, and pay the town's residents to appear normal and friendly in the presence of prospective home buyers visiting the area. Ultimately, they decide to stay together and stay in Redbud, much to the chagrin of the locals.

Cast

*Chevy Chase as Andy Farmer
*Madolyn Smith as Elizabeth Farmer
*Kevin O'Morrison as Sheriff Ledbetter
*Mike Starr and Glenn Plummer as Crocker and Mickey, the movers
*Kevin Conway as Crum Petree, the mailman (uncredited)
*Joseph Maher as Michael Sinclair, the publisher
*Bill Fagerbakke and Nicholas Wyman as Lon and Dirk, the Criterion brothers
*William Newman as Gus Lotterhand

Trivia

*The film was shot in and around the Vermont towns of Grafton, Townshend, and Windsor. The Farmers' house in the movie belonged to a local resident of Grafton.
*A younger Bill Fagerbakke, who played Dauber on the sitcom "Coach", as well as the voice of Patrick Star from "Spongebob Squarepants" fame, has a role as one of the Criterion brothers.

External links

*imdb title|id=0095188|title=Funny Farm