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| American Broadcasting Company (ABC) | Release Date: June 3, 1988 |
Starring:
Caris Corfman, Chevy Chase, Glenn Plummer, Jack Gilpin, Joseph Maher, Kevin O'Morrison, Madolyn Smith Osborne, Mike Starr, William Duell, William Severs
Summary:
A couple swap city life for the country, but their picturesque new hometown turns out to be just a little bit different to what they were expecting.
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Chevy Chase doesn't seem to have enough to do in "Funny Farm." He's a physical actor whose appeal can turn flat if he spends too much camera time sitting at a typewriter or working on his love relationship. Smith, as Elizabeth, is gorgeous and competent, but she lacks the comic verve of Beverly d'Angelo, Chase's memorable co-star in the National Lampoon series. This is a vehicle that does a lot for its supporting character actors and almost nothing for its stars. [3 June 1988, p.B]
The problem is that the director, George Roy Hill, tries to construct a real universe around Chase and his costar. And for a time he's able to give the comedy some snap. But after the couple settle in their new home and nightmare piles on nightmare, the picture deteriorates into a shtickfest and the sense of reality drags on the proceedings.
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Sitting through what is so far the worst movie of 1988 is enough to make any cuckoo's nest seem sane. [3 June 1988]
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