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- 2015
- Not Rated
- Emerging Pictures
- 1 h 36 m
- 2015
- Not Rated
- Emerging Pictures
- 1 h 36 m
Summary A documentary on the life of comedian Chris Farley.
Directed By: Brent Hodge, Derik Murray
Written By: Steve Burgess
- 2015
- Not Rated
- Emerging Pictures
- 1 h 36 m
- 2015
- Not Rated
- Emerging Pictures
- 1 h 36 m
I Am Chris Farley
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Summary A documentary on the life of comedian Chris Farley.
Directed By: Brent Hodge, Derik Murray
Written By: Steve Burgess
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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36% Positive
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
58
36% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
64% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Negative
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The film—skillfully helmed by Brent Hodge and Derik Murray and featuring talking-head testimonials from family members, friends, and costars such as Mike Myers and Bob Odenkirk—heralds "Tommy Boy" as definitive and notes how winning a romantic lead Farley is in "Coneheads".
Captures why Chris Farley mattered, even if it does sometimes gloss over a few of the reasons our friend is no longer with us.
As a thoughtful examination of its subject’s life, I Am Chris Farley has its moments, but it plays more like a loving tribute than documentary, as if a bunch of his friends got together to tell stories. In that way, it succeeds, but it’s hard to shake the feeling that the picture isn’t complete.
The movie is never able to get to the bottom of why the man so loved by his friends was unable to be comfortable out of the spotlight. But I Am Chris Farley is a warm, nostalgic reminder of a talent who died before his time.
Co-directors Brent Hodge and Derik Murray go exclusively to interviewees who lived or worked with the oversized, overenergized man, all of whom clearly loved him, and if the tone of their remarks (affectionate, amazed at his charisma) is totally predictable, the specifics have enough color to hold the interest of a casual fan.
The story of dependence and excess is sadly familiar — and as with most of its material, I Am Chris Farley doesn’t find a fresh way to tell it.
Perhaps fearful of venturing into downer territory, I Am Chris Farley sticks to slickly edited, bite-sized anecdotes about an attention-starved Midwestern goofball unprepared for stardom, accompanied by storybook music that accentuates Farley's childlike nature over his darker impulses.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 User Ratings
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 User Ratings
4.5
46% Positive
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38% Negative
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Production Company
Network Entertainment
Release Date Jul 31, 2015
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website
http://www.iamchrisfarley.com/
Awards
Leo Awards
• 2 Nominations
