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Funny Farm
Funny Farm

Funny Farm

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

Genres

Comedy

OverView

Sportswriter Andy Farmer moves with his schoolteacher wife Elizabeth to the country in order to write a novel in relative seclusion. Of course, seclusion is the last thing the Farmers find in the small, eccentric town, where disaster awaits them at every turn.

Others

Budget

$19000000

Revenue

$25537221

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

03 June 1988

Country

United States of America

Cast

Chevy Chase

Chevy Chase

Andy Farmer

Madolyn Smith Osborne

Madolyn Smith Osborne

Elizabeth Farmer

Kevin O'Morrison

Kevin O'Morrison

Sheriff Ledbetter

Joseph Maher

Joseph Maher

Michael Sinclair

Jack Gilpin

Jack Gilpin

Bud Culbertson

Caris Corfman

Caris Corfman

Betsy Culbertson

William Severs

William Severs

Newspaper Editor

Mike Starr

Mike Starr

Crocker

Glenn Plummer

Glenn Plummer

Mickey

William Duell

William Duell

Old Character

Helen Lloyd Breed

Helen Lloyd Breed

Old Operator

Kit Le Fever

Kit Le Fever

Young Operator (as Kit Le Fevre)

Dakin Matthews

Dakin Matthews

Marion Corey Jr.

William Newman

William Newman

Gus Lotterhand

Alice Drummond

Alice Drummond

Mrs. Ethel Dinges

Kevin Conway

Kevin Conway

Crum Petree (uncredited)

Bill Fagerbakke

Bill Fagerbakke

Lon Criterion

Nicholas Wyman

Nicholas Wyman

Dirk Criterion

Brad Sullivan

Brad Sullivan

Brock

Nesbitt Blaisdell

Nesbitt Blaisdell

Hank

George Buck

George Buck

Peterbrook

Audrie Neenan

Audrie Neenan

Ivy (as Audrie J. Neenan)

MacIntyre Dixon

MacIntyre Dixon

Mayor Barclay

Raynor Scheine

Raynor Scheine

Oates

Peter Boyden

Peter Boyden

Reporter

Reg E. Cathey

Reg E. Cathey

Reporter

Dan Desmond

Dan Desmond

Reporter

Don Plumley

Don Plumley

Reporter

Brett Miller

Brett Miller

Teenager

Jamie Meyer

Jamie Meyer

Teenager

David Woodberry

David Woodberry

Ike

Kevin Murphy

Kevin Murphy

Ewell

Dennis Barr

Dennis Barr

First Base Coach

Barbara Baker

Barbara Baker

Woman in Stands

David Williams

David Williams

Marcus

Steve Jonas

Steve Jonas

Driving Instructor

Russell Bletzer

Russell Bletzer

Councilman

Evelyn McLean

Evelyn McLean

Caroler

Steven John

Steven John

Caroler

Judson Duncan

Judson Duncan

Caroler

Alison Hannas

Alison Hannas

Caroler

Robert Ingram

Robert Ingram

Caroler

Mary Johnson

Mary Johnson

Caroler

Kristin Kellom

Kristin Kellom

Caroler

Paul Link

Paul Link

Caroler

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