Tommy Boy
Published April 19, 2024
Film info
- Title Tommy Boy
- Director Peter Segal
- Year 1995
- Run time 1hr 38m
- Genre Comedy
- Tagline If at first you don't succeed, lower your standards!
Party animal Tommy Callahan is definitely a few cans short of a six-pack. But after seven years, Tommy's finally earned his diploma—and a cushy job at Callahan Auto Parts. Returning home, Tommy gets some more great news: his dad is marrying a real 10, and Tommy will get the stepbrother he always wanted. Awesome! But as fast as you can say 'Who killed the keg?,' the family business starts tanking. Now Tommy's got to hit the road with his dad's right-hand man, a smug numbers cruncher. And what these two don't know about salesmanship could fill a book—and a riotously funny movie!
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 2:43 | The good thing about not being late all the time is not then having to run everywhere! |
| 3:37 | Is the answer John Hancock? |
| 6:40 | “A lot of people go to college for seven years.” “I know, they’re called doctors.” |
| 17:05 | Cow tipping has never made sense to me. |
| 22:27 | He just called his boss chubby! |
| 26:09 | Like that clever change from the floor of the wedding to the graveyard. |
| 36:30 | His imagination and storytelling is incredible. |
| 41:29 | Gotta be so careful when you’re peeing al fresco. |
| 44:26 | “You have derailed.” |
| 50:27 | Karen Carpenter will have that effect on you. |
| 58:36 | His car has that moveable seatbelt thing as well. Hate it. |
| 59:10 | OMG, the seat belt foiled a plot! I take it back. |
| 1:09:56 | I thought her weird filing might save the day but it appears to have ruined it. |
| 1:15:48 | Not a reassuring safety demo. |
| 1:31:16 | Family businesses are like small villages. Too personal! |
Thoughts
I had never heard of this film and knew nothing going into it which was great because it was a really plesant surprise! The cover made me think it was going to be a bit more of those crude slapstick comedies but it had more heart than that. There were plenty of pratfalls but they were all done well, and it was really funny. I could probably have done with fewer fat jokes because they weren’t that funny and actually didn’t add anything to the film. But the rest of it was so good!
Rating: 4 / 5