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On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are trying to make our dad proud by saving the family automotive parts business in the 1995 film from Peter Segal, Tommy Boy.

What we\\u2019ve got here in the \\u201890s is an era of comedy films, namely those starring people like Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, Mike Myers, Chris Rock, and David Spade, that has a special place in the hearts of many. Heck, just ask Steven to tell you all about those films. I\\u2019m sure he could wax lyrical about them for a long time.

There\\u2019s something special about them. The stakes are about as low as you can get in a film. The comedy is a specific sort of loud, brash, and crude. The characters are perfect examples of buffoons. You know what you\\u2019re going to get with them.

What you\\u2019ll be getting, if you set your expectations at the right level, is a perfectly adequate and nice movie. It\\u2019s not going to shake the world with its storytelling, but that\\u2019s not the goal of a movie like Tommy Boy. If you\\u2019re hoping for The Shawshank Redemption or Casablanca, then you need to look elsewhere, friend.

What this film excels at is warming hearts and producing giggles. That\\u2019s because it\\u2019s got a heart as big as its comedy. It\\u2019s the perfect encapsulation of everything that our dearly missed Chris Farley wanted to bring to this world. He wanted to bring silliness and happiness into this world. I think he did exactly that with this film.

(Recorded on October 11, 2021)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

Tommy Boy - IMDb

Tommy Boy trailer - YouTube

Chris Farley - IMDb

David Spade - IMDb

Brian Dennehy - IMDb

Bo Derek - IMDb

Dan Aykroyd - IMDb

Rob Lowe - IMDb

Beverly Hills Ninja (1997) - IMDb

Black Sheep (1996) - IMDb

The Godfather (1972) - IMDb

A Night at the Roxbury (1998) - IMDb

Hamlet - Wikipedia

Incendies (2010) - IMDb

Chris Traeger | Parks and Recreation Wiki - Fandom

American Gladiators (TV Series 1989\\u20131997) - IMDb

American Ninja Warrior (TV Series 2009\\u2013 ) - IMDb

Sharknado - IMDb

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