TheRetroCritic

Maybe the least well known Chris Farley movie out there, Almost Heroes was the late, great comedian's final film. Christopher Guest's comedy co-starred Matthew Perry as an aristocrat competing with Lewis & Clark to be the first to cross the USA and reach the Pacific. Released in 1998, almost 6 months following Farley's death, Almost Heroes was not a box-office success and critics didn't much care for it either. Indeed, this is a flawed comedy with a historical setting and plot that's tough to get people excited about. The pairing of the ever-ebullient Farley and the more restrained Perry was a good idea, however, and they are easily the most fun part of the entire movie. There is a feeling when you watch this film that a lot was cut out of it as the editing can be, at times, awkward so it's not too shocking to note that a lot was actually cut out of the film to give the leads more screen time. Originally, this was meant to be more of an ensemble comedy

After co-starring in Tommy Boy , Chris Farley and David Spade reunited for Black Sheep , which sees the former play the bumbling brother of a politician running for Governor in the state of Washington. Very much in the same vein as Tommy Boy, the film is essentially just another vehicle for Chris Farley to crash into things and, as a fan of the late comedian's rambunctious slapstick style, that's always suited me just fine. Following a blunder involving crashing a van into a cinema marquee during one of his politician brother's speeches, Mike (Farley) is put under the watch of Steve (Spade) during the campaign. When the opposition decides to frame Mike into destroying his brother's reputation, he and Steve flee to the countryside to lay low. Of course, even out of the way they manage to not only destroy an entire cabin but battle with a bat, roll down cliffs, get sprayed with fire extinguishers and fight against Gary Busey's ex-military kook. The film then mo