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Almost Heroes

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Almost Heroes
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PG13,1hr 30min
Genre:
Comedy
Release:
1998
Director:
Christopher Guest
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Chris Farley, Matthew Perry, Eugene Levy  ...more
Synopsis: Christopher Guest (Waiting for Guffman) directed this comedy about two hapless explorers -- hard-drinking trapper Bartholomew Hunt (the late Chris Farley in his last major role) and foppish Leslie Edwards (Matthew Perry) -- who lead an ill-fated 1804 expedition through the Pacific Northwest in a hopeless, doomed effort to reach the Pacific Ocean before Lewis and Clark. Others joining their trek are French linguist Guy Fontenot (Eugene Levy), who is unable to decipher dialects of any Native American ... Full Synopsis
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Karl Williams, AMG Review
It's hard to believe this comes from such an intellectually challenging director as Christopher Guest; this comedy squanders an interesting, little-used concept (historical spoof) with a taste for over-the-top pratfall and bodily function-laced humor. The film's closest cousin is probably Blazing Saddles (1974) but unlike that perennial favorite, Almost Heroes is free of the clever puns, sly racial ... Full Review
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Chris Farley
Bartholomew Hunt
Matthew Perry
Leslie Edwards
Eugene Levy
Guy Fontenot
Kevin Dunn
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