small town,based on novel or book,slapstick comedy,city country contrast,vermont

Funny Farm (1988)

Poster for Funny Farm

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
George Roy Hill
  • Profile picture of Chevy Chase
    Andy Farmer Chevy Chase
  • Profile picture of Kevin O'Morrison
    Sheriff Ledbetter Kevin O'Morrison
  • Profile picture of Joseph Maher
    Michael Sinclair Joseph Maher
  • Profile picture of Jack Gilpin
    Bud Culbertson Jack Gilpin
  • Profile picture of Mike Starr
    Crocker Mike Starr
  • Profile picture of Glenn Plummer
    Mickey Glenn Plummer
  • Profile picture of William Duell
    Old Character William Duell
  • Profile picture of Helen Lloyd Breed
    Old Operator Helen Lloyd Breed

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Keywords

  • small town
  • based on novel or book
  • slapstick comedy
  • city country contrast
  • vermont