Fresh
A little comedy that succeeds in its modest aim to provide 87 minutes of harmless diversion.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
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Black Sheep
Overview
When dignified Albert Donnelly runs for Governor, his team moves to keep his slow-witted and klutzy younger brother, Mike, out of the eye of the media. To baby-sit Mike, the campaign assigns sarcastic Steve, who gets the experience of a lifetime when he tries to take Mike out of town during the election.
Director and cast
- Penelope Spheeris Director
- Chris Farley as Mike Donnelly
- David Spade as Steve Dodds
- Tim Matheson as Al Donnelly
- Gary Busey as Drake Sabitch
- Chris Owen as Hal
- Bruce McGill as Neuschwander
- Boyd Banks as Clyde Spinoza
- Grant Heslov as Robbie Mieghem
- David St. James as Motorcycle Cop
- Timothy Carhart as Roger Kovary
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
29%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Works as well as it does because the anarchic, high-energy spirits of Farley and Spheeris lock into each other perfectly.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
Yeah, I giggled a couple of times. But I suspect you will giggle more if you are male, age 15-27ish.
Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle
Rotten
Black Sheep is bleatingly awful as it reteams Chris Farley and David Spade, the poor idiot's Abbott and Costello, in a comedy so desperately inept it makes their previous effort, Tommy Boy, look like a minefield of high wit.
Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
Fresh
They're certainly no Aykroyd and Belushi, or even Myers and Carvey, but Farley and Spade manage to wring humor from a series of juvenile setups and predictable pratfalls.
Richard Leiby, Washington Post
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