Folks!
Comedy
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1992
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A slightly self absorbed yuppie takes in his parents including his senile father, after their home burns down. But his personal and professional life fall apart soon after.
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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
107 min
Release date:
1 May 1992
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$6,132,924
Awards:
1 nomination total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
The film's appeal will depend largely on whether you feel like laughing at senile dementia and automobile accidents.
– Michael Upchurch,
Seattle Times,
4 May 2014
rotten:
[Director Kotcheff] treats material that might have been effective as dark, nightmare comedy as something bright, bouncy and frivolous, an approach that kills all the laughs and turns shock into mere tastelessness.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2014
rotten:
Klane has written this one as less of a slow burn, going instead for obnoxiously stunt-filled, madcap farce, all the way to the high-concept-reinforcing title exclamation point.
– Chris Willman,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2014
rotten:
Marking severe career setbacks for Ameche and Selleck, Folks! represents an obvious miscalculation as to the low intelligence of the mass audience.
– Lawrence Cohn,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
rotten:
Masquerading as a commentary on the greedy '80s, this is clearly the sort of moronic comedy beloved of the Weekend at Bernie's team of Kotcheff and writer Robert Klane.
– Colette Maude,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006