Blu-ray Specs
Video: 1080p High Definition
Audio: English 5.0 Dolby TrueHD/ French/ Spanish 2.0 Dolby Digital
Chris Farley teams up with buddy David Spade in another hilarious comedy full of unintelligible, dim witted antics sure to please the audience. Being released for the first time on Blu-ray, this 1996 original release is enhanced and ready to be enjoyed by a whole new generation.
Type cast Chris Farley plays Mike Donnelly whose brother Al is in the running for Governor of the state of Washington and is up against a tough opponent in incumbent Governor Tracy. All of Mike’s spirit and well meaning finds his brother in a predicament as Mike’s version of help digs Al deeper in the polls but still not out of the running. Chocked full of mishaps and foolish behavior, Mike does his best to help the campaign, but ends up leaving things more of a mess than before. To alleviate the problems caused by his brother, Al finds a staff member in his entourage to act as a baby sitter and watch over Mike and the lucky dog being Steve Dodds played by David Spade. The campaign of Governor Tracy learns of the screw up brother and his ability to ruin the chances of the competition, they employ some tasteless and illegal tactics to frame Mike and get one up on Al Donnelly. As the story progresses, Gary Busey comes along as a war veteran with a crazy sense of life that interjects his own comedy stylings to the mix. The combination of all the characters meshes well and gives one hell of a ride.
This disc has no additional features to speak of and the lack of them gives the message clear that the story and characters carry the film and Chris Farley is a legend in his own right. The Blu-ray experience is rather a minute point as this isn’t really the type of movie or format of film that deserves this extra hype. As always the HD buffs will want it for the obvious reason, but for the average movie watcher, not a necessity.
Chris Farley and David Spade are a true comedy team that defines a certain sector of the comedies from the 90’s. Farley and Spade work well together as the innocent dumb guy and the smarmy over cynical smart ass. This film isn’t one of my favorites of the duo, but Gary Busey is a definite plus in my book.
Reviewed by Michael Albaugh
