Funny Farm
Funny Farm
Funny Farm
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1988
1h 41m
6.2(283 votes)
Comedy

Overview

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.

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Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast & Crew

45 members
Acting

Chevy Chase

Andy Farmer

Chevy Chase
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Madolyn Smith Osborne

Elizabeth Farmer

Madolyn Smith Osborne
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Kevin O'Morrison

Sheriff Ledbetter

Kevin O'Morrison
Acting

Joseph Maher

Michael Sinclair

Joseph Maher
Acting

Jack Gilpin

Bud Culbertson

Jack Gilpin
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Caris Corfman

Betsy Culbertson

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William Severs

Newspaper Editor

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Mike Starr

Crocker

Mike Starr
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Glenn Plummer

Mickey

Glenn Plummer
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William Duell

Old Character

William Duell
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Helen Lloyd Breed

Old Operator

Helen Lloyd Breed
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Kit Le Fever

Young Operator (as Kit Le Fevre)

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Dakin Matthews

Marion Corey Jr.

Dakin Matthews
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William Newman

Gus Lotterhand

William Newman
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Alice Drummond

Mrs. Ethel Dinges

Alice Drummond
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Kevin Conway

Crum Petree (uncredited)

Kevin Conway
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Bill Fagerbakke

Lon Criterion

Bill Fagerbakke
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Nicholas Wyman

Dirk Criterion

Nicholas Wyman
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Brad Sullivan

Brock

Brad Sullivan
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Nesbitt Blaisdell

Hank

Nesbitt Blaisdell
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George Buck

Peterbrook

George Buck
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Audrie Neenan

Ivy (as Audrie J. Neenan)

Audrie Neenan
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MacIntyre Dixon

Mayor Barclay

MacIntyre Dixon
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Raynor Scheine

Oates

Raynor Scheine
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Peter Boyden

Reporter

Peter Boyden
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Reg E. Cathey

Reporter

Reg E. Cathey
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Dan Desmond

Reporter

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Don Plumley

Reporter

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Brett Miller

Teenager

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Jamie Meyer

Teenager

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David Woodberry

Ike

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Kevin Murphy

Ewell

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Dennis Barr

First Base Coach

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Barbara Baker

Woman in Stands

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David Williams

Marcus

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Steve Jonas

Driving Instructor

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Russell Bletzer

Councilman

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Evelyn McLean

Caroler

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Steven John

Caroler

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Judson Duncan

Caroler

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Alison Hannas

Caroler

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Robert Ingram

Caroler

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Mary Johnson

Caroler

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Kristin Kellom

Caroler

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Paul Link

Caroler

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