Movie Description A wildly eccentric film about a struggling stand-up comedian who must find his own voice outside his famous father's comedic orbit. Tommy tries out an act in Las Vegas, but his egoistic father George derails the show. In frustration, Tommy scolds the audience and bolts from the stage, and flees town. He goes back to his childhood home, the seaside vaudeville hub of Blackpool, England, in search of inspiration. The comedians he auditions there are a disappointing, Fellini-esque lot from the past. Then Tommy meets Jack, who is both genuinely very funny and very scary. Seeing Jack and his family perform their act, Tommy realizes that George is not the original he pretends to be.
| Credits | | Cast: | George Carl, Lee Evans, Leslie Caron, Richard Griffiths |
| Details | | Sound: | HiFi Sound, Stereo Sound |
Notes Rated BBFC 15 by the British Board of Film Classification.
Additional credits: Andrew Wood, Cliff Lanning, Toby Ford, Geoff Debben, Robert Grayson (assistant directors); James LaRocca, Greg Zekowski, Jeff Kay (assistant directors: Las Vegas); Maggie Lunn (casting: UK).
Color by Technicolor.
Editorial Reviews "...A wonderfully somber comedy....A great video find." -- Rating: A- Entertainment Weekly - J.R. Taylor (09/22/1995)
"Homage, memory and unabashed zaniness infect FUNNY BONES. It's a tour de force for filmmaker Peter Chelsom..." Variety - Leonard Klady (01/30/1995)
"...A winningly eccentric flight of fancy....It delivers a wealth of odd pleasures..." New York Times - Janet Maslin (03/24/1995)
"...[A] free-wheeling, risk-taking and altogether striking comedy..." Los Angeles Times - Kevin Thomas (03/31/1995)
"...FUNNY BONES is entertaining and absorbing..." Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (04/07/1995)
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