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Genre
  
Documentary

Writer
  
Steve Burgess

Language
  
English

8.6/10
IMDb

Cinematography
  
Brent Hodge

Editor
  
Brent Hodge

Country
  
United States Canada

I Am Chris Farley movie poster

Director
  
Brent Hodge, Derik Murray

Release date
  
August 10, 2015

Cast
  
Chris Farley
(Himself (archive footage)),
David Spade
(Himself),
Pat Finn
(Himself),
Bo Derek
(Herself),
Dan Aykroyd
(Himself),
Bob Saget
(Himself)

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I Am Chris Farley is a 2015 documentary film based on the life of comedian and actor Chris Farley, co-directed by Brent Hodge of Hodgee Films and Derik Murray, who was also a producer, of Network Entertainment. The production features interviews with numerous actors, comedians and others who worked with Farley during his career.

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Premise

I Am Chris Farley movie scenes

A documentary on the life of comedian Chris Farley. The film follows the growth of Farley's career from his first production at a summer camp in Wisconsin to the movies. The film focused on the importance of The Second City and Saturday Night Live in his career.

  • Kevin Farley
  • John P. Farley
  • Christina Applegate
  • Tom Arnold
  • Dan Aykroyd
  • Lorri Bagley
  • Bo Derek
  • Pat Finn
  • Jon Lovitz
  • Lorne Michaels
  • Jay Mohr
  • Mike Myers
  • Bob Odenkirk
  • Bob Saget
  • Adam Sandler
  • Will Sasso
  • Molly Shannon
  • David Spade
  • Brian Stack
  • Fred Wolf

    • Production and release

    The film has been largely advertised on the Hodgee Films social media pages on Facebook and Instagram and was first announced on the official Chris Farley Facebook page on September 19, 2013.

    The film's TV premiere was August 10, 2015 on Spike TV and had a simultaneous release on DVD/Blu-ray and digital download.

    Reception

    The film has received mostly positive reviews, holding a 72% "Fresh" rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Reviewer Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com gave the film three out of four stars, calling the film "a love letter" to Farley and said that Farley "probably would have been embarrassed and a bit shy about the whole thing. But he would have loved the attention. He would have smiled and laughed. And sometimes that’s enough." Film critic Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly gave it a B+, calling it "skillfully helmed" by directors Brent Hodge and Derik Murray.

    References

    I Am Chris Farley Wikipedia
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    I Am Chris Farley IMDb I Am Chris Farley themoviedb.org