ChicRawIdol A brilliant film that helped define a genre

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Wyatt There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

SimonJack The plot of "Funny Farm" is a good one, and the script has doses of funny lines. But most of the comedy comes in antics involving Chevy Chase, and in the comedy rapport between Chase and Madolyn Smith Osborne. From the opening scene - a farewell lunch and drinks among the boys from the newspaper, one might wonder why there haven't been at least a couple more movies made along these lines.Chase is Andy Farmer, a sports writer for one of the Big Apple newspapers of the day. He is doing what many "rag" writers dream of doing - escaping the big city for country life and the chance to write the great American novel. His wife, Elizabeth, is a school teacher and they both have looked forward to living in Redbud. It might be in Upstate New York, or western Connecticut or Massachusetts. The Farmers get there by heading up the Hudson Valley Parkway and have some distance to drive. Whichever state it's in, it is definitely some distance off any major roads. The country home they bought is very nice and has a tremendous view. While there's nothing wrong with the house, troubles begin right away with the movers, the rural mailman, and some of the locals. How will things work out? Will Andy get his novel done, or will someone else have success writing? Will the Farmers settle into their community? That's all part of the fun in this comedy that has just a little satire about rural life and people. This film has some swearing in places, but otherwise it's a decent comedy that older kids and adults should enjoy. The funniest lines are mostly upfront. Here are some favorites.Newspaper Editor, "Andy, all my life I've dreamed of packing up and leaving the city and the newspaper business behind." Reporter, "What stopped you, Jack?" Newspaper Editor, "And moving to some quiet little town in the country and putting down on paper the novel I know I have inside me." Reporter, "That's not a novel, Jack, its heartburn." Mickey, "This ain't a bridge. It's termites holding hands." Crocker, driver of the moving van, "You still got that map?" Mickey, "Yeah." Crocker, "Don't lose it. It might be the piece of evidence that gets me off a murder charge." Mickey, "Who you gonna kill?" Crocker, "The S.O.B. who drew that map." Elizabeth Farmer, "When they say hardwood floors, what they really mean is hard, wood floors."

Hollywood_Yoda Arguably the best film Chevy Chase made. It's a laugh riot from start to finish with Chevy, as Andy Farmer, gets into all sorts of mischief imaginable.Andy's a big city newspaper writer looking to settle down in the country with his wife and to finally write the great American novel. He never expected country life to be so difficult. From a crazy postal delivery driver to the body of the former owner being found in the backyard.The film is a great watch for any fan of comedy or Chevy Chase. The addition of Alice Drummond as Mrs. Dinges, the curator of the local antique shop, she's a hoot.

OX_Bigly I made an attempt to watch this on NetFlix and got just over half way through it before I had to tap out. I always try to give films I've never seen a fare shake but this movie is tedious.Some of the situations are comically ridiculous and I can see why it's supposed to be funny the stuff I did find funny only worked up a mild chuckle out of me. When you are watching a comedy and asking yourself "where is the stuff I'm going to laugh out loud at?" it's not a good sign.If you are curious and want to know about this film look on wikipedia. and you'll get the same amount of enjoyment. Should have been titled "Mildly Amusing Farm"

Raymond I'm a huge fan of certain Chevy Chase movies like Vacation, Fletch, Spies Like Us, Three Amigos, even Caddyshack. While he's pretty much the same Chevy in Funny Farm and very funny in deed at times, the whole movie just didn't work out for me.Funny Farm is somewhat more restrained, wry and maybe even boring compared to other Chevy Chase movies. There's nothing really wrong with the movie (unless maybe the last act is a bit of an u-turn), everything works as should, direction is quite tight. It's quite difficult to say what's wrong, even tho it's a lot of fun, it lacks the warmth and engagement of most Chevy Chase movies. I really see this primarily as a Chevy Chase movie.While the leading lady did a pretty good job acting the part, I never thought she really fit the role. She just didn't have the Beverly D'Angelo kind of warmth I expected. I didn't feel the connection between Chevy and her wife. Also the lack of children made the movie seem a bit serious, even tho it had all the elements of a family comedy.George Roy Hill did a great job portraying the dry humour in Slap Shot, one of my all time favourite movies. To my mind his dryish humour worked much better in the bleak and wintery scenes of factory towns rather than beautiful Vermont. And don't get me wrong, the scenery and set deco are really nice to look at.Good pastime, but I don't see myself returning to this title for some time.