In this episode of the show we move out to the country to put a bow on our August with George Roy Hill as we talk about his final movie Funny Farm. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about how this movie fits into the catalogue of George Roy Hill's directorial exploits, how it fits in the landscape of 80s comedies and whether it succeeds as a fish-out-of-water concept it was designed to be. We also talk about our feelings towards Chevy Chase's performance, the messiness of the movie's identity that seems not to be able to decide if it wants to embrace a fish-out-of-water comedy, a screwball or something completely different and how even the title seems to be completely detached from reality because neither of us thought the movie was funny and we couldn't find a farm in it either.
Tune in and enjoy!
Hosts: Jakub Flasz & Randy Burrows
Intro: Infraction - Cassette
Outro: Infraction - Daydream
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