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I Am Chris Farley
The movie tells Chris Farley's story, from his early days in Madison, Wisconsin, and at Marquette University, through his work at the legendary club Second City to his rapid rise to the top of the comedy world on 'Saturday Night Live' and in hit films like Tommy Boy and Black Sheep.
16 September 1964, Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
5 August 1973, Dallas, Texas, USA
18 August 1967, Chicago, Illinois, USA
31 July 1965, Evanston, Illinois, USA
17 November 1944, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
6 March 1959, Ottumwa, Iowa, USA
17 February 1963, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
9 March 1934, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
August 12, 2015
The evolution of bellowing motivational speaker Matt Foley is charted in fascinating detail thanks to interviews with Bob Odenkirk.
July 30, 2015
"I Am Chris Farley" sticks to slickly edited, bite-sized anecdotes about an attention-starved Midwestern goofball unprepared for stardom, accompanied by storybook music that accentuates Farley's childlike nature over his darker impulses.
August 14, 2015
A bittersweet salute, appraisal and explanation of the early-nineties Saturday Night Live troupe mainstay.
February 22, 2016
We're left wondering a lot of things, as I Am Chris Farley scratches the surface of Farley's life and death, but never bothers to dig any deeper.
August 13, 2015
Fans of Farley will appreciate the effort although more discriminating moviegoers might wish for a little less hagiography and a little more depth.
September 08, 2015
It's a heartwarming but ultimately heartbreaking film that celebrates the life of a unique comic genius without ever sidestepping the personal problems that pushed him ever deeper into the lifestyle excesses that led to his death in 1997, at age 33.
July 30, 2015
The story of dependence and excess is sadly familiar - and as with most of its material, "I Am Chris Farley" doesn't find a fresh way to tell it.
August 25, 2015
These friendly voices -- and many laugh-out-loud (if too frequently repeated) clips -- aren't exactly helped by a constant drone of spooky piano music
July 31, 2015
I kept thinking what Farley would have thought of it. He 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 that's all that really matters.
August 14, 2015
An entertaining yet pervasively superficial documentary...
May 19, 2016
Hodge & Murray paint a comprehensive portrait of Farley as a devout Catholic and a devoted friend and brother.
August 13, 2015
It serves merely to remind us of lightning that struck briefly and memorably in the comedy world, and then was gone.
