Tommy Boy
“If at first you don't succeed, lower your standards.”
To save the family business, two ne’er-do-well traveling salesmen hit the road with disastrously funny consequences.
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Cast
73 people
Chris Farley
Thomas 'Tommy' Callahan III
Known for
Beverly Hills Ninja
Black Sheep
David Spade
Richard Hayden
Known for
The Emperor's New Groove
Grown Ups
Brian Dennehy
Thomas 'Big Tom' Callahan
Known for
Ratatouille
First Blood
Julie Warner
Michelle Brock
Known for
Doc Hollywood
Stick It
Bo Derek
Beverly Barish, aka Beverly Burns
Known for
Orca
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Rob Lowe
Paul Burns (uncredited)
Known for
Parks and Recreation
9-1-1: Lone Star
Dan Aykroyd
Ray Zalinsky
Known for
Ghostbusters
Trading Places
Sean McCann
Frank Rittenhauer
Known for
Miracle
Little Bear
Zach Grenier
Ted Reilly
Known for
Fight Club
Devs
James Blendick
Ron Gilmore
Known for
Silver Surfer
Guilty as Sin
Paul Greenberg
Skittish Student
Known for
Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus
Robert K. Weiss
'No' Manager
Also in
Nothing but Trouble
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Peter Segal Director · Bonnie Turner Screenplay Terry Turner Writer
Worldwide gross $33M · Budget $20M · United States release March 31, 1995
Box office
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$32,648,673
Gross vs. budget
1.6×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 22, 1995
Premiere · Paramount Studios
United States · March 31, 1995
Theatrical
Australia
June 8, 1995 · Theatrical
Brazil
June 22, 1995 · Theatrical
Canada
March 31, 1995 · Theatrical
Czechia
February 8, 1996 · Theatrical
France
March 18, 2017 · Digital
Germany
July 6, 1995 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 1, 1995 · Theatrical
Ireland
July 7, 1995 · Theatrical
Italy
August 25, 1995 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 20, 1995 · Theatrical
March 13, 2003 · Physical · DVD
April 7, 2004 · TV · Veronica
Philippines
December 13, 1995 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 13, 1996 · Physical · VHS
United Kingdom
July 7, 1995 · Theatrical · Cut for PG, uncut on video
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