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15 Fat Facts In A Little Film Called Tommy Boy

The love story that inspired… Shrek?

15 Fat Facts In A Little Film Called Tommy Boy

March 07, 2022

When we think of Chris Farley, we think of Matt Foley and Tommy Boy. The film that perfectly displayed Farley’s physical prowess and Spade’s dry, sarcastic jabs also showcased their precious bromantic chemistry. Here’s 15 behind-the-scenes nuggets about a couple of guys trying to save Callahan Auto.

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BILLY BOY CRACKED COM Before landing on Tommy Boy, tentative titles were 'Rocky Road', 'Fat Chance, 'XL', and the strongest possibility, Billy The Third: A Midwestern. Since Sandler's 'Billy Madison' was in production, they didn't want two SNL films with Billy in the title. — Source: screenrant

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INSPIRED SHREK CRACKED.COM Before his death in 1997, Chris Farley began voicing Shrek. Shrek writers Terry Rossio and Ted Elliot told director Peter Segal, You know who we patterned the donkey and the ogre off of? As far as their relationship? Spade and Farley in Tommy Boy. That's why we wanted Farley. — Source: cinemablend

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ROB LOWE UNCREDITED AIR CRACKED.COM Despite having a major speaking role as Tommy's step brother, Paul Barish, Rob Lowe remains uncredited. Lowe was contractually obligated to Stephen King's 'The Stand' and couldn't legally sign with another project, so he appeared in Tommy Boy as a favor to friend, Chris Farley. — Source: screenrant

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ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, TOMMY BOY CRACKED.COM In case Rob Lowe couldn't complete the film, director Peter Segal auditioned replacements while filming was underway. Segal said, Matthew McConaughey was just coming off of Dazed and Confused, and he auditioned in this little shack by the lake with mice turds on the floor, and it was this really bizarre moment. — Source: cinemablend

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THE DIRECTOR ALMOST QUIT CRACKED COM Farley, Spade, and writer Fred Wolf had to leave set to fly back to NYC twice a week for SNL's schedule. Peter Segal said, The fact that Fred had to go back to SNL and the script really wasn't there, I didn't think the movie would be possible. I tried to quit, and you know, I was threatened with a lawsuit, so I had to stay. — Source: eonline

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OTHER RICHARDS GRAGKED.COM Even though the movie's inception came from Lorne Michaels watching Chris Farley and David Spade's dynamic at SNL, Christian Slater was also considered for the role of Richard. If it weren't for Billy Madison, Sandler was up for the role as well. — Source: screenrant

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Chris Farley may have had substancea buse issues

KEEP'EM COMIN' CRACKED COM Chris Farley drank dozens of cups of joe every day. In a making of documentary, there's a section on Farley's love of cappuccino where David Spade says, On the first day, I knew we were in trouble because he was so amped up to do a good job, he had 27 cups of cappuccino. — Source: cinemablend

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CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE CRACKED.COM Bonnie & Terry Turner, creators of'3rd Rock From The Sun and 'That 70's Show' are credited as the writers, but Peter Segal said, The only scene from the original script was Tommy changing in the airplane bathroom. SNL writer Fred Wolf did most of the writing we saw on screen, but goes uncredited. — Source: eonline

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Can you believe Farley did the "fat guy in a little coat" stunt himself?

CHRIS FARLEY: STUNTMAN CRACKED COM If anyone was gonna fall flat on his face through a coffee table, it was gonna be Farley. Producer Michael Ewing told him, Chris, we'll get some stunt guy to come in and do this, and he said absolutely not. Не was completely dedicated to doing all his own comedic stunts. — Source: cinemablend

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FAT GUY IN A LITTLE COAT CRACKED.COM While sharing an office at SNL, Farley would wear Spade's jacket and do Fat Guy in a Little Coat. Spade said, So when we did Tommy Boy, we were looking for jokes and scenes to make it better, and we decided that was funny to us, so maybe it would be funny to other people. Then we cut the coat in the back to make sure it would rip. — Source: eonline

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EDITOR FOR THE WIN CRACKED.COM Fat guy in a little coat was never a song. Не just said it, said Peter Segal. We had to reshoot it for technical reasons, and while the camera was on Spade, Farley sang it off camera to get Spade to laugh. Editor Bill Kerr laughed at the outtake and told Segal to go back and get the song on camera. — Source: eonline

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THE MIDWEST OF TORONTO R CRACKED COM Tommy Boy is set in the Midwest, but filmed mostly in Toronto. The Callahan auto parts plant in Sandusky, Ohio was shot in Toronto's historic Distillery District, and downtown Chicago was shot on Front Street in downtown Toronto. — Source: eonline

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SLOW BURN REFUL E SAFE WAY HE BEST WAY san CRACKED.COM Tommy Boy developed a massive home video following. Paramount later told Peter Segal that although it only made $32.7 million at the box office, it became one of their top ten sellers of all time (along with The Godfather and Raiders of the Lost Ark) because of home video. — Source: eonline

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HOT DOG CRACKED.COM There are a couple deleted scenes that would've made Rob Lowe's character much nastier. In one, he tries to drain Callahan Auto's water supply, and another has him torching a neighbor's dog with a lighter and hairspray. — Source: youtube

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DATING DRAMA CRACKED.COM Spade and Farley didn't just compete for Rob Lowe's attention. While shooting the film, the two began dating Lorri Bagley (The skinny-dipper at the hotel pool). This created some tension between them while filming Black Sheep the following year. — Source: screenrant

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