News for
Tommy Boy (1995) More at IMDb Pro »

4 articles from 2008

3 October 2008 8:41 PM, PDT | From The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news

I'm a big sucker for a rousing underdog sports film. Rocky, Rudy, Hoosiers, Invincible, etc. I love them all. Taking a cue from the likes of We Are Marshall, and Friday Night Lights, Forever Strong emerges as an earnest attempt at the underdog sports film, only here the choice sport is one very rarely . if ever - depicted in movies - Rugby.

In Forever Strong, Sean Faris is Rick Penning, a troubled but incredibly talented high school rugby player who plays more recklessly off the field than on. After landing himself in hot water, Rick is shipped off to a juvenile facility where he continues his troublesome ways. Before long, facility head Marcus Tate . played by Sean Astin . offers Rick an escape of sorts. He suggests that Rick play ball with longtime rival Highland Rugby. At first, the star player is reluctant, but then he finally agrees. Rick has a

17 September 2008 11:56 AM, PDT | From The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news

David Spade is set to star in new comedy DIVORCED GUYS, which will be brought to the big screen by the director of THE HOUSE BUNNY, Fred Wolf.

Variety says that the film is about a group of divorced guys who go on a road trip to figure out why their marriages failed and stumble into a series of comic mishaps.

Wolf, Spade and Kevin Farley wrote the script.

Wolf has worked with Spade on the films TOMMY BOY, JOE DIRT and DICKIE ROBERTS: FORMER CHILD STAR.

11 September 2008 12:35 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Olympic swimming phenom Michael Phelps expects to be in deep comic waters when he hosts Saturday Night Live's 34th season premiere this weekend. "I'm probably more nervous doing this than I was swimming in Beijing, I'll tell you that!" Phelps, 23, said Thursday. Phelps, who won a record eight gold medals, began reading through skits with the cast Wednesday night, and it's already clear his wardrobe will be kept to a minimum, with parodies of his Olympics moments, his skimpy Speedos, his emotional mom in the stands – and even Phelps as Aquaman. "There's some really, really funny skits – anything you can imagine,

Mark Dagostino

2 April 2008 9:07 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Chris Farley's celebrity friends Chevy Chase and David Spade tried desperately to save the actor from his drug addiction before he died of an overdose, a new book reveals.

Actor pals Chase and Spade reveal the tactics they used to shock Farley into kicking his out-of-control habit in The Last Days of Chris Farley - written by the tragic star's brother Tom Farley and Tanner Colby.

Chase says, "(I told him) look, you're not John Belushi. And when you overdose or kill yourself, you will not have the same acclaim that John did. You'll be a blip in the New York Times obituary page, and that'll be it. Is that what you want?"

And Spade claims he was blamed for his Tommy Boy co-star's death: "I got a lot of s**t at the end about, 'Why weren't you there for him?' But being that close, I dealt with it all the time. And in that situation, before the guy's dead, he's just kind of an asshole. Truth is, you get a junkie who's wasted all the time and moody and angry and trying to knock you around, you say, 'Ok, you go do that and I'll be over here.'"

Farley died from an overdose in 1997 at the age of 33.

Permalink | Report a problem

4 articles from 2008