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Funny Farm (1988)

Funny Farm poster
Directed by
George Roy Hill
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 299 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A couple moves from the city to a small rural farm, hoping for a peaceful new life. Instead they face one frustrating mishap after another with the local townspeople and the property itself.

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What happens

Funny Farm is a 1988 American comedy film starring Chevy Chase and Madolyn Smith. The film was adapted from a 1985 comedic novel of the same name by Jay Cronley. It was the final film directed by George Roy Hill before his death in 2002. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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