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Folks! (1992)

Folks! poster
Directed by
Ted Kotcheff
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 34 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A selfish yuppie is forced to take care of his parents after their house burns down. This leads to a series of unfortunate, slapstick events.

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What happens

Folks! is a 1992 American black comedy film directed by Ted Kotcheff, written by Robert Klane and starring Tom Selleck as a selfish yuppie who takes in his parents after their house burns down. It was panned by critics, earning Selleck a nomination for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor and also underperformed at the box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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