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Funny Bones (1995)

Funny Bones poster
Directed by
Peter Chelsom
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
2h 08m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 51 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A failed comedian tries to discover the secret of his famous father's success. The search takes him from Las Vegas to the seaside town of Blackpool, where he uncovers buried family secrets.

whimsicalquirkybittersweetcomedicoffbeatnostalgic

What happens

Funny Bones is a 1995 comedy-drama film from Hollywood Pictures. It was written, directed and produced by Peter Chelsom, co-produced by Simon Fields, and co-written by Peter Flannery. The music score was by John Altman, and cinematography by Eduardo Serra. Funny Bones was released in the United States on 24 March 1995. Set in Las Vegas and Blackpool, England, the film stars Oliver Platt, Jerry Lewis, Lee Evans, Leslie Caron, Richard Griffiths, Sadie Corre, Oliver Reed, George Carl, Freddie Davies and Ian McNeice. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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