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Black Sheep (1996)

Black Sheep poster
Directed by
Penelope Spheeris
Genre
screwball comedy film, buddy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 467 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A political aide has to babysit the clumsy brother of a gubernatorial candidate. The brother keeps ruining the campaign with his antics.

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What happens

Black Sheep is a 1996 American comedy film starring Chris Farley and David Spade. It is directed by Penelope Spheeris, is written by Fred Wolf, and also stars Tim Matheson, Christine Ebersole, and Gary Busey. The plot follows a political aide who is assigned to control the brother of a candidate for Governor of Washington, who helps his brother's campaign. It grossed US$32.4 million during its U.S. theatrical run. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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