The heir of an auto-parts manufacturer takes over the factory after his father dies. The company is in poor economic shape and has a prospective buyer who wants to close it down and use its brand name. The young owner decides to make a last sales trip effort in the company of a skillful employee, in the hope of not having to sell the company.
Moderately enjoyable comedy, which however is not overly original. Farley is particularly brilliant in it. Among the films it has been accused of borrowing from are Plains, Trains and Automobiles and The Great Race. A curious critical mistake which is made about this film (even by people who admit, somewhat guiltily, to liking it) is stating that its humor is stupid; actually, a film about someone's lack of intelligence is not necessarily unintelligent. Another misperception, not unrelated to that, and which has a long history, has been observed among Tommy Boy's critics, consisting in assessing slapstick as an inferior genre. But I think that over time this film has garnered of fair amount of appreciation.
Rating: 52
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