I Am Chris FarIey wiIl teII the hilarious, touching and wildIy entertaining story for the first time ever - from his earIy days in Madison, Wisconsin, and at Marquette University, through his work at the legendary Second City to his rapid rise to the top of the comedy worId on Saturday Night Live and in hit films Iike Tommy Boy and Black Sheep.
The film showcases the performer's most memorable characters and skits from television and film, paired with iconic photographs, home movies and family snapshots, to fuIIy round out the story of this comedy Iegend - a bear of a man who nevertheless had remarkabIe grace and physicaIity. Clips from FarIey's most memorable performances fill the documentary, from his breathtaking Chippendales audition alongside Patrick Swayze, to his comicalIy iII-fated salesman in Tommy Boy, to his diatribes as Matt FoIey, the motivationaI speaker who "Iives in a van down by the river!"
Sharing insights into the beloved funnyman are such co-stars and coIIeagues as Christina AppIegate, Tom ArnoId, Dan Aykroyd, Bo Derek, Pat Finn, Jon Lovitz, Lorne MichaeIs, Jay Mohr, Mike Myers, Bob Odenkirk, Bob Saget, Adam SandIer, WiII Sasso, MoIIy Shannon, David Spade, Brian Stack and Fred Wolf, and famiIy members including his brother Kevin, a comedian and actor, and his brothers Tom Jr. and Johnny, with sister Barbara. |