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Plot

Chevy Chase stars as Andy Farmer, a sportswriter who moves with his schoolteacher wife Elizabeth (Madolyn Smith) to the country in order to write a novel in relative seclusion. Of course, seclusion is the last thing the Farmers find in the small, eccentric town, where disaster awaits them at every turn. The veteran production staff features the likes of composer Elmer Bernstein, cinematographer Miroslav Ondricek, production designer Henry Bumstead, and director George Roy Hill (The Sting, The World According to Garp).
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Comedy
Run Time:
101min.
Theatrical Release Date:
06/03/1988
DVD Release Date:
05/18/1999
Distributor(s):
Warner Brothers
Director(s):
George Roy Hill
Starring:
Chevy Chase , Madolyn Smith , Kevin O'Morrison , Joseph Maher , Jack Gilpin
Themes:
Nothing Goes Right,Writer's Life,Fish Out of Water
Tone:
Goofy,Easygoing,Warm,Light,Madcap
Keywords:
book,country-life,duck,fish-out-of-water,rat-race,schoolteacher,sportswriter,yuppies
Country of Origin:
USA (06-03-1988)
Language:
English