Funny Farm Page #7

Synopsis: When Andy and Elizabeth buy a farm in Vermont, they can't imagine the trouble that awaits them. Andy has quit his job as a sports journalist and is planning to use the peace and quiet of the country to write the Great American Novel. From the moment the movers' truck gets lost with their furniture, though, there's little peace and less quiet. From a manical mailman to a dead body buried in the garden, Andy is distracted by the town and its wacky inhabitants. His effort at a novel is mediocre, at best, and he's threatened by Elizabeth's foray into writing when she attempts a children's book. Can the Farmers survive the townsfolk and each other?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): George Roy Hill
Production: Warner Home Video
 
IMDB:
6.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
68%
PG
Year:
1988
101 min
1,180 Views


Hey, what is this?

- And I don't want a divorce.

- Neither do I.

- You don't?

- Of course not.

I don't know what I was doing.

You were acting so strange.

I know I was. I'm sorry.

So am I.

Hold it. Wait a minute here.

What the hell is going on?

[ANDY SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY]

What?

He says the house is no longer for sale.

Well, he can't do that.

[ANDY SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY]

He says we've decided to stay.

Come on, Betsy.

Let's get the hell out of here.

- You'll be hearing from my attorney, Farmer.

ANDY:
F*** you.

He says...

...you can contact him through

the law offices of Marion Corey, Jr.

[CAROLERS SINGING "JINGLE BELLS"]

BUD:
Out of the way.

Get out of the way.

Out of the way.

Out of the way.

Shut up!

Everybody gather around.

Gather around, everybody.

May I have your attention, please?

I have an announcement to make.

Sorry, Andy and Elizabeth. We let those two

get away. We'll do better next time.

ANDY:

That doesn't matter anymore.

I have good news.

We're not leaving.

We've decided to stay.

[MURMURING]

What about our money?

Well, I know that was

part of the original plan...

...but the circumstances have changed.

We still get our money, don't we?

Well, I'm sure that all of you...

...in the spirit of the joyous

Christmas season...

...will find it in your hearts...

Perhaps not.

[DUCKS QUACKING]

All right.

ANDY:
Mayor Barclay ruled we weren't

liable for the 15 grand...

...since we never actually

sold the house.

But we decided to make good

on the $50 bonuses...

...which greatly improved

our relationship with the town.

Elizabeth, meanwhile,

has had two new books published.

And I've been working

for the Redbud Gazette.

As a novelist, I turned out to be

a pretty good sportswriter.

Before leaving New York...

...Elizabeth and I thought we knew

exactly what we were getting into.

Well, we were wrong

about almost everything.

But one thing we had right.

Moving to the country was

the best decision we ever made.

- We're tied.

- All right. Bring it in, bring it in.

- Safe!

- What?

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Jeffrey Boam

Jeffrey David Boam (November 30, 1946 – January 24, 2000) was an American screenwriter and film producer. He is known for writing the screenplays for Lethal Weapon 2 and 3, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Innerspace, and The Lost Boys. Boam's films had a cumulative gross of over US$1 billion. He was educated at Sacramento State College and UCLA. Boam died of heart failure on January 24, 2000 at age 53. more…

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