| Funny Farm | |
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| Directed by | George Roy Hill |
| Produced by | Robert L. George Roy Hill ( December 20, 1921 – December 27, 2002) was an Academy Award winning American Film director. Crawford |
| Written by | Jay Cronley (book) Jeffrey Boam (screenplay) |
| Starring | Chevy Chase Madolyn Smith |
| Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
| Cinematography | Miroslav Ondrícek |
| Editing by | Alan Heim |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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| Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Gross revenue | $25,537,221 (US sub-total) |
| IMDb profile | |
Funny Farm is a 1988 film directed by George Roy Hill, starring Chevy Chase and Madolyn Smith. Jay Cronley (b 1943 in Lincoln Nebraska) is a columnist for the Tulsa World and the author of many works of humorous fiction including Fall Guy Jeffrey Boam ( November 30, 1946 &ndash January 24, 2000) was an American Screenwriter and Film producer. Cornelius Crane “Chevy” Chase (born October 8 1943 is an American Emmy Award-winning Comedian, Writer, and television and film Madolyn Smith Osborne (born January 1, 1957, in Albuquerque New Mexico) is an American Actress. Elmer Bernstein ( April 4 1922 - 18 August 2004) was an Academy and two-time Golden Globe award winning American Miroslav Ondříček is a Czech Cinematographer with a body of work spanning over 40 films including Amadeus, Ragtime Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States George Roy Hill ( December 20, 1921 – December 27, 2002) was an Academy Award winning American Film director. Cornelius Crane “Chevy” Chase (born October 8 1943 is an American Emmy Award-winning Comedian, Writer, and television and film Madolyn Smith Osborne (born January 1, 1957, in Albuquerque New Mexico) is an American Actress. The film was adapted from a 1985 comedic novel of the same name by Jay Cronley. Film adaptation is the transfer of a written work to a Feature film. Funny Farm is a comedic Novel written by Author Jay Cronley and published in 1985 Jay Cronley (b 1943 in Lincoln Nebraska) is a columnist for the Tulsa World and the author of many works of humorous fiction including Fall Guy
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Chase plays a New York sports writer who moves with his wife to the seemingly charming town of Redbud, so he can write a novel. The City of New York They do not get along well with the residents, and marital troubles arise. They soon decide to split, and pay the town's residents to appear normal and friendly in the presence of prospective home buyers visiting the area. Ultimately, they decide to stay together and stay in Redbud, much to the chagrin of the town locals.