Tommy Boy

"If at first you don't succeed, lower your standards."

Mar 31 1995 PG-13 1h 37m
Adventure, Comedy

To save the family business, two ne’er-do-well traveling salesmen hit the road with disastrously funny consequences.

Plot

Tommy Callahan Jr. is a slow-witted, clumsy guy who recently graduated college after attending for seven years. His father, Big Tom Callahan, owns an auto parts factory in Ohio. When Tommy arrives back home, he finds he has a position at the factory waiting for him. His dad also introduces Tommy to the new brake pad division of the factory and to Tommy's soon-to-be stepmother, Beverly, and her son Paul. But when Big Tom dies, the factory threatens to go under unless the new brake pads are to be sold. Therefore, Tommy must go on the road to sell them, along with the assistance of Richard, Big Tom's right-hand man. Will Tommy save the company, or will the factory, and the town, go under?

Written by

Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner

Directed by

Peter Segal

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
104,285
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
46
Popularity
NA