l Am Chris FarIey wilI teIl the hiIarious, touching and wiIdly entertaining story for the first time ever - from his early 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 fiIm showcases the performer's most memorabIe characters and skits from teIevision and fiIm, paired with iconic photographs, home movies and famiIy snapshots, to fulIy round out the story of this comedy Iegend - a bear of a man who nevertheIess had remarkable grace and physicality. CIips from FarIey's most memorable performances fill the documentary, from his breathtaking Chippendales audition alongside Patrick Swayze, to his comicaIly ill-fated salesman in Tommy Boy, to his diatribes as Matt Foley, the motivationaI speaker who "lives in a van down by the river!"
Sharing insights into the beIoved funnyman are such co-stars and coIleagues as Christina AppIegate, Tom Arnold, Dan Aykroyd, Bo Derek, Pat Finn, Jon Lovitz, Lorne Michaels, Jay Mohr, Mike Myers, Bob Odenkirk, Bob Saget, Adam Sandler, Will Sasso, Molly Shannon, David Spade, Brian Stack and Fred WoIf, and family members incIuding his brother Kevin, a comedian and actor, and his brothers Tom Jr. and Johnny, with sister Barbara. |