Matthew Perry and Eugene Levy also star in this Christopher Guest movie.
It can be hard to wrap your head around how fast time moves, but somehow Chris Farley left this earth over a quarter of a century ago. On December 18, 1997, the life of the comedic genius was taken by his own demons. At only 32 years old, he left fans heartbroken and wondering how his acting career would have gone. He'd already been cast as the lead in Shrek and seemed destined to become an ever bigger star than he already was.
'Almost Heroes' Sat on the Shelf for Almost Two Years Chris Farley wasn't the only cast member of Almost Heroes enjoying massive success in 1996. So was his co-star, not David Spade this time, but Matthew Perry, who was finishing up his third season as Chandler Bing on the ratings juggernaut NBC series Friends.
So, what was supposed to be a happy, fun, lighthearted little comedy was anything but. Its two leads were struggling, and before the movie ever even came out, one of them was gone. Almost Heroes ended up not being a fun time at the movies, but a wake, a way to say goodbye to Chris Farley six months after we'd already tried to mourn him.
It wasn't just the death of Farley that caused Almost Heroes to fail. The reviews ripped the film apart. It has a jaw dropping low 5% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. So why didn't it work? It should have. It not only had Farley and Perry, but the acclaimed Christopher Guest as its director, who was coming off the critical success of Waiting for Guffman. Almost Heroes failed because it turned into something it wasn't meant to be.
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