Almost Heroes

1998

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Western

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 5% · 38 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 65% · 25K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.8/10 10 18708 18.7K

slapstick fight bravery native american slapstick comedy interracial relationship

Director

Christopher Guest Photo
Christopher Guest

Top cast

Christian Clemenson Photo
Christian Clemenson as Father Girard
Lewis Arquette Photo
Lewis Arquette as Merchant
Kris Andersson Photo
Kris Andersson as Ballroom Dancer
Barry Del Sherman Photo
Barry Del Sherman as Sergeant
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750.16 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
Seeds 3
1.43 GB
1904*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
Seeds 36

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by sjashton 7 / 10

Lots of laughs

I was pleasantly surprised by this movie-especially after all the negative reviews. I love history and have been researching Lewis and Clark, but obviously this is not a documentary (in fact, it seems to be one of only two non-documentary movies about L&C), so I gave them a pass. In fact, without being a costume expert, myself, I was pleased with what seemed to be accurate costuming for the men and the Native American tribes... the one notable exception being the Spanish characters, who are a couple centuries out of fashion, but it's supposed to be silly.At times it's absurd, at times crude, and at times just plain dumb, but still a cute and funny movie with lots of laugh-out-loud moments for me. The plot is simple (a team of misfits trying to beat Lewis and Clark to the Pacific), and the characters' back stories are lacking, but it's a charming story of friendship at its heart.Eugene Levy and his eyebrows play a humorous role, but his character is underutilized. The Sacajawean "Shaquinna" unfortunately serves more as an object than a character, but tbf the actress is beautiful (although not played by a Native woman, unfortunately). Matthew Perry's prim and proper expedition leader is awkward at times, but he plays well off of Chris Farley's crass frontiersman, and the entire cast-with the exception of maybe the Spaniards-got multiple laughs out of me. There are some great recurring jokes that could have been taken even further, imo.If you're looking for something dumb and funny with some great laughs, along the lines of a Mel Brooks movie, I think you'll enjoy Almost Heroes.
Reviewed by jonketchum 6 / 10

One of Chris Farley's best pictures.

After I got done watching Almost Heroes I immediately rewound the tape saw it again. It is one of the funniest movies ever created. If Chris Farley isn't a good enough reason to watch it, Matthew Perry should be. Both men do an incredible job acting dumb and yet civalized. If you ever get in a bad mood, I guarantee this will cheer you up as you roll on the floor with laughter.
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