Tommy Boy - wikipedia Tommy Boy For the record company, see Tommy Boy Records. Tommy Boy Theatrical release poster Directed by Peter Segal Produced by Lorne Michaels Written by Bonnie Turner Terry Turner Fred Wolf Starring Chris Farley David Spade Bo Derek Brian Dennehy Music by David Newman Cinematography Victor J. Kemper Edited by William Kerr Distributed by Paramount Pictures Release date March 31, 1995 ( 1995 - 03 - 31 ) Running time 97 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $20 million Box office $32.7 million Tommy Boy is a 1995 American road comedy film directed by Peter Segal, written by Bonnie and Terry Turner, produced by Lorne Michaels, and starring former Saturday Night Live castmates and close friends Chris Farley and David Spade. The film was shot primarily in Toronto and Los Angeles under the working title `` Rocky Road ''. It tells the story of a socially and emotionally immature man ( Farley ) who learns lessons about friendship and self - worth following the sudden death of his industrialist father. The film did well commercially, but received mixed reviews from critics. However, since its release, Tommy Boy has become a cult classic due to being very successful on home video. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 3.1 Box office 3.2 Critical reception 4 Soundtrack 5 References 6 External links Plot After seven years at college, Thomas R. `` Tommy '' Callahan III ( Chris Farley ) barely graduates from Marquette University and returns to his hometown of Sandusky, Ohio. His father, industrialist and widower Thomas R. `` Big Tom '' Callahan, Jr. ( Brian Dennehy ), gives him an executive job at the family 's auto parts plant, Callahan Auto. In addition to the new job and office, Big Tom reveals that he plans to marry Beverly Barrish - Burns ( Bo Derek ), a woman he had met at a fat farm, and that her son Paul ( Rob Lowe ) will become Tommy 's new stepbrother. At the wedding, Big Tom suddenly dies of a heart attack. After the funeral, doubting the future of the company without Big Tom, the bank reneges on promises of a loan for a new brake pad division and seeks immediate payment of Callahan Auto 's debts. Ray Zalinsky ( Dan Aykroyd ), owner and operator of rival automotive parts company Zalinsky Auto Parts in Chicago, offers to buy them out while the company 's shares are high, but Tommy suggests a deal : he will let the bank hold his inherited shares and house in exchange for helping to sell the new brake pads. The bank agrees, but they also want the company to prove it still has viability by selling 500,000 brake pads. If they fail, the bank will foreclose, but if they succeed, the bank will underwrite Big Tom 's brake pad venture. Tommy volunteers to go on a cross-country sales trip with his father 's sycophantic assistant, Richard Hayden ( David Spade ), a childhood acquaintance who has a particularly antagonistic relationship with Tommy. Meanwhile, Beverly and Paul are shown kissing romantically, revealing that they are not mother and son, but rather married con artists with criminal records. Paul thinks Big Tom 's death is ideal, since their original plan was to eventually divorce Big Tom and take half of his estate, but Beverly thinks they are in trouble, as Big Tom only left her a controlling interest in Callahan Auto, which may evaporate. She authorizes the quick sale to Zalinsky to make a fast buck. On the road, Tommy 's social anxiety and hyperactivity alienate numerous potential buyers. The lack of any progress leads to tension between Tommy and Richard. Additionally, the duo encounters a variety of incidents that lead to the near destruction of Richard 's car. When all seems lost, Tommy persuades a surly waitress to serve him chicken wings after the kitchen closes. Richard realizes that Tommy has the ability to read people, just like his father, and suggests this is how he should sell. The two mend their friendship and start to sell effectively to numerous automotive plants, eventually putting them over the half million mark. However, Paul sabotages the company 's computers, causing sales posted by sales manager Michelle Brock ( Julie Warner ) to either be lost or rerouted. With half of the sales now canceled, the bank forecloses. Beverly and Paul approve the sale of Callahan Auto to Zalinsky. Hoping that they can persuade Zalinsky to reconsider, Tommy and Richard travel to Chicago, boarding a plane as flight attendants. In Chicago, they get a brief meeting with Zalinsky, but he informs them he only wants Callahan for the brand name, not the employees, and that after the sale he will dissolve the company, leaving the Sandusky workers destitute. Tommy and Richard are denied entry to the Zalinsky boardroom since Tommy does not have any standing ( his shares having been repossessed due to the apparent failure ). After briefly wallowing on the curb in self - pity, Michelle arrives with Paul and Beverly 's police records. Tommy devises ' a plan ' : dressed as a suicide bomber by using road flares, he gains the attention of a live television news crew and then, with Michelle and Richard, forces his way into the boardroom. Back in Sandusky, Callahan workers watch the drama on a television. In a final move of pure persuasion, Tommy quotes Zalinsky 's own advertising slogan, that he is on the side of the `` American working man. '' As the TV audience watches, Zalinsky signs Tommy 's purchase order for 500,000 brake pads. Although Zalinsky says that the purchase order is meaningless since he will soon own Callahan Auto, Michelle reveals the police records, which include Paul 's outstanding warrants for fraud. Since Paul is the true husband of Beverly, her marriage to Big Tom was bigamous and therefore illegitimate. Therefore, Beverly 's inheritance is voided and Tommy is the next of kin, and thus the rightful heir of Big Tom. Since Tommy refuses to sell the shares, the deal with Zalinsky is off, and since Tommy still holds Zalinsky 's purchase order, the company is saved. Paul attempts to escape but is arrested. Zalinsky admits that Tommy outplayed him and honors the large sales order. Later, Tommy assumes the presidency of Callahan Auto Parts, giving a speech to the employees that the door is always open to them. The film ends with Tommy drifting in his dinghy on a lake, telling his father 's spirit he will continue his legacy at Callahan and says he must go ashore to have dinner with Michelle 's family. Cast Chris Farley as Thomas `` Tommy '' Callahan III David Spade as Richard Hayden Rob Lowe as Paul Barish ( uncredited ) Bo Derek as Beverly Barish Dan Aykroyd as Ray Zalinsky Julie Warner as Michelle Brock Brian Dennehy as Thomas `` Big Tom '' Callahan Jr. William Patterson Dunlop as R.T. Sean McCann as Frank Rittenhauer Zach Grenier as Ted Reilly James Blendick as Ron Gilmore David Hemblen as Archer Clinton Turnbull as Young Tommy Ryder Britton as Young Richard Maria Vacratsis as Helen Colin Fox as Ted Nelson Jonathan Wilson as Marty David Huband as Gas Attendant Lorri Bagley as Woman in Pool Cole Johnston as Chris Farley 's stunt double Reception Box office Tommy Boy opened on March 31, 1995 and grossed $8 million in its opening weekend, finishing first at the box office. The film had a total box office gross of $32.7 million. Critical reception Tommy Boy received mixed reviews from critics upon its release. Rotten Tomatoes rates the film at 44 %, based on 41 reviews, with the critical consensus reading, `` Though it benefits from the comic charms of its two leads, Tommy Boy too often feels like a familiar sketch stretched thin. '' Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Daily News gave the film a positive review, calling it `` sweet natured... '' and a `` good belly laugh of a movie ''. Brian Webster of the Online Film Critics Society also received the film positively, saying that the film would please Farley fans. Dan Marcucci and Nancy Serougi of Broomfield Enterprise said the film was `` Farley at his best '', and Scott Weinberg of DVDTalk.com said that it was `` pretty damn funny ''. Among the negative reviews, Chicago Sun - Times film critic Roger Ebert wrote : `` Tommy Boy is one of those movies that plays like an explosion down at the screenplay factory. You can almost picture a bewildered office boy, his face smudged with soot, wandering through the ruins and rescuing pages at random. Too bad they did n't mail them to the insurance company instead of filming them. '' The film is on Ebert 's `` Most Hated '' list. Caryn James of The New York Times wrote that the film was `` the very poor cousin of a dopey Jim Carrey movie ''. Owen Gleiberman graded the film a `` C '' on an A+ to F scale, and Ken Hanke of Mountain Xpress said that it was `` nothing great. '' Bo Derek was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress. Soundtrack Warner Bros. soundtrack release `` I Love It Loud ( Injected Mix ) '' -- written by Gene Simmons & Vincent Cusano, performed by Phunk Junkeez Graduation -- David Spade `` Silver Naked Ladies '' -- Paul Westerberg Lalaluukee -- Chris Farley `` Call On Me '' -- Primal Scream How Do I Look ? -- David Spade `` Wait For The Blackout '' -- written by The Damned ( Scabies / Sensible / Gray / Vanian / Billy Karloff ), performed by The Goo Goo Dolls Bong Resin -- David Spade `` My Hallucination '' -- Tommy Shaw & Jack Blades `` Air '' -- written by Pamela Laws & Nancy Hess, performed by Seven Day Diary Fat Guy In Little Coat -- Chris Farley `` Superstar '' -- written by Leon Russell, Delaney Bramlett, & Bonnie Bramlett, performed by The Carpenters Jerk Motel -- David Spade `` Is Chicago, Is Not Chicago '' -- Soul Coughing My Pretty Little Pet -- Chris Farley `` Come On Eileen '' -- Dexys Midnight Runners `` It 's the End of the World as We Know It ( And I Feel Fine ) '' -- R.E.M. `` Eres Tú '' -- written by Juan Carlos Calderón, performed by Mocedades Housekeeping -- David Spade `` My Lucky Day '' -- Smoking Popes Other songs featured in film `` What 'd I Say '' -- written by Ray Charles, performed by Chris Farley and Brian Dennehy `` Maniac '' -- written by Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky `` Ai n't Too Proud To Beg '' -- written by Eddie Holland & Norman Whitfield, performed by Louis Price `` Amazing Grace '' -- performed by The Pipes and Drums and Military of The King 's Own Scottish Borderers `` Crazy '' -- written by Willie Nelson, performed by Patsy Cline `` I 'm Sorry '' -- written by Ronnie Self & Dub Allbritten, performed by Brenda Lee `` Ooh Wow '' -- written by Sidney Cooper, performed by Buckwheat Zydeco `` The Future 's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades '' -- written by Pat MacDonald, performed by Timbuk 3 `` The Merry - Go - Round Broke Down '' -- Cliff Friend & Dave Franklin Incidentally, the soundtrack album was not released by Tommy Boy Records ( a Warner subsidiary at one time ). References ^ Jump up to : `` Tommy Boy ( 1995 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Retrieved May 16, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Tommy Boy ( 1995 ) ''. The Wrap. Retrieved February 28, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Rottentomatoes.com on Tommy Boy ''. Retrieved 2007 - 07 - 29. Jump up ^ Ramer, Dan. `` Tommy Boy -- BD ''. DVDFile.com. Retrieved 2011 - 09 - 07. Jump up ^ Busch, Jenna. `` Tommy Boy Blu - ray Review ''. IGN Movies. Retrieved 2011 - 09 - 07. ^ Jump up to : `` Box office data for Tommy Boy ''. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 25. Jump up ^ `` Kevin Thomas Movie Reviews and Previews ''. Retrieved 2013 - 04 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Roger Ebert 's Review ''. Chicago Sun - Times. Retrieved 2007 - 07 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Ebert 's Most Hated ''. Chicago Sun - Times. Retrieved 2011 - 09 - 05. Jump up ^ Scott, A.O. `` Caryn James ' New York Times Review ''. The New York Times. Retrieved 2007 - 07 - 29. 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Question: who plays beverly's son in tommy boy
Answer: Rob Lowe