Funny Bones

1995
R
2h 8m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

3.9K

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Dark Comedy Comedy Drama

An unsuccessful comedian uncovers a family secret and learns the true price of letting inherent talent shine.An unsuccessful comedian uncovers a family secret and learns the true price of letting inherent talent shine.An unsuccessful comedian uncovers a family secret and learns the true price of letting inherent talent shine.

Director
- Peter Chelsom
Writers
- Peter Chelsom
- Peter Flannery
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

3.9K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Peter Chelsom
Writers
- Peter Chelsom
- Peter Flannery
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 8 wins

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Funny Bones

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Storyline

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Trivia
In a crucial mid-film scene Jack Parker (Lee Evans) appears at a small Blackpool nightclub as "Val Radio", performing a "dummy act". This is a Vaudeville term for an act where a comedian mimes in time to music or a recording. Jerry Lewis got his start performing a "dummy act" with phonograph records he played onstage.

Goofs
During the final scene, while the camera is showing the police at the base of the pole, a spotlight is throwing a very clear shadow of the camera, complete with 'rubber ducky' antenna on the actors.

Quotes
Nicky: Where were you born?
Jack Parker: Blackpool.
Nicky: Why Blackpool?
Jack Parker: I wanted to be near to my mother.
Nicky: Have you lived in Blackpool all your life?
Jack Parker: Not yet.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Dolores Claiborne/Funny Bones/Major Payne/Circle of Friends/Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill (1995)

Soundtracks
La Mer
Music by Charles Trenet
Lyrics by Charles Trenet
Performed by Charles Trenet

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Review

Featured review

9/10

Very original - in all respects.

I had seen the standard shots of this film when it came out and thought that the comedy seemed pretty bad - which put me off seeing it in the cinema.

However, now that it's been on TV I would like to recommend it to anyone who wants to see a film which has an original story, interesting characters, unusual settings, great acting, great photography.... generally the opposite of the usual Hollywood fare I usually have to suffer because of my friends.

So, to sum up, it's been marketed wrongly - this is not a film which you should see for a laugh; it's a film which constantly surprises - not least in dramatic turns in the story.

Loved it - 9/10