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| Director: | Penelope Spheeris | 
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| Writer: | Fred Wolf | 
| Staring: | 
| When dignified Albert Donnelly runs for Governor, his team moves to keep his slow-witted and klutzy younger brother, Mike, out of the eye of the media. To baby-sit Mike, the campaign assigns sarcastic Steve, who gets the experience of a lifetime when he tries to take Mike out of town during the election. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 01, 1996 | 
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| Director: | Penelope Spheeris | 
| Writer: | Fred Wolf | 
| Genres: | Comedy | 
| Keywords | corrupt politician, nitrous oxide, candid camera, double act, political satire, woman director | 
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures | 
| Box Office | 
              
                Revenue: $32,000,000
                Budget: $0  | 
      
| Updates | 
          Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024  | 
      
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Chris Farley | Mike Donnelly | 
| David Spade | Steve Dodds | 
| Tim Matheson | Al Donnelly | 
| Gary Busey | Drake Sabitch | 
| Chris Owen | Hal | 
| Bruce McGill | Neuschwander | 
| Boyd Banks | Clyde Spinoza | 
| Grant Heslov | Robbie Mieghem | 
| David St. James | Motorcycle Cop | 
| Timothy Carhart | Roger Kovary | 
| Michael Patrick Carter | Scott Colleary | 
| Christine Ebersole | Governor Tracy | 
| Skip O'Brien | State Trooper | 
| Branden Morgan | Fan | 
| Gypsy Spheeris | Pocket Pool Lady | 
| John Ashker | Jim Blaine | 
| James Noah | Mayor | 
| Jonathan Everett Lewis | Carl | 
| Kevin Farley | Bouncer | 
| John Farley | Bouncer | 
| Julie Benz | Dancing Blonde Woman | 
| Jimmy Workman | un ado drogué | 
| Toby Scott Ganger | Tough Kid | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Peter Jamison | Production Design | 
| Anita Camarata | Music Supervisor | 
| Jill M. Ohanneson | Costume Design | 
| Linda Spheeris | Set Decoration | 
| Casey Hotchkiss | Camera Operator | 
| Bob Hall | First Assistant Camera | 
| Louie DeMarco | Camera Loader | 
| Marvin E. Lewis | Boom Operator | 
| R. Scott Doran | Leadman | 
| Don Elliott | Set Dresser | 
| James Lee McCoy | Makeup Artist | 
| Danny Valencia | Hairstylist | 
| Deborah Slate | Costumer | 
| Adrienne Wait | Costumer | 
| Glen R. Feldman | Assistant Property Master | 
| Richard Zarro | Special Effects Coordinator | 
| Jane Shannon-Smith | Casting | 
| Christian P. Della Penna | Second Assistant Director | 
| Chris Cornwell | Art Direction | 
| Evelyne Barbier | Set Designer | 
| John Boccaccio | First Assistant Camera | 
| Marcos O. Lopez | Second Assistant Camera | 
| Timothy Burgard | Storyboard Artist | 
| Chuck McSorley | Set Dresser | 
| Efren N. Perez | Set Dresser | 
| Candida Conery | Hairstylist | 
| Cindy Evans | Key Set Costumer | 
| Matt Reitsma | Costumer | 
| Dean Wilson | Property Master | 
| Gary Seybert | Assistant Property Master | 
| Richard Kuhn | Dolly Grip | 
| Ann Trulove | First Assistant Editor | 
| Beth Sterner | Supervising Sound Editor | 
| Cameron Frankley | Sound Effects Editor | 
| Anthony Milch | Dialogue Editor | 
| Christopher Flick | Foley Supervisor | 
| Ross Albert | Editor | 
| Artist W. Robinson | First Assistant Director | 
| Cosmas A. Demetriou | Set Designer | 
| Paul Hughen | Camera Operator | 
| John McEveety | Second Assistant Camera | 
| Larry K. Johnson | Script Supervisor | 
| Robert W. Harris | Cableman | 
| Marc Meisels | Set Dresser | 
| Douglas M. Vaughn | Set Dresser | 
| Francisco X. Pérez | Assistant Makeup Artist | 
| Kelly Lindquist | Costume Supervisor | 
| Alix Friedberg | Costumer | 
| Kanani Wolf | Costumer | 
| Abby Yaloff | Assistant Property Master | 
| Charles J. Schray | Dolly Grip | 
| Francis X. Valdez III | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician | 
| John Benson | Supervising Sound Editor | 
| Randle Akerson | Sound Effects Editor | 
| Mike Szakmeister | Dialogue Editor | 
| Zack Davis | ADR Editor | 
| Valerie Davidson | Foley Editor | 
| Roger Fearing | Assistant Sound Editor | 
| Randy Singer | Foley Mixer | 
| Steve Mccroskey | Supervising Music Editor | 
| Theresa Repola Mohammed | Negative Cutter | 
| David Sosalla | Visual Effects Supervisor | 
| E. Scott Mayhugh | Chief Lighting Technician | 
| Peter Fandetti | Assistant Editor | 
| Carin Rogers | Dialogue Editor | 
| Petra Bach | Supervising ADR Editor | 
| Thomas W. Small | Foley Editor | 
| Bill Baldwin | Assistant Sound Editor | 
| Bob Baron | ADR Mixer | 
| David Lee Fein | Foley Artist | 
| Merie Weismiller Wallace | Still Photographer | 
| Mat Beck | Visual Effects Supervisor | 
| Karen Minahan | Assistant Sound Editor | 
| Bill Ward | Assistant Sound Editor | 
| Ken Dufva | Foley Artist | 
| Robert A. Blackburn | Construction Coordinator | 
| Phil Hetos | Color Timer | 
| Penelope Spheeris | Director | 
| Fred Wolf | Writer | 
| Deborah Aquila | Casting | 
| William Ross | Original Music Composer | 
| Daryn Okada | Director of Photography | 
| C.O. Erickson | Production Manager | 
| Shane Dixon | Stunt Coordinator | 
| Willie D. Burton | Sound Mixer | 
| David F. Van Slyke | Sound Effects Editor | 
| Troy Robinson | Stunts | 
| Sandra Lee Gimpel | Stunts | 
| Scott Wilder | Stunts | 
| Danny Epper | Stunts | 
| Erik Rondell | Stunts | 
| Danny Wynands | Stunts | 
| Henry Kingi Jr. | Stunts | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Dinah Minot | Co-Producer | 
| Robert K. Weiss | Executive Producer | 
| C.O. Erickson | Executive Producer | 
| Lorne Michaels | Producer | 
| Eric Newman | Associate Producer | 
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