Funny Bones, directed by Peter Chelsom (Hear My Song), is a weird but intriguing comedy with a particularly dark edge. Oliver Platt plays a would-be comedian, the son of a major comedy star (Jerry Lewis); Dad's reputation even overshadows his son's Las Vegas debut. After that flop the son tries to go back to his roots and heads for his father's launch pad in Blackpool, England. There, he meets his previously unknown half-brother (Lee Evans), a bizarre comedy savant who teaches him a thing or two about taking risks to get laughs, and discovers a secret about how his father got started. Platt is likably lost and Lewis is perfectly overbearing, but the real find here is Evans, a rubber-faced, protean comic with always-surprising material. --Marshall Fine
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- Actor Jerry Lewis, Oliver Platt, Lee Evans, Leslie Caron, Richard Griffiths
- Audience Rating R (Restricted)
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- Creator Peter Chelsom, Peter Chelsom, Laurie Borg, Lester Berman, Nicholas Frye, Peter McMillan, Peter Flannery
- Director Peter Chelsom
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- Format Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Dolby, Surround Sound
- I S B N 6303579345
- Manufacturer Hollywood Pictures Home Video
- Number Of Discs 1
- Release Date 1996-03-05
- Running Time 128
- S K U SKU1012103
- Studio Hollywood Pictures Home Video
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