Jerry Lee Lewis Video:

		List Price: $9.99		Label: Walt Disney Video Salesrank: 48314 Released: September 2, 2003
		Our Price: $4.84
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		MPAA Rating: R (Restricted) Media: DVD

Editorial Review:
Acclaimed by critics everywhere for its zany comedy and terrific cast, FUNNY BONES is big laughs for everyone! Struggling in the shadow of his famous comedian father (world-renowned entertainer Jerry Lewis), a young comic (Oliver Platt -- THE THREE MUSKETEERS, GUN SHY) retreats to his old hometown when his act bombs in Las Vegas. Ready to try anything for inspiration, he's in for more than a few surprises before learning that his own eccentric family is the best material for a perfect act! You'll want to discover for yourself this uncommon comedy treat that's packed with unforgettable fun!

Description of Funny Bones:
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

Funny Bones Reviews:
Awfull,Awfull,YUCK......BLAH...
2008-08-09 - I don't like to use the word hate but if I did this would be where I'd use it,I struggled through the entire thing & the only even interesting parts were a magic act & mabey a few bits & pieces that I can't even remember and I just watched it alittle while ago.Between the Rave Reviews & Jerry Lewis being in it I thought it had to be at least Good,but I was Disapointed at best,I felt it was more like a Woody Allen humor & I'm so not into his type of humor,but that's just My Opion...

Fabulous But Not Funny
2008-04-01 - One of the problems with categorizing movies is the expectation invariably set-up by the choice of category. I rented this on a VHS tape years ago, out of the comedy section. This is NOT a comedy - it's a very serious film about funny people. It's wonderful and well-worth watching, but if you expect it to be 'funny' you'll probably be disappointed.

This is not to say that there aren't many brilliant comedic routines in the film (Lee Evans is fabulous--), but the storyline itself is serious. I wholeheartedly recommend this film to anyone who likes physical comedy and enjoys movies that grapple with life and relationships and doesn't mind a little shadow on the smiling face.

Strong start but weak follow through
2007-12-16 - After blowing his big Vegas debut, an aspiring comic (Oliver Platt) returns to the English seaside carnival town where he grew up to find a new act from among the performers who live there. Among the quirky characters he encounters is a maladjusted young man (Lee Evans) who just might be some kind of comic genius. This film starts well (with a kind of "Local Hero" vibe to it) and has a fantastic cast, but the various subplots become awkward and don't mesh well. It's fun to see Jerry Lewis doing a dramatic turn.

Funny Bones
2007-09-12 - Very quick shipment of item as described. It is a gift so I have not seen the movie yet but am sure it is perfect.

Give This One a Second Chance ----
2007-08-10 - I went to see Funny Bones when it first came out at the art theatre in Austin TX. I thought there were several good comedic bits but was underwhelmed by the film as a whole. Yet embedded in this movie are strange bits that linger in the fringes of the mind - not quite brilliant, but very intriguing. Among these (and occurring within the first 20 minutes of the movie) are the drive through the Blackpool "characters", the fun house ride where patrons scream loudest at the living mannequins, the comedic horror of the opening smuggling boat scene, and the edginess surrounding Oliver Platt in his dressing room before his Las Vegas show. These scenes stick with you after the movie ends, continuing to haunt you until you see the movie a second time and begin to make some sense of the convoluted plot.

And this movie is definitely worth a second viewing - for nothing else if not the comedic genius of Lee Evans, who is so adept at physical comedy throughout. The plot of this movie explores the twinned natures of tragedy and comedy through half brothers (Evans and Platt) who are both pursuing "funny bones". The plot has multiple lines, involving drug smuggling, redemption, finding one's place, and uncovering the nature of what is funny, that come together in the grand finale under the big top with the sway pole, Evans and Platt.

So give this one a second viewing - just see this movie as a combination of David Lynch and the Marx Brothers - to absorb the cosummate intricacy of FUNNY BONES.