Black Sheep (1996)

Plot:A gubernatorial candidate hires a wormy special assistant whose only job is to make sure the candidate's well-meaning but incompetent brother doesn't ruin the election.


Farley's talent for physical comedy and Spade's trademark sarcasm generates some genuine amusement in this tale of Mike Donnelly (Farley), the well intentioned but generally clumsy younger brother of Al Donnelly (Tim Matheson), a man who really wants to win the race for Washington state governor. Mike comes along on Al's campaigns as an advertising assistant but always winds up making an embarrassing scene in front of potential voters. Under the recommendations of his campaign manager (Timothy Carhart), Al hires a campaign aide (Spade) to send Mike elsewhere on assisting with the campaign. Soon, Mike and Steve have some rather nightmarish experiences in a woodside cabin and run afoul of a war obsessed renegade (Gary Busey). Meanwhile, Al's opponent, Evelyn Tracy (Christine Ebersole) is corrupting the election so she can fool the voters and win a third term. Mike eventually finds out about this and hilariously sets out to expose her wrong doings.
After the enormous success of TOMMY BOY, it was expected that Chris Farley and David Spade would star in another movie together. What wasn't expected was that the two movies would be so similar. In TOMMY BOY, Richard Hayden (David Spade) must look after the sweet, but clumsy Tommy Callahan (Chris Farley) so he doesn't mess up the family business. In BLACK SHEEP, Steve Dodds (David Spade) is hired by Mike Donnelly's (Chris Farley) brother to look after the sweet, but clumsy Mike so he doesn't mess up an upcoming campaign.
The humor here is a little raunchier and rowdier than in "Tommy Boy" but not necessarily funnier. At times, the film is very predictable and the comedic punchlines occasionally fail. Still, it's OK.the acting was decent with the exception of Gary Busey's character, who I must admit was pretty stupid.
this gets 5/10