The Funny Farm (film)

The Funny Farm
Directed by	Ron Clark
Written by	Ron Clark
Produced by	Claude Héroux
Starring	Miles Chapin Peter Aykroyd Howie Mandel Tracy Bregman Jack Blum Maurice LaMarche Mike MacDonald Derek McGrath Jack Carter Eileen Brennan Gene Clark Marjorie Gross Howard Busgang Alan Riven Lou Dinos Tony Mollsworth Briane Nasimok Mark Breslin Steve Allen
Cinematography	René Verzier
Edited by	Marcus Manton
Music by	Pierre Brousseau [1]
Production company	Filmplan International
Distributed by	New World-Mutal [1]
Release date	February 18, 1983 (1983-02-18)(Winnipeg) [1]
Running time	94 minutes [2]
Country	Canada
Language	English

The Funny Farm is a 1983 Canadian comedy drama film ^[3] directed and written by Ron Clark. The film follows a stand-up comedian from Cleveland who joins others struggling at a woman's Los Angeles comedy club.

Synopsis

A stand-up comedian from Cleveland joins others struggling at a woman's Los Angeles comedy club.

Cast

• Miles Chapin as Mark Champlin, a stand-up comedian from Cleveland
• Peter Aykroyd as Stephen Croft
• Howie Mandel as Larry
• Tracy Bregman as Amy
• Jack Blum as Peter
• Maurice LaMarche as Dickie
• Mike MacDonald as Bruce
• Derek McGrath as Harvey
• Jack Carter as Philly Beekman
• Eileen Brennan as Gail, an woman who owns an comedy club in Los Angeles
• Gene Clark as Myles
• Marjorie Gross as Tracy
• Howard Busgang as Sammy
• Alan Riven as Michael
• Lou Dinos as Miguel
• Tony Mollsworth as Greg
• Briane Nasimok as Fred
• Mark Breslin as Paul

Additionally, Steve Allen appears in the film.

References

1. "The Funny Farm". Canada Library and Archives. 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
2. "The Funny Farm". British Board of Film Classification . Retrieved 2025-02-17.
3. The Funny Farm (1983) - Ron Clark | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie . Retrieved 2025-02-09– via www.allmovie.com.

External link

• The Funny Farm at IMDb