Sportswriter Andy Farmer moves with his schoolteacher wife Elizabeth to the country in order to write a novel in relative seclusion. Of course, seclusion is the last thing the Farmers find in the small, eccentric town, where disaster awaits them at every turn.
Directed by George Roy Hill
small town
based on novel or book
slapstick comedy
city country contrast
vermont
rural america
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3.0 / 5
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Cast
Chevy Chase
Andy Farmer
Madolyn Smith Osborne
Elizabeth Farmer
Kevin O'Morrison
Sheriff Ledbetter
Joseph Maher
Michael Sinclair
Jack Gilpin
Bud Culbertson
Mike Starr
Crocker
Glenn Plummer
Mickey
William Duell
Old Character
Dakin Matthews
Marion Corey Jr.
William Newman
Gus Lotterhand
Alice Drummond
Mrs. Ethel Dinges
Kevin Conway
Crum Petree (uncredited)
Crew
George Roy Hill
Director
Jeffrey Boam
Screenplay
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Alan Heim
Editor
Miroslav Ondříček
Director of Photography
Michael D. Moore
Second Unit Director
Mike Cunningham
Assistant Property Master
Marion Dougherty
Casting
Henry Bumstead
Production Design
Ann Roth
Costume Design
Hugh Aodh O'Brien
Stunts
John Robotham
Stunts
Popular Reviews
45 reviews
BS
3.0★ · 03/21/26
funny moments but overall so dumb, he’s a jackass the whole movie then they just reconcile for no reason at all
funny moments but overall so dumb, he’s a jackass the whole movie then they just reconcile for no reason at all
Luka
5.0★ · 01/15/26
moving to the countryside but everyone hates you speedrun just mid
moving to the countryside but everyone hates you speedrun just mid
Brody Mccord
5.0★ · 01/03/26
Overall decent comedy film especially towards the closing of the film. Fun family film
Not Chevy chases best work
Overall decent comedy film especially towards the closing of the film. Fun family film
Not Chevy chases best work
Joseph
7.0★ · 12/26/25
Wow I’m surprised by how much I actually liked this! My dad picked this one out and it was a great choice. Its comparable to Money Pit, but better and funnier! It’s just a great mix of everything. I definitely recommend it for a funny 80s movie.
Wow I’m surprised by how much I actually liked this! My dad picked this one out and it was a great choice. Its comparable to Money Pit, but better and funnier! It’s just a great mix of everything. I definitely recommend it for a funny 80s movie.
Landyn
6.0★ · 12/14/25
Andy literally wrote the screenplay for ocean’s eleven just 13 years too early
Andy literally wrote the screenplay for ocean’s eleven just 13 years too early