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Funny Bones

Funny Bones

Comedy. It's in the timing. It's in the material. But mostly, it's in the bones.

1995•2h 8m•6.6/10
Comedy

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6.6/10(51)

Tommy Fawkes wants to be a successful comedian. After his Las Vegas debut is a failure, he returns to Blackpool where his father—also a comedian—started, and where he spent the summers of his childhood.

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Hollywood Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Oliver Platt

Oliver Platt

Tommy Fawkes

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis

George Fawkes

Lee Evans

Lee Evans

Jack Parker

Leslie Caron

Leslie Caron

Katie Parker

Richard Griffiths

Richard Griffiths

Jim Minty

Oliver Reed

Oliver Reed

Dolly Hopkins

George Carl

Thomas Parker

Freddie Davies

Bruno Parker

Ruta Lee

Ruta Lee

Laura Fawkes

Ian McNeice

Ian McNeice

Stanley Sharkey

William Hootkins

William Hootkins

Al

Terence Rigby

Terence Rigby

Billy Mann

Christopher Greet

Laurence Berger

Ticky Holgado

Ticky Holgado

Battiston

Olivier Py

Olivier Py

Barre

Mouss Zouheyri

Mouss Zouheyri

Poquelin

Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn

Nicky

Richard Platt

Bellows

Peter McNamara

Peter McNamara

Canavan

Gavin Millar

Gavin Millar

Steve Campbell

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