Taglines: Almost History… Almost Legends… Mostly Ridiculous.
Almost Heroes movie storyline. Leslie Edwards (Matthew Perry), a foppish aristocrat, and the loud, low-brow Bartholomew Hunt (Chris Farley) are competing against the renowned Lewis & Clark to be the first to chart and make it across the United States to the Pacific Ocean. In the beginning of the film, Edwards has high hopes to head the first expedition to make it across the U.S., but while he has ambition and funding, he has grown up sheltered and knows little of the wilderness he seeks to cross.
To aid in his journey, he hires the services of a supposedly knowledgeable wilderness-man and tracker, Hunt, who, once they get underway, turns out to be less than advertised. They are aided by a crew of varied, rugged and grizzled frontiersmen, including the group’s version of Sacagawea, a young Indian woman by the name Shaquinna (Lisa Barbuscia), who is integral in helping them find their way across the dangerous and unknown terrain ahead, as well as eventually becoming Edwards’ love interest.
long the way, the group goes through various mishaps and ordeals from having to deal with quirky, indigenous Indian tribes and vicious eagles, to running out of food and romantic snafus, as Hunt’s ineptness often causes more problems than it solves. Along the way, Edward and Hunt’s shared journey helps Edwards shed his aristocratic, snooty ways and he learns camaraderie and honor, as well as a more humble view of a world he thought he understood. Hunt finds true friendship in Edwards and a sense of self-confidence he had not known before.
Almost Heroes is a 1998 American adventure comedy film directed by Christopher Guest, narrated by Guest’s friend and frequent collaborator Harry Shearer, and starring Chris Farley and Matthew Perry. This was Farley’s last leading film role and was released following his death in 1997.
Almost Heroes (1998)
Directed by: Christopher Guest
Starring: Chris Farley, Matthew Perry, Bokeem Woodbine, Barry Del Sherman, Eugene Levy, Franklin Cover, Lisa Barbuscia, Christian Clemenson, Patrick Cranshaw
Screenplay by: Mark Nutter, Tom Wolfe, Boyd Hale
Production Design by: Joseph T. Garrity
Cinematography by: Adam Kimmel, Kenneth MacMillan
Film Editing by: Ronald Roose
Costume Design by: Durinda Wood
Set Decoration by: Linda Allen
Art Direction by: Pat Tagliaferro
Music by: Jeffrey C.J. Vanston
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude humor and nudity.
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: May 29, 1998
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