Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Moderate
- wacky
- irreverent
- rowdy
- casual comedy night
- chris farley marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a desperate, poorly produced period comedy whose scattered laughs were outweighed by weak writing and excessive low humor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Hunt and Edwards pursue a celebrated Pacific expedition while suffering slapstick failures that undercut conventional explorer bravery.
The journey is defined by fights, falls, mauling, slap-fights, and increasingly elaborate misfortunes.
The protagonists race across the country toward the Pacific Ocean while competing with Lewis and Clark.
The film turns American exploration history and western conventions into broad sight gags and comic anachronistic behavior.
Films like Almost Heroes, and why
The Three Amigos
slapstick frontier adventure, broad physical comedy, and comic misfit protagonists
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
period adventure parody, absurd mishaps, and irreverent ensemble humor
Blazing Saddles
western comedy built around incompetent heroes, physical gags, and frontier satire
The Road to El Dorado
broad buddy comedy, comic rivalry, and escalating misadventure
Movie Details
- Director
- Christopher Guest
- Release Date
- 1998-05-29
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (228)
Cast
- Chris Farley
- Matthew Perry
- Bokeem Woodbine
- Barry Del Sherman
- Eugene Levy
- Lisa Barbuscia
- Christian Clemenson
- Patrick Cranshaw
- Jonathan Joss
- Gregory Cruz
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Almost Heroes about?
- Two wildly ill-equipped explorers race toward the Pacific in a rowdy, slapstick spoof of American frontier heroics.
- What is Almost Heroes like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Almost Heroes as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Almost Heroes violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Almost Heroes as moderate.
- What did critics think of Almost Heroes?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a desperate, poorly produced period comedy whose scattered laughs were outweighed by weak writing and excessive low humor.
- Which films are like Almost Heroes?
- Films with a similar feel include The Three Amigos, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Blazing Saddles, and The Road to El Dorado.
- How long is Almost Heroes?
- Almost Heroes runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch Almost Heroes?
- In United States, Almost Heroes is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
