Set in Buckley, Washington, the story opens during the final days of the state gubernatorial race as candidate Al Donnelly makes a campaign stop in his hometown. Al's younger brother, Mike, a well-meaning underachiever, is hell-bent on doing his brother proud, but despite his best intentions, something always goes wrong. Donnelly's advisors decide that Mike needs a "handler" to keep an eye on him during the final days of the campaign. Enter Steve Dodds, a lowly aide on the campaign team, who is to keep Mike under wraps. Al's opponent, the incumbent Governor Evelyn Tracy, takes full advantage of Mike's gaffes to bolster her own campaign--even if it means setting Mike up on purpose. When Dodd's attempts to keep Mike under control fail, and Mike's escapades continue to make front page news, the pair is dispatched to a dilapidated cabin in the woods to sit out the final days before the election. While in the woods, the guys encounter any number of challenges--both natural and unnatural.

Director:
Penelope Spheeris	Director
Matt Earl Beesley	Director (2nd Unit)
Cast:
Chris Farley	as Mike Donnelly
David Spade	as Steve Dodds
Tim Matheson	as Al Donnelly
Gary Busey	as Drake Sabitch
Christine Ebersole	as Governor Tracy
Timothy Carhart	as Roger Kovary
Bruce McGill	as Neuschwander
Michael Patrick Carter	as Scott Colleary
Boyd Banks	as Clyde Spinoza
David St James	as Motorcycle Cop
Skip O'Brien	as State Trooper
Branden R. Morgan	as Fan
Spheeris (Gypsy)	as Pocket Pool Lady
John Ashker	as Jim Blaine
William Howell	as Rastafarian
Austin Kottke	as Tough Kid
Toby Scott Ganger	as Tough Kid
Dylan Lucas	as Ricky
James Noah	as Mayor
Chris Owen	as Hal
Jonathan Everett Lewis	as Carl
Larita Shelby	as Reporter
Karen Kahn	as Anchor Woman
Laura Weekes	as Tv Reporter
Tucker Smallwood	as Election Analyst
Mark Thomas Mclaughlin	as Mudhoney
Steve Neil Turner	as Mudhoney
Matt David Lukin	as Mudhoney
Daniel Joe Peters	as Mudhoney
Kevin Farley	as Bouncer
John Farley	as Bouncer
Patrick Pankhurst	as Donald Tracy
Luke Dickinson	as Andrew Tracy
Fred Wolf	as Ronald Forte
Patricia Place	as Woman At Party
Annie O'Donnell	as Election Worker
Kathleen O'Malley	as Mrs Oneacre
Jean Speegle Howard	as Elderly Woman
Drew Wilson	as Elderly Man
Michele Burkett	as Police Woman
Andrew Breymann	as Hillbilly Kid
R Scott Doran	as Lead Person
Cinematography:
Daryn Okada	Director Of Photography
Raymond Stella	Director Of Photography (2nd Unit)
Casey Hotchkiss	Camera Operator
Paul Hughen	Camera Operator
Daniel P Moore	Video Supervisor
Writer:
Fred Wolf	Screenwriter
Larry K Johnson	Script Supervisor
Producer:
Lorne Michaels	Producer
Robert K Weiss	Executive Producer
C. O. Erickson	Executive Producer
Eric Newman	Associate Producer
Dinah Minot	Co-Producer
Editing:
Ross Albert	Editor
Ann Trulove	1st Assistant Editor
Peter Fandetti	Assistant Editor
Carin Rogers	Dialogue Editor
Michael Szakmeister	Dialogue Editor
Tony Milch	Dialogue Editor
Music:
William Ross	Music
Matthew Della Polla	Music Scoring Coordinator
Bob Bornstein	Music Preparation
Robert Fernandez	Music Recorder And Mixer
William Ross	Original Music
Steven Scott Smalley	Original Music
Anita Camarata	Music Supervisor
William Ross	Orchestra Conductor
Patti Zimmitti	Orchestra Contractor
Steve Mccroskey	Supervising Music Editor
Assistant Direction:
Artist Robinson	1st Assistant Director
Christian P Della Penna	2nd Assistant Director
Jason Roberts	Second 2nd Assistant Director
David N Schrager	1st Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
David D'Ovidio	2nd Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Art Director:
Chris Cornwell	Art Director
Visual Effects:
Mat Beck	Visual Effects Supervisor
David Sosalla	Visual Effects Supervisor
Richard Zarro	Special Effects Coordinator
Richard Zarro	Special Effects Foreperson
Guy Faria	Special Effects Foreperson
Make-Up:
James L Mccoy	Makeup Artist
Francisco X Perez	Assistant Make-Up Artist
Candida Conery	Hair Stylist
Danny Valencia	Hair Stylist
Costume-Wardrobe:
Jill Ohanneson	Costume Designer
Deborah Slate	Costumer
Alix Friedberg	Costumer
Matt Reitsman	Costumer
Adrienne Wait	Costumer
Kanani Wolf	Costumer
Kelly Lindquist	Costume Supervisor
Art Department:
Ross A Anderson	Production Painter
Marc Meisels	Set Dresser
Chuck Mcsorley	Set Dresser
Don Elliott	Set Dresser
Douglas M Vaughn	Set Dresser
Efren Perez	On-Set Dresser
Cindy Evans	Key Set Costumer
Linda Spheeris	Set Decorator
Cosmas A. Demetriou	Set Designer
Evelyne Barbier	Set Designer
Tim Burgard	Storyboard Artist
Glen R. Feldman	Assistant Property Master
Abby Rayve	Assistant Property Master
Gary Seybert	Assistant Property Master
Production Designer:
Peter Jamison	Production Designer
Sound:
John Benson	Supervising Sound Editor
Beth Sterner	Supervising Sound Editor
David Van Slyke	Sound Effects Editor
Randle Akerson	Sound Effects Editor
Cameron Frankley	Sound Effects Editor
Willie Burton	Sound Mixer
Karen Minahan	Assistant Sound Editor
Bill Baldwin	Assistant Sound Editor
Bill Ward	Assistant Sound Editor
Roger N Fearing Jr.	Assistant Sound Editor
Steve Maslow	Re-Recording Mixer
Gregg Landaker	Re-Recording Mixer
Ken Dufva	Foley Artist
David Fein	Foley Artist
Christopher Flick	Supervising Foley Editor
Thomas W Small	Foley Editor
Valerie Davidson	Foley Editor
Randy Singer	Foley Mixer
Petra Bach	Supervising Adr Editor
Zack Davis	Adr Editor
Bob Baron	Adr Mixer
Casting:
Deborah Aquila	Casting
Jane Shannon	Casting
Karen Miller	Casting Associate
Alex Wald	Casting Assistant
Tricia Wood	Casting Assistant
Stunts:
Danny Weselis	Stunts
Gary Morgan	Stunts
Stanton Barrett	Stunts
Bob F Brown	Stunts
William H Burton	Stunts
Tim A Davison	Stunts
Christopher Epper	Stunts
Danny Epper	Stunts
James W Gavin	Stunts
Sandra Gimpel	Stunts
Tabby Hanson	Stunts
Chuck Hicks	Stunts
Jimmy Hock	Stunts
Henry M. Kingi Jr.	Stunts
Paul Lane	Stunts
Shawn Lane	Stunts
Kent Luttrell	Stunts
Ed Mathews	Stunts
John C Meier	Stunts
Royce Minor	Stunts
Jim Nickerson	Stunts
Alan Oliney	Stunts
Manny Perry	Stunts
Jimmy N. Roberts	Stunts
Troy Robinson	Stunts
Danny Rogers	Stunts
Erik Rondell	Stunts
Gilbert Rosales	Stunts
Michael Runyard	Stunts
Martin Valinsky	Stunts
Kaye Wade	Stunts
Janet Wilder	Stunts
Scott Wilder	Stunts
Danny Wynands	Stunts
George M Zamora	Stunts
Eric Watson	Stunts
Shane Dixon	Stunt Coordinator
Publicity:
Karen R Jones	Unit Publicist
Production Companies:
Broadway Video, Inc.	Production Company
Paramount Pictures	Production Company
L.A. Maddogs	Production Company
Paramount Pictures Scoring Stage M	Production Company
Central Casting, Inc.	Production Company
Baltimore Anna C	Production Company
Michaelson'S Catering	Production Company
Cast Security Inc	Production Company
Pacific Title & Art Studio	Production Company
Light Matters Inc	Production Company
State Of Washington	Production Company
City Of Buckley	Production Company
City Of Monrovia	Production Company
Vari-Lite, Inc.	Production Company
	Production Company
	Production Company
Rock The Vote	Production Company
Deluxe Entertainment Services Group	Production Company
Eastman Kodak	Production Company
Panavision, Ltd.	Production Company
Paramount Pictures	Studio
Paramount Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Paramount Home Media Distribution	Domestic Video Distributor
Film Production - Main:
Doug Barnard	Production Illustrator
Cindy Hochman Price	Production Office Coordinator
Lisa Gilbar	Production Assistant
Mark Walbaum	Production Assistant
Gian Temperilli	Production Assistant
Jane E. Graves	Production Assistant
Danny R Carter	Production Assistant
Erica Pearce	Production Assistant
Benjamin Zura	Production Assistant
Judd Nissen	Production Assistant
David Freed	Production Assistant
Ele Johnson	Production Assistant
Dawn Darfus	Production Auditor
David M Rodriguez	Assistant Production Auditor
C. O. Erickson	Production Manager
Marvin E. Lewis	Boom Operator
Diane Ward	Assistant Production Office Coordinator
Roland Armstorff	Assistant Production Office Coordinator
Charles J Schray	Dolly Grip
Richard Kuhn	Dolly Grip
Mike Hodges	1st Company Grip
Patric J Abaravich	Grip
Tracy Neftzger	2nd Company Grip
John Boccaccio	1st Assistant Photographer
Bob Hall	1st Assistant Photographer
Marcus O Lopez	2nd Assistant Photographer
John Mceveety	1st Assistant Photographer
Merie W. Wallace	Still Photographer
Gary Paulsen	Transportation Captain
Howard Davidson	Transportation Coordinator
Michael Starks	Craft Service
Film Production - Construction/Set:
Robert A. Blackburn	Construction Coordinator
Clete Cetrone	Propmaker Foreperson
John Holcombe	Propmaker Foreperson
C Jonas Kirk	Construction Foreperson
Dean Wilson	Property Master
Film Production - Lighting/Electrical:
Francis X Valdez III	Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Michael Matzdorff	Lightworks Assistant
E Scott Mayhugh	Chief Lighting Technician
Greg Cantrell	Rigging Chief Lighting Technician
Location Manager:
Deborah Laub	Location Manager
Becky Brake	Location Manager
Don Garrison	Location Manager
Kristan Wagner	Location Manager
Assistant Location Manager:
Val Kim	Assistant Location Manager
Chanel Salzer	Assistant Location Manager
Misc. Crew:
Scott A Wilder	Assistant (To Penelope Spheeris)
Erin Maroney	Assistant (To Lorne Michaels)
Deborah L Krainin	Assistant
Jonathan Pessin	Assistant (To Robert K Weiss)
Lauren Smith	Assistant (To Robert K Weiss)
Stacy Broff	Assistant (To Dinah Minot)
Phoebe Trachtenberg	Assistant (To Eric Newman)
Ted Dondanville	Assistant (To Chris Farley)
Matt Piedmont	Assistant (To David Spade)
Maria K Battle	Dga Trainee
Daniel Smith	Construction Medic
Lou Demarco	Other
Judy Brown	Other
Jim Frear	Other
Robert Wayne Harris	Other
Eileen O'Donnell	Clearances
Lou Demarco	Various
Robert Wayne Harris	Various
Jim Frear	Various
Ildefonso Lanz Goris	Various
Judy Brown	Various

Released in United States on Video August 6, 1996

Released in United States Winter February 2, 1996

Began shooting July 17, 1995.

Completed shooting September 19, 1995.

Released in United States Winter February 2, 1996

Released in United States on Video August 6, 1996