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| Character | Tommy Boy???? | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | |
| Age Range(s) | Young Adult (20-35) | |
| Type of monologue / Character is | Persuasive, Insane | |
| Type | Comic | |
| Year | 1995 | |
| Period | 20th Century | |
| Genre | Comedy, Adventure | |
| Description | Tommy Boy' tries to sell brake pads to an executive with a crazy speech | |
| Details | 35 minutes into the film | |
Summary
Tommy Boy Callahan (Chris Farley) is a D+ student who just graduated from college after attending for 7 years. He starts working for his father who owns an auto parts plant. His father, however, dies the day he marries the beautiful Beverly (Bo Derek). The business is threatened unless its new money burning brake pad division turns out a success and they manage to sell the new brake pads. Tommy Boy suggests to the executives of his company to let him travel the country with Richard (David Spade), his father's right hand man, and let him try to sell the pads himself.
In this funny monologue Tommy Boy and Richard are at a meeting with a potential buyer. Richard gives him the usual pitch and when the executive tells him to make it simpler, Tommy Boy steps him, giving this manic sales pitch using models cars and a lighter....
In this funny monologue Tommy Boy and Richard are at a meeting with a potential buyer. Richard gives him the usual pitch and when the executive tells him to make it simpler, Tommy Boy steps him, giving this manic sales pitch using models cars and a lighter....
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| TOMMY BOY: "Uh, what my associate is trying say is that, uh... Our new brake pads are really cool. You're not even gonna believe it. Like, uhmm, let's say you're driving along the road with your family. (He picks up a model car from the desk) And you're drivin' along, la-de-da, woo woooo. Then, all of a sudden there's a truck tire in the middle of the road. And you hit the brakes. EEEEHHHHHH! Whoa, that was close.... Ha-ha. Now let's see what happens when you're drivin' with the "other guy's" brake pads. You're drivin' along, you're drivin' along, and then all of a sudden, the kids are yellin' from the back seat: "I gotta go to the bathroom, Daddy!" "Not now, damn it!" Truck tire. EEEHHHHH! "I CAN'T STOP!" (He slams the model car into a lighter) HELP! There's a cliff! AAAAAHH! And your family's screamin': (He sets the model car on fire) "Oh my God, we're burnin' alive!" "No! I can't feel my legs!" Here comes the meat wagon. (He imitates siren sound) And the medic gets out and says: "Oh, my God!". New guy's in the corner puking his guts out. (He imitates puking sound) All because you want to save a couple extra pennies. Ha, ha. And to me, it doesn't..." |
