Chris Farley Books

this isn't really a review but i recently bought this book and near the end of it there is about 2-3 chapters of the book "ten year nap" by Meg Wolitzer. it doesn't seem to fit, i was just wondering if its supposed to be there or not. it seemed to skip from Chris's last stint in rehab to the epilogue. so if someone could answer my questions so i can return the book and get a new copy it would be greatly appreciated.

I thought the book is well written and provided insight I had not been aware of. I did not expect any of what the book exposed.

This book has amazing stories about an amazing person.

If you thought you know the Farley story, you have no idea.

Heartwarming and heartbreaking.

Hopefully this book can help other people who have family members who are trying to overcome "addictions".

The amazing story to me is, that Chris made it famous even though all this stuff was going on, he still found a way to shoot thru the system. It is very hard to get on SNL and even harder to star in movies, he was simply really funny and really amazing. But he also was completely out of control at times.

Paul

This was such a moving tragedy, I just couldn't help myself.

I was 17 when John Belushi died. I still remember being interviewed by some guy at the MEPS when I went into the Army in 1982 - "You don't do any of that stuff like Belushi did, speedballs or anything, right?" Considering that Belushi died in 1980, it was something that this memory was still fresh in the minds of so many people. Chris Farley could have been somebody like that. In many ways, I found him more likable than Belushi was, and every bit as talented. It is a tragedy that all of this pure talent, this spirit that Chris was born with, had gone to waste like that.

This book should be required reading for anyone studying substance abuse and the effect it has not only on the individual, but on those close to the abuser. I could feel the exhaustion that the interviewees felt as Chris sunk further and further toward oblivion. They all wanted to save him, but in the end, they were powerless to do much of anything. I couldn't imagine being one of those who subjected themselves to the brutality of 20/20 hindsight later on - "if only I had...."

I read that he was originally cast as Shrek with particular interest, and I imagined what that film would have been like with Farley delivering the line at the beginning of the film, "this is the part when you RUN!!!!!!!" I will be first in line when they sell the Shrek DVD with the Farley soundtrack. That must have been, as Chris might have said, "awesome."

The day I heard Chris Farley died, I was shocked. Almost in tears, really. I was about 14 at the time and I couldn't understand why Farley died the way he did. Chris Farley was my favorite actor on SNL. And on top of that, Farley's movies were hilarious. To this day, I still watch Tommy Boy and Blacksheep and the rest of his films regularly. I still laugh at everything, and each time I watch it, I feel a certain sadness overcome me (or perhaps it's pity or a little bit of both). Every time I watch it, I wonder about what was behind the man? What were his thoughts? Why did he let himself go the way he did? Perhaps there is something about the life of being an actor/comedian that drives a man to loneliness and a constant fight with drugs and alcohol. I wonder what his last moment in life was like? Perhaps he found too late the answer to his problem. I would like to think that Farley is up in heaven right now making everyone laugh by his hilarious acts and charming self. I hope he knows that he has many life-long fans left in this world - including me, I will probably be a fan of his movies for life.

I hope this book brings answers to my questions about Farley. Perhaps an understanding of what he did and what he went through. Perhaps through Farley's death we all could learn a thing or two. Perhaps, ultimately what he left behind was hope for those who suffered the same illness he did.

Excellent book that considers several factors including gender guiding lines, family atmosphere, culture, as well as the nature of addiction in providing an analysis of these three sad lives.

Very well crafted work here. The author provides a great deal of compelling evidence to suggest how early Lifestyle patterns influence faulty thinking later on in life. Beyond the technical aspects of this technique, this book takes great pain to identify the struggles each of these men underwent to set things right in their lives, while still falling victim to their deeply habituated behavior. I never fully considered how common these compensatory behaviors are in comedians, and this book definitely holds a light up to this phenomenon.

I first watched this movie with a group of my guy friends from work and soon it was clear we couldn't make it through a day without quoting a line from it! Norm McDonald at his funniest!

i love norm macdonald and this is the dumbest movie of all time

if your into dumb humor...or watching artie lang trying to act in a PG 13 arena....this is a good buy

If I could have rated this movie 0 stars I would have. It is terrible, save your money.

OK, this film bombed at the theaters and I am guessing it was panned by the critics. HOWEVER, it has some of the funniest lines and scenes in movie history. Artie and Norm work beautifully together. MOREOEVR, there is one scene in this movie that makes me literally cry because it is so funny, no change that, because it is so ridiculous.

I first watched this movie with a group of my guy friends from work and soon it was clear we couldn't make it through a day without quoting a line from it! Norm McDonald at his funniest!

i love norm macdonald and this is the dumbest movie of all time

if your into dumb humor...or watching artie lang trying to act in a PG 13 arena....this is a good buy

If I could have rated this movie 0 stars I would have. It is terrible, save your money.

OK, this film bombed at the theaters and I am guessing it was panned by the critics. HOWEVER, it has some of the funniest lines and scenes in movie history. Artie and Norm work beautifully together. MOREOEVR, there is one scene in this movie that makes me literally cry because it is so funny, no change that, because it is so ridiculous.

I read this ...how do you say "NOVEL" pretending to be non-fiction when in grade school years ago.
Since then I have learned that Sir Mowatt doesn't let the truth get in the way of a good yarn.

I will never read any book by him again. ...I give it a negative 5 stars.

save your money and buy a comic book.

I have come to Farley Mowat and NEVER CRY WOLF rather belatedly, considering the author has been out there stirring things up for fifty years. I found the book absolutely enthralling and could not put it down.

Essentially, as a young field biologist emerging from World War II, Mowat signed up with the government which sent him north to study wolves. The government understood from hunters that wolves were decimating caribou herds and wanted to know more in order to correct the problem. Mowat heads north to the lonely tundra for what begins with a lot of disinformation about the lupine species, bureaucratic nonsense and a slapstick exercise in transportation and establishing a base of operations. Fortunately for him, a half Eskimo dog sledder named Mike shows up and helps him get his feet on the ground. What ensues is a study both in human comedy and the beauty of a naturalist's job. The wolf family Mowat observes is a model of nature in balance. Are they responsible for the overkill of caribou? Of course not. People are.

I gather that Mowat has earned some critics and enemies in his pursuit of environmental consciousness and an enthusiasm for bucking convention. I understand that there are those who discredit his research. This narrative exudes an honesty that makes this reader trust Mowat first.

This is a true story and is amazing. It also shows the corruption of governments that attempt to blame animals for human excesses.

I can't believe I never got around to reading this book until now. (I haven't seen the loosely adapted movie version, either). I snagged a used copy, though, and thoroughly enjoyed this quick but poignant read. At once joyful and heartbreaking, over three decades after it first appears it still delivers an important message amid a wonderful true story.

According to the book, Mowat got dropped into the middle of the Canadian wilderness on a government mission to "prove" that wolves were responsible for the depletion of caribou (and also to "prove" the innocence of thousands upon thousands of human hunters). Over the course of the next few months, he not only discovered a small family of wolves, but was able to observe them over time as they raised pups, hunted prey of all sizes, played, and did a lot of sleeping. He also encountered local Inuits and while some of the interactions were on the awkward side, he gained a good bit of knowledge about the wolves from them.

I won't give away the ending for those who haven't read it; needless to say, it was hard not to cry on the train this morning as I finished the book.

Never Cry Wolf has gained a good bit of criticism; wolf biologist L. David Mech has said that he's never seen some of the behaviors Mowat described, including wolves living on mice, and the fact that Mowat wasn't a scientist is also used against him. Whether the book is largely fictional or not, it still managed to paint one of the very first sympathetic pictures of Canis lupus. Even if you read it entirely as a novel, it's still an incredibly entertaining read, and I highly recommend it.

I would highly recommend this book and movie to anyone interested in wildlife. Wonderful writing. Absolutely absorbing. A terrific read!

I found this to be a very interesting book. I really enjoyed reading it as i am a very big Chris Farley fan.

I beleive I know more about Chris Farley than Ms. Anderson does. Seems as though she only watched the Saturday Night Live sketches because she had too.
This book reads like a high school essay. All the author does is rehash what we all saw on "The E!True Hollywood Story". Describing the sketches Chris had performed verbatim, with bad grammar no less, who couldn't do that? Seems as though the author cut and pasted SNL sketches, Entertainment Tonight interveiws and magazine articles together to write this pamphlet.
If you are a true fan of Mr.Farley's, I'd advice you to wait until a deeply researched book is published.

It was nice to read a story from someone who seems to actually love Chris as much as I do. There was a lot of negativity after his death in the tabloids so it was great to read something celebrating the wonderful man he was offstage and on. I love you Chris! Miss youuuuuuuuuuuuu!

As a fan of Chris Farley's work on SNL and in movies, I was looking forward to some insight into this troubled man's life. Sadly, this book contains precious little insight into Chris and his sad demise.

If you too have laughed out loud at the antics and performances made famous by Chris, and were saddened by his early passing, then you may find this book an interesting, albeit very brief, look at his career and life. However, the in depth analysis is lacking and the book is far too short for the price.