Crazy on the Outside

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  • Opened January 8, 2010 
  • 1 hr 36 min
  • PG-13 | sexual content and language
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 14+. More on child suitability

  • Tommy (Tim Allen) is fresh out of prison and ready for a second chance in life. Enter his loving sister Viki (Sigourney Weaver), her cynical husband Ed (J.K. Simmons) and their family. Tommy moves in with them, and when it comes to explaining to Grandma Tommy’s whereabouts for the last three years, the truth-challenged Viki has the answer: “He’s been in France!” With Grandma now speaking only French to Tommy and sporting a beret, Tommy is determined to flee Viki’s house and complete the two missions closest to his heart: One, to revive his late father’s business and two, to re-connect with his old flame Christy (Julie Bowen). Tragically Christy died in an accident. Or so says sister Viki. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Tim Allen, Ray Liotta, Julie Bowen, Kelsey Grammer, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Sigourney Weaver, J.K. Simmons
  • Director: Tim Allen
  • Genres: Comedy

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Arizona Republic
| Bill Goodykoontz

A harmless little mess of a movie whose cast you've mostly heard of, including Tim Allen, who also directed. Read full review

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Variety
| Joe Leydon

Looking and sounding like a second-tier '80s made-for-cabler, Crazy on the Outside is the sort of bland trifle one might watch to kill time during an extended flight. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
| Frank Scheck

With neither the dramatic nor comedic aspects of the story line being remotely convincing, the best efforts of the talented cast go for naught. Read full review

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L.A. Weekly
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Tim Allen returns to lowest-common-denominator comedy as the star of his own ill-advised, irritating directorial debut. Read full review

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Tim Allen as Tommy in "Crazy on the Outside."