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Big Bully

Play trailer Poster for Big Bully PG,  1996,  1h 33m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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0% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 20% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
David Leary returns to Hastings, Minn., the childhood hometown he was happy to escape years ago. But when David, now a writer and single father, takes a teaching position at his old school, he's a kid again, tormented by the very same bully, Fang, who made his school days a living hell. The two men instantly assume their old roles of victim and tormentor. But, when their sons start continuing the abuse, the men may finally have to grow up.
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Susan Wloszczyna USA Today Jan 1, 2000
1/4
A moronic buddy comedy with a fuzzy-wuzzy coating. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 23, 2005
2/5
Luke Y. Thompson New Times Sep 7, 2004
0/5
Um...NO!!!! Go to Full Review
Daniel M. Kimmel Worcester Telegram & Gazette Feb 8, 2004
2/5
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Aug 8, 2002
1/5
Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com Jul 25, 2002
1.5/5
Rick Moranis deserves better. Tom Arnold ... not so much. Go to Full Review
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Poe P Sep 20, 2010 This movie gets on my nerves when I think about it.
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Steve Miner

Director

Rick Moranis

David Leary

Tom Arnold

Rosco Bigger

Julianne Phillips

Victoria

Carol Kane

Faith

Jeffrey Tambor

Art

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Big Bully

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Synopsis David Leary returns to Hastings, Minn., the childhood hometown he was happy to escape years ago. But when David, now a writer and single father, takes a teaching position at his old school, he's a kid again, tormented by the very same bully, Fang, who made his school days a living hell. The two men instantly assume their old roles of victim and tormentor. But, when their sons start continuing the abuse, the men may finally have to grow up.
Director
Steve Miner
Producer
Lee Rich, Gary Foster, James G. Robinson
Screenwriter
Mark Steven Johnson
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
Morgan Creek Entertainment, Lee Rich Productions
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 26, 1996, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 12, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.8M
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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