Crazy on the Outside (2010)
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8% of critics liked it
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28% of users liked it
(3,186 ratings)
Fresh out of prison and eager to start a new life, ambitious ex-con Tommy (Tim Allen) plots to revive the family business and rekindle the romance with his ex-flame, only to discover that life as a free man can be even tougher than life on the inside. In order to get back on his feet, Tommy moves in… More Fresh out of prison and eager to start a new life, ambitious ex-con Tommy (Tim Allen) plots to revive the family business and rekindle the romance with his ex-flame, only to discover that life as a free man can be even tougher than life on the inside. In order to get back on his feet, Tommy moves in with his extended family, including his sister, Viki (Sigourney Weaver), a compulsive liar, and her husband, Ed (J.K. Simmons), a weatherworn cynic. Thanks to Viki, Tommy's grandmother thinks he's been in France the last few years. Now, as Tommy scrambles to get his life back together, his no-nonsense probation officer, Angela (Jeanne Tripplehorn), tracks his every move. Informed by his sister that his former girlfriend Christy (Julie Bowen) perished in a freak accident, Tommy goes to work flipping patties at Pirate Burger. Then, one day, Christy walks into the restaurant and it's like they were never apart -- aside from the fact that she's now engaged to marry Frank (Kelsey Grammer). Meanwhile, as Tommy's criminally inclined pal Gray (Ray Liotta) attempts to lure him back into a life of petty thievery, the confused ex-con begins to feel like he's falling for his probation officer. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Tim Allen
- Written By
- Judd Pillot, John Peaslee
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jan 8, 2010 Wide
- Studio
- Freestlye Releasing
Critic Reviews
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A.O. Scott, At the Movies
I just get bored thinking about it.
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Michael Phillips, At the Movies
Terrible, terrible.
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Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
Allen's forced approach to Judd Pillot and John Peaslee's Screenwriting 101-style script has merely left everyone floating on their own.
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Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Allen screws up his directing debut with a script that smothers his wit in a blanket of bland.
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Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Tim Allen's directorial debut, a strained comedy drama about an ex-con trying to go straight, isn't nearly crazy enough.
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Cast
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Tim Allen
as Tommy
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Ray Liotta
as Gray
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Julie Bowen
as Christy
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Kelsey Grammer
as Frank
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Jeanne Tripplehorn
as Angela
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Sigourney Weaver
as Viki
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J.K. Simmons
as Ed
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Helen Slayton-Hughes
as Grandma
