It features fast-paced slapstick humor and historical satire, though it received generally negative reviews upon release and was a box office bomb. Production & Trivia Almost Heroes (1998)
Almost Heroes (1998) is a comedic western adventure directed by and starring the duo of Chris Farley and Matthew Perry . Set in 1804, the film follows two bumbling explorers, Leslie Edwards and Bartholomew Hunt, as they attempt to beat Lewis and Clark in a race across the American frontier to the Pacific Ocean. Quick Movie Guide Almost Heroes (1998)
Edwards is a foppish, sheltered aristocrat who hires Hunt, a supposedly experienced but actually inept tracker, to guide an expedition of misfits through uncharted territory. Quick Movie Guide Edwards is a foppish, sheltered
Chris Farley (Bartholomew Hunt), Matthew Perry (Leslie Edwards), Bokeem Woodbine (Jonah), and Eugene Levy (Guy Fontenot). sheltered aristocrat who hires Hunt
The film is notably the final leading role for Chris Farley , released posthumously five months after his death.