I Am Chris Farley Trailer: Remembering a Comedy Icon

Even if you didn’t love Chris Farley‘s movies or follow him enough during his time on Saturday Night Live, you have to recognize the tragedy of his death. As for the extent of why it’s awful that he hasn’t been with us now for nearly 18 years, the new documentary I Am Chris Farley should prove his talent as a comedian and worth as a human being.

As you may have learned from another documentary out this year, Misery Loves Comedy, the sad and funny go hand in hand (and as we learned from Inside Out, sadness and joy are a perfect team). I’m not sure if there are a lot of exclusive bits of humor in I Am Chris Farley, but the clips at least provide a balance with the somber anecdotes expected from people like David Spade, Adam Sandler, Christina Applegate, Bob Odenkirk, Molly Shannon and Dan Aykroyd, who likely relates Farley’s death to John Belushi’s at some point.

The doc is directed by Brent Hodge, who made the very enjoyable My Little Pony fandom doc A Brony Tale, and Derik Murray, who has produced quite a few films with similar titles (including I Am Evel Knievel, I Am Steve McQueen and I Am Bruce Lee) and mostly features interviews with SNL figures, such as Lorne Michaels, of course.

According to the official synopsis, “The filmmakers also speak to Farley’s four siblings, including his brother Kevin, a comedian and actor, and his brother Tom Jr., who wrote the biography ‘The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts.'”

Here’s the rest of that synopsis:

I AM CHRIS FARLEY tells Chris Farley’s story, from his early days in Madison, Wisconsin, and at Marquette University, through his work at the legendary club Second City to his rapid rise to the top of the comedy world on Saturday Night Live and in hit films like Tommy Boy and Black Sheep.

I Am Chris Farley opens theatrically on July 31st before hitting VOD and DVD on August 11th.

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