Almost Heroes

May 29, 1998

1h 30m

★ 5.4

Almost History... Almost Legends... Mostly Ridiculous.

Overview

Two hapless explorers lead an ill-fated 1804 expedition through the Pacific Northwest in a hopeless, doomed effort to reach the Pacific Ocean before Lewis and Clark.

Genres

Adventure

Comedy

Western

Production Companies

Di Novi Pictures

Turner Pictures (I)

Almost Heroes Trailers

Cast

Bartholomew Hunt

Chris Farley

Leslie Edwards

Matthew Perry

Jonah

Bokeem Woodbine

Sergeant

Barry Del Sherman

Guy Fontenot

Eugene Levy

Shaquinna

Lisa Barbuscia

Father Girard

Christian Clemenson

Jackson

Patrick Cranshaw

Bent Twig

Jonathan Joss

Iowa Indian

Gregory Cruz

Elias

Don Lake

Trapper

Brent Hinkley

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