---
title: 'Black Sheep (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Penelope Spheeris'
released: '1996-02-02'
runtime_minutes: 83
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/black-sheep-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115697/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Black Sheep (1996)

1996 · 83 min · United States


## Synopsis

Black Sheep is a 1996 American comedy film starring Chris Farley and David Spade. It is directed by Penelope Spheeris, is written by Fred Wolf, and also stars Tim Matheson, Christine Ebersole, and Gary Busey. The plot follows a political aide who is assigned to control the brother of a candidate for Governor of Washington, who helps his brother's campaign. It grossed US$32.4 million during its U.S. theatrical run.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Fred Wolf](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-wolf-2)
- **Director:** [Penelope Spheeris](https://cinepixo.com/people/penelope-spheeris)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Ross](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-ross-2)
- **Producer:** [Lorne Michaels](https://cinepixo.com/people/lorne-michaels)
- **Director of Photography:** [Daryn Okada](https://cinepixo.com/people/daryn-okada)

## Cast

- [David Spade](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-spade)
- [Gary Busey](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-busey)
- [Robert K. Weiss](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-k-weiss)
- [Tim Matheson](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-matheson)
- [Christine Ebersole](https://cinepixo.com/people/christine-ebersole)
- [Chris Farley](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-farley)
- [Chris Owen](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-owen)
- [Julie Benz](https://cinepixo.com/people/julie-benz)
- [Kathleen O'Malley](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-o-malley)
- [Timothy Carhart](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-carhart)
- [Fred Wolf](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-wolf-2)
- [Kevin Farley](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-farley)
- [Penelope Spheeris](https://cinepixo.com/people/penelope-spheeris)
- [Bruce McGill](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-mcgill)
- [Grant Heslov](https://cinepixo.com/people/grant-heslov)

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