Product Details

• Actors: Scott 'Carrot Top' Thompson, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Larry Miller, Raquel Welch, Mystro Clark
• Directors: Alex Zamm
• Writers: Alex Zamm, Al Septien, Turi Meyer
• Producers: Brad L.C. Greenberg, Edward K. Phillips, Mark Amin, Peter M. Lenkov
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: Spanish
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Vidmark / Trimark
• VHS Release Date: January 26, 1999
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305002983
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #175,617 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Edison (Carrot Top) is a surfing would-be inventor who makes goofy Rube Goldberg-style gadgets. Here's a taste: a drinking glass with a forehead heater to prevent brain freeze. They're all pretty much like that. The chairman of a large corporation (Jack Warden), who had shown interest in Edison's "ideas," dies and leaves Edison in charge of his company. Another would-be benefactor (Larry Miller), beaten out of his inheritance by Edison, makes it his evil mission to wrest control of the company from the ne'er-do-well with the shock of silly hair. A thin formula on which to hang some amazingly unfunny gags, all done in a broad cartoon-style, but with no flair. Puts the stupid in Stupid Comedy, then takes out all the comedy. Well, okay, not all. The videotaped will takes the form of a game show, presenting things to be inherited as prizes in the manner of Wheel of Fortune, complete with its own Vanna White. The rest is one lame attempt at a joke after another, with some time taken for Carrot Top to do pale imitations of Jim Carrey, possibly unintentionally. Highlights include Cindy Margolis. --Jim Gay

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

38 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not since "Becket" have I seen such an earnest endeavor, September 25, 2000

By	Ross Morrison (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chairman of the Board (DVD)

I have one word to describe the experience of seeing this movie - floored. Not since "Becket" with Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole (chronicling the unsteady friendship between Henry II and the Archbishop of Canterbury in 12th century England)have I been so impressed with performances by two actors. Larry Miller plays the antagonist with such deft nuance a lesser critic would swear he couldn't act, until the climax arises wherein he chews scenery until his gums bleed. Carrot Top steals scenes and hearts with a continuous stream of hijinks, tomfoolery, and shinanigans that makes us laugh until we realize at the end of the movie that he's also taught us how to love. I've seen this movie 74 times and I asked my wife to marry me during the museum scene the 4th time we saw it in the theater. I named both of my children Larry Miller. I can recommend nothing higher, not religion, not culture, not world peace, nothing.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Praise for Carrot Top in "Chairman of the Board", August 4, 2000

By	"nich8102813" (Cambridge, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chairman of the Board (DVD)

Carrot Top once again proves that he is at the top of his form with this hilarious, and equally devastatingly funny film entitled Chairman of the Board. In it, 'Top' plays a kid who has just inherited a multi-national company from a complete stranger. Those who enjoy deep, meaningful comedy will delight with the antics as Carrot Top struggles to maintain control of his company while all around him people plot to topple him from his rightfully earned position. The camera is perfectly positioned to catch each one of Carrot Top's now trademark prop gags. I was delighted to take my niece to the premier screening and it is a delight to own this DVD. What's more interesting are the subtle themes of revenge, destiny and ironic comedy woven into the fabric of this movie - a modern day Hamlet.

Truly a delight!!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars THE WORST!!!!, April 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Chairman of the Board (DVD)

THIS MOVIE SUCKS!!!! DONT BUY IT!!!! DONT BE FOOLED BY THE OTHER USER COMMENTS. I didn't laugh once through this movie.