Editing Chris Farley (section)

===Film career===
During his time on ''SNL'', Farley appeared in the comedy films ''[[Wayne's World (film)|Wayne's World]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/arts/10-things-that-the-waynes-world-movies-gave-us-6396262|title=10 Things That the Wayne's World Movies Gave Us|last=Hlavaty|first=Craig|work=[[Houston Press]]|date=February 17, 2012|access-date=September 25, 2016}}</ref> ''[[Wayne's World 2]]'', ''[[Coneheads (film)|Coneheads]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/coneheadspghowe_a0afe0.htm|title=''Coneheads''|last=Howe|first=Desson|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=July 23, 1993|access-date=September 25, 2016}}</ref> ''[[Airheads]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9501E5DA1031F936A3575BC0A962958260|title=FILM REVIEW; 'Airheads.' Yes, Indeed. That and Even Less.|last=Maslin|first=Janet|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 5, 1994|access-date=September 25, 2016}}</ref> and had an uncredited role in ''[[Billy Madison]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/billy-madison/review/130553/|title=Billy Madison|work=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=September 25, 2016}}</ref> He also appeared in the music video for the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] single "[[Soul to Squeeze]]", which was featured on the soundtrack to ''Coneheads''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/readers-poll-the-10-best-red-hot-chili-peppers-music-videos-20160622/soul-to-squeeze-20160622|title=Readers' Poll: The 10 Best Red Hot Chili Peppers Music Videos|last=Spanos|first=Brittany|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=June 22, 2016|access-date=September 25, 2016|archive-date=October 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029200847/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/readers-poll-the-10-best-red-hot-chili-peppers-music-videos-20160622/soul-to-squeeze-20160622|url-status=dead}}</ref>

After Farley and most of his fellow cast members were released from their contracts at ''Saturday Night Live'' following the [[Saturday Night Live (season 20)|1994–95 season]], Farley began focusing on his film career. In his first two major films, ''[[Tommy Boy]]'' and ''[[Black Sheep (1996 film)|Black Sheep]]'', he starred with ''SNL'' colleague and close friend [[David Spade]]. These were a success at the domestic [[box office]], earning around $32 million each and gaining a large [[cult following]] on [[home video]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=blacksheep.htm|title=Box Office Mojo data for ''Black Sheep''|publisher=Box Office Mojo|date=March 15, 1996|access-date=October 25, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=tommyboy.htm|title=Box Office Mojo data for ''Tommy Boy''|publisher=Box Office Mojo|date=May 16, 1995|access-date=October 25, 2010}}</ref> The two films established Farley as a relatively [[bankable star]], and he was given the title role of ''[[Beverly Hills Ninja]]'', which finished in first place at the box office on its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=beverlyhillsninja.htm|title=Box Office Mojo data for ''Beverly Hills Ninja''|publisher=Box Office Mojo|date=January 17, 1997|access-date=October 25, 2010}}</ref>

Farley was particularly dissatisfied with ''Black Sheep'', an attempt by the studio to recapture the chemistry in ''Tommy Boy'', and which was only 60 pages into the script when the project was green-lit. As a result, he relapsed on the night of the premiere, which required further rehab before he could begin work on ''Beverly Hills Ninja''.<ref name=nypost>{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/12162007/entertainment/that_was_awesome__816891.htm?page=0|title=That Was Awesome!|last=Tucker|first=Reed|date=December 16, 2007|newspaper=New York Post|access-date=June 7, 2008|archive-date=January 3, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090103194239/http://www.nypost.com/seven/12162007/entertainment/that_was_awesome__816891.htm?page=0|url-status=dead}}</ref> His final completed films — ''[[Almost Heroes]]'' and ''[[Dirty Work (1998 film)|Dirty Work]]'' — were posthumously released in May and June 1998, respectively.