Black Sheep is a 1996 American comedy film directed by Penelope Spheeris that follows the misadventures of Mike Donnelly played by Chris Farley the younger brother of aspiring Washington State Governor Al Donnelly portrayed by Tim Matheson Al enlists his loyal aide Steve Dodds played by David Spade to keep Mike out of trouble during the campaign but Mike clumsy antics and outrageous behavior continually derail the carefully planned political strategy The film showcases a series of slapstick set pieces including a chaotic rally where Mike accidentally sets fire to a stage prop a disastrous fishing trip that ends with the brothers tangled in a net and a memorable encounter with a live sheep that gives the movie its title and provides one of the most quoted visual gags in nineties comedy The chemistry between Farley and Spade drives much of the humor with Farley larger than life physical comedy complementing Spade dry sarcastic delivery and the supporting cast including Christine Ebersole as the campaign manager and Gary Busey as a flamboyant political consultant adding further layers of absurdity The DVD release in the United States presents the theatrical cut in an anamorphic widescreen transfer with Dolby Digital five point one surround sound and includes supplemental materials such as a behind the scenes featurette that runs approximately twenty minutes a commentary track by the director Penelope Spheeris and actors Chris Farley and David Spade recorded shortly after the film theatrical run a collection of deleted scenes that further highlight the improvisational nature of the production and a still gallery of promotional artwork and lobby cards The title has been classified under the comedy genre and was originally categorized as comedy to assist with web searches and database indexing The entry for this title was added to iOctavio dot com on July 28 2005 The original review describes the film as a comedy about the prospective Washington State Governor Al Donnelly whose only stumbling block on the road to power is his embarrassing younger brother Mike and notes that Al forces one of his aides Steve Dodds to keep an eye on him during the election but that this is easier said than done