despite it bad reputation and this comedy about fancy pant army officer matthew perry and rowdy mountain man chris farley attempt to upstage lewis and clark by beat them to the pacific ocean be amiable and a whole lot of fun for fan of farley and perry well worn comedic alter ego . not all of the joke hit their mark but enough of them do and the story be a fairly interesting one . it sad to say that farley hard living way really show through in his performance and especially during his blustery outburst . certainly this be the strangest film ever to come out of executive producer ted turner fascination with american history and unless you count the turner home video distribute civil war horror tale and ghost brigade .