Stuart Saves His Family

1995
PG-13
1h 35m

IMDb RATING

5.3/10

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A self-help advocate struggles to put his dysfunctional family in its place.

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Comedy Drama

A self-help advocate struggles to put his dysfunctional family in its place.A self-help advocate struggles to put his dysfunctional family in its place.A self-help advocate struggles to put his dysfunctional family in its place.

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IMDb RATING

5.3/10

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations

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Trivia
Julia Sweeney's character, Mea C, says "sorry" in this film 17 times.

Goofs
When Stuart is reliving his recurring dream about saving his father's life, the top of the airbag is visible as the stuntman falls from the roof.

Quotes
[Stuart is trying to calm his overweight sister Jodie on the phone]
Stuart Smalley: Okay, Jodie, I would never ordinarily say this, but... is there any way you can get to a pound cake?

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Kiss of Death/Jury Duty/Stuart Saves His Family/The Basketball Diaries/The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)

Soundtracks
I Want To Be Happy
Written by Vincent Youmans & Irving Caesar
Performed by The Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra starring Warren Covington
Courtesy of MCA Records

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not at all what I expected

I rented this movie expecting a movie like "A Night at the Roxbury", "Superstar", or "Coneheads" - not a great plot or great acting, but a lot of laugh-out-loud, tasteless jokes that will cause me to feel guilty for laughing later. Not very good movies critic-wise, but I need a good tasteless comedy every now and then.

However, "Stuart Saves His Family" is different. It had a bittersweet plot and some pretty good acting. It turned out to be a good movie. On the other hand, it wasn't tastelessly laugh-out-loud funny. In fact, I only remember laughing once in the whole movie.

So did "Stuart Saves His Family" accomplish its goal, or did it fail miserably? I'm not quite sure. I still don't know what to think of this movie. I'd say it's worth renting just for its uniqueness.