The Stupids
“As American as apple pie and twice as smart.”
Premium Crap. CrapScore 74, rated by 1 admin.
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A family mistakes rubbish collection for theft and blunders into a weapons conspiracy. John Landis constructs an entire adventure from spectacular misunderstandings, with Tom Arnold maintaining unbreakable cheerful confidence. The joke is deliberately one-note, though occasional set-pieces take it to inventive places.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 6/10
- Plot
- 9.5/10
- Effects
- 6.5/10
- Dialogue
- 8/10
- Rewatchability
- 7/10
“The family investigation has misunderstood absolutely every available clue.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 74
Synopsis and movie facts
An incredibly dull-witted family unknowingly stumble upon an illegal weapons deal while on the trail of their "stolen" garbage.
- Released
- 1996
- Directed by
- John Landis
- Running time
- 94 min
Starring
- Tom Arnold as Stanley Stupid
- Jessica Lundy as Joan Stupid
- Bug Hall as Buster Stupid
- Alex McKenna as Petunia Stupid
- Mark Metcalf as Colonel Neidermeyer
- Matt Keeslar as Lieutenant Neal
- Christopher Lee as Evil Sender
- Frankie Faison as The Lloyd
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 16299.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review highlights the museum misunderstandings and Arnold's cheerful performance while noting cheap CGI animals.
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