The Stupids

Year:	1996
Country:	International
Language:	English
Genre:	Comedy, Adventure
IMDB:	IMDB Page
Rating:	9.0 Rate
Collection:	Seen It Wishlist
Community:	1 Has Seen


Director	John Landis
Selected Cast	Tom Arnold as Stanley Stupid
	Jessica Lundy as Joan Stupid
	Bug Hall as Buster Stupid
	Alex McKenna as Petunia Stupid

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Twistin 20th Sep 2022		Sadly, I'm guessing a renewal of interest in the film is remote, and may NEVER happen. There's no explaining the general public's uncultured palate. :-)



alexlincs 19th Sep 2022		Not 100%, but think it only had a VHS release here. I remember seeing it advertised and thought it would be something I would enjoy, it came out at the right time after Dumb and Dumber, but for some reason critics hated it, but they praised cack like Shakespeare In Love.



Twistin 19th Sep 2022		Interesting. I searched Blu-ray.com's thorough database and while in USA mode, I found three vendors offering it streaming in HD (!), others in SD, plus two DVDs still in print. But after changing my search flag to UK, I went to the film's overview page and found no link to "Releases" like was on the USA page. So it seems to be unavailable in the UK. Hmm, it must have done bad business there and Warner didn't bother. (Of course, it did bad business here, as well!) Good time to have a region-free player? It will probably never get a 4k release, but I sure wish they'd use those HD masters to at least offer a Blu-ray while physical media is still hanging on. Warner rarely licenses their titles to boutique labels, which would be this film's best bet.



alexlincs 19th Sep 2022		@Twistin Also a surprisingly difficult film to find these days even on DVD. To my knowledge not turned up on any streaming platforms.



Twistin 19th Sep 2022		Rated 9/10 I never thought Tom Arnold was very funny. I gave all of his stuff a chance, but not until True Lies did I ever see his shtick work. Despite that, I expected "The Stupids" to be what most people think it is anyway: stupid. I was dragged to the cinema to see it by a couple of friends. One of them thought it was just OK, the other thought it was the worst film he'd ever seen. The latter friend, however, still laughed because during the movie, one man in the back of the room laughed hysterically at every joke, every gag. It was a great, infectious laugh and forced you to laugh along with him. Oh, there was only one other person in the theater...yes, it completely tanked at the boxoffice. Me, I thought the whole affair was brilliantly...stupid. That's kinda the whole point, which goes over most people's heads. My tastes rarely align with the folks who listen to bland pop music, watch reality shows, read People magazine, or wear the latest fashions. If you're one of the Joneses, don't expect to get much from this under-appreciated John Landis satire. If you color outside the lines, however, you might wanna give this one another try, if only for "I'm My Own Grandpa". 2 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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