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Apr 12, 1995 · "Stuart Saves His Family" is a genuine surprise: A movie as funny as the "SNL" stuff, and yet with convincing characters, a compelling story and a sunny, sweet sincerity shining down on the humor. As the movie opens, Stuart is in crisis.
30% Tomatometer 27 Reviews 53% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings New Age therapist Stuart Smalley (Al Franken) tries to rid his family of substance abuse and co-dependency. Read More Read Less...
- (27)
- Harold Ramis
- PG-13
- Al Franken
The film follows the adventures of would-be self-help guru Stuart Smalley, a creation of comedian Al Franken, as he attempts to save both his deeply troubled family and his low-rated public-access television show.
Apr 12, 1995 · Stuart Saves His Family: Directed by Harold Ramis. With Al Franken, Laura San Giacomo, Vincent D'Onofrio, Shirley Knight. A self-help advocate struggles to put his dysfunctional family in its place.
- (3K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Harold Ramis
- 1995-04-12
Stuart Saves His Family is an SNL movie for people who typically are adverse to the sub-genre. Stuart Smalley (Al Franken) lives his life by a reaffirming mantra that helps him stay away from his addictions.
With his life in shambles in Chicago, Stuart is called back to visit his family on different occasions and deal with the family baggage that entails. Here is where the film's tagline is so true: "You'll laugh because it's not your family.
Wisely, "Stuart Saves His Family" attempts something tougher than the usual "SNL" movie, painting a fully fleshed-out portrait of seriocomic misery. In a subgenre littered with films worth...
