Review of Stuart Saves His Family (1995) by Rod E — 29 Oct 2012

This movie was touching and hilarious. Time will vindicate this underrated film.

This review of Stuart Saves His Family (1995) was written by Rod E on 29 Oct 2012.

Stuart Saves His Family has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Trent J (188) on 23 Jun 2008

The first twenty minutes are a little rocky, but once you get past some off-and-on slapstick, the movie is a surprisingly great family drama…

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In the deep, deep dump bin of SNL movie flops, this is one worth digging out and watching…

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Al Franken is good enough, he's certainly smart enough. So, doggone it, why is Stuart Saves His Family so mediocre…

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[from The Watermark, 04/15/95] Not only does Saturday Night Live produce one of the least funny shows on television, it has now branched into…

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[font=Garamond][size=4][color=black]:) :fresh: [b][font=Arial Black]This movie is hillarious, the concept of a 12-steper with a failed T.V…

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Remember when Al Franken was pretending to be an actor instead of pretending to be a political pundit? Yeah...me neither…

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By Sarah F (1,278) on 20 Jun 2006

Based on the hilarious SNL character Stuart Smally! The skit was really funny but the movie was a complete flop! Al Franken is still jokes…

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