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.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
John Graney
- Kyle
- (as John Link Graney)
Walter Robles
- Smalley Uncle
- (as Walt Robles)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJulia Sweeney's character, Mea C, says "sorry" in this film 17 times.
- GoofsWhen 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?
- SoundtracksI 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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One of the best SNL movies?
That doesn't sound like an accomplishment, since the best SNL movies are probably "Blues Brothers" and "Wayne's World," and both are uneven. Furthermore, Stuart Smalley seems at first glance like one of the most obnoxious characters to base a movie around. He has characteristics that turn a lot of people off (effeminate, new agey, "caring"), but Franken shows that this veneer is painfully constructed over anger and hurt, and you end up actually liking him better the more time you spend with him. (The TV skits tend to just make fun of him.) One of the movie's most interesting scenes is between Franken and Laura San Giacomo when he tells her "I love you." In any other Hollywood movie, this would be a romantic-interest scene, because everyone knows you can't have a male and female star in a movie without their getting together. Well, here it's that incredibly rare thing: a scene of genuine friendship and support, with Stuart's sexuality left out of the question. To me, that's more impressive than if they got into a liplock.
- michael.e.barrett
- Sep 3, 2000
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $912,082
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $371,898
- Apr 16, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $912,082
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was Stuart Saves His Family (1995) officially released in India in English?
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