Houseguest

1995
PG
1h 53m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

7.6K

YOUR RATING

Kim Greist, Sinbad, Phil Hartman, Chauncey Leopardi, Kim Murphy, Talia Seider, and Carl the Dog in Houseguest (1995)

In hot water with the mob over an unpaid debt, a con man poses as a family friend in an affluent Pennsylvania suburb.

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In hot water with the mob over an unpaid debt, a con man poses as a family friend in an affluent Pennsylvania suburb.In hot water with the mob over an unpaid debt, a con man poses as a family friend in an affluent Pennsylvania suburb.In hot water with the mob over an unpaid debt, a con man poses as a family friend in an affluent Pennsylvania suburb.

Director
- Randall Miller
Writers
- Michael J. Di Gaetano
- Lawrence Gay
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

7.6K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Randall Miller
Writers
- Michael J. Di Gaetano
- Lawrence Gay
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
John Candy was the first choice to play Kevin Franklin, but he died before filming began.

Goofs
When Kevin and Gary are cooking burgers at the end of the movie, they flip half cooked patties, put cheese on them, and as the camera is panning away, they are flipping them again. Nobody flips patties once the cheese is on them.

Quotes
[Kevin's shipment of baseball cards come in]
Kevin Franklin: The entire 1994 baseball season, know what I'm saying? I got Ken Griffey Jr. here, Barry Bonds, Jose Canseco. People spend big money for baseball cards, but if they get hurt, it's even worth more money! Say one of them's going to the car after the game, gets hit - pow! I don't wanna see it happen, but if it does, I'm getting paid!

Crazy credits
Sinbad and Phil Hartman sing several food-themed parodies over the closing credits with music and a chorus in the background. Phil Hartman uses the name "Sinbad" during them instead of either of his character's names from the movie.

Connections
Features Star Trek: Mirror, Mirror (1967)

Soundtracks
Green Onions
Written by Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones, Lewie Steinberg (as Lewis Steinberg),
Steve Cropper
Performed by Booker T. & the M.G.s (as Booker T. & The MG's)
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

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Review

Featured review

Too much funny scenes here

It's quite a shame this film is way underrated at 5.5 stars over 10. While a dumb boring movie like How to Deal gets .2 star higher, I guess many of those who watched Houseguest simply have bad taste.

Oh well, Sinbad's talent can never be better than what he exhausted here. Really funny how he can't help but grab that McDonald's burger from his friend's hands. And that splash of soft-serve ice cream scene, that was hilarious.

I want to see more Sinbad films in the future.