Stay Tuned (1992)
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46% of critics liked it
(13 reviews) -
48% of users liked it
(8,042 ratings)
John Ritter and Pam Dawber star as Roy and Helen Knable, a suburban American couple having marital problems. Roy has become a couch potato, and a resentful Helen wants him to ditch the remote. When the demonic Spike (Jeffrey Jones) offers Roy a deal on the ultimate satellite TV system, Roy… More John Ritter and Pam Dawber star as Roy and Helen Knable, a suburban American couple having marital problems. Roy has become a couch potato, and a resentful Helen wants him to ditch the remote. When the demonic Spike (Jeffrey Jones) offers Roy a deal on the ultimate satellite TV system, Roy doesn't realize that he's just signed away his soul. Roy and Helen are sucked into their own television, where they endure a gauntlet of Hellish television shows such as "Northern Overexposure" and "I Love Lucifer." When their kids Darryl (David Tom) and Diane (Heather McComb) realize that their parents are on the twisted television, they set out to rescue them. Among other elements, Stay Tuned contains an original cartoon short by Looney Tunes legend Chuck Jones. The film was the debut of writing team Tom S. Parker and Jim Jennewein, who would stay in the wacky comedy genre with a whopping four major releases in 1994. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Directed By
- Peter Hyams
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Aug 14, 1992 Wide
- On DVD
- May 23, 2000
- Studio
- Warner Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com
Simply crashes upon takeoff, going nowhere in a hurry, sniffing around for pop culture overkill and domestic depression insight it never makes a genuine play to explore.
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Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
As a 1992 state of the art video sci-fi satire, not bad.
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Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily
Has its moments...a second-rate screenplay is given a first-rate treatment by underrated director/cinematographer Peter Hyams.
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Karina Montgomery, Cinerina
not john's best work
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
Stay Tuned is a harmless little comedy...
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Cast
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John Ritter
as Roy Knable
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Pam Dawber
as Helen Knable
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Jeffrey Jones
as Spike
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David Tom
as Darryl Knable
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Heather McComb
as Diane Knable
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Bob Dishy
as Murray Seidenbaum
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Joyce Gordon
as Mrs. Seidenbaum
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Eugene Levy
as Crowley
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Erik King
as Pierce
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Steve Adams
as "30 Something to Life"
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Captain Lou Albano
as Ring Announcer
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Susan Blommaert
as Ducker
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Julie RitterLinda Bond
as "Yogi Beer"
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Don Calfa
as Wetzel
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Kristen Cloke
as Velma
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John Bear Curtis
as Torpedo #2
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Jimi de Filipis
as Garth
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Indrani de Souza
as Dancer
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Sandy Denton
as Pepa
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Ken Douglas
as Skeletal Worker
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Todd Duckworth
as "3 Men and Rosemary's Baby"
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Serge Houde
as "Yogi Beer"
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Cheryl James
as Salt
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P. Lynn Johnson
as "Silencer of the Lambs"
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Ken Kramer
as Innkeeper
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David Longworth
as Peasant
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Gordon Masten
as Executioner
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Kevin McNulty
as "30 Something to Life"
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Shane Meier
as "Yogi Beer"
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Faith Minton
as Mrs. Gorgon
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Don Pardo
as Game Show Announcer
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Alan C. Peterson
as Wrestling Referee
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Michael Puttonen
as Nobleman
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John Pyper-Ferguson
as "30 Something to Life"
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Roselyn Royce
as "Three's Company Spoof"
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Gianni Russo
as Guido
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Salt-N-Pepa
as Rap Artist
- Lynn Stalmaster
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Jerry Wasserman
as Cop
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Dale Wilson
as Guy Squirly
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Robert Wisden
as "3 Men and Rosemary's Baby"
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Peter Yunker
as "3 Men and Rosemary's Baby"
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Laura Harris
as Girlfriend #1
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Terry Lewis
as Max Hell Man
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Bill Croft
as Torpedo
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Rebecca Toolan
as Crying Widow
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Colleen Winton
as Anchor Woman
- Michelle Anton Allen
- Karen Hazzard
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Jonathon Pallone
as Heavy Set Guard
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Dave "Squatch" Ward
as Peasant
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George Gray
as Mr. Grogan
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Michael Hogan
as Duane
- Heather Mc Comb
