Rate It
|
||||||||||||||||
Rating Averages
My Friends |
Not rated. () |
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
All Flixster |
(407) |
144 |
1422 |
Female |
(173) |
62 |
608 |
Male |
(234) |
82 |
814 |
More Like This
If you liked this, then you'll also probably like...
Got another recommendation for someone who liked this movie? Add it to the list!
Got an opinion? Use the buttons to vote on all the suggestions people have added.
If lots of people vote, the best suggestions will rise to the top.
| Al Franken: God Spoke (33%) |
|
|
|---|
Plot:
Stuart Smalley, the Saturday Night Live character, comes to the big screen. Stuart, the disciple of the 12 step program, is challenged by lifes injustices. He loses his Public Access Cable Television ...( read more 
)
Photos
Meet Other Fans
Recent Reviews
-
MCT:February 10, 2008One of my favorite movies. When I saw it way back when, I figured it would just be a throw-away movie, a too-long SNL sketch padded out for 90 minutes like "A Night at the Roxbury" or "It's Pat!" But Al Franken took a mildly humorous, mildly annoying character and made both him and his life three-dimensional and even more shockingly, relatable. Really an adaptation of Franken's "I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me!" (again, a surprisingly good read), rather than ridicule Stuart's addiction to twelve-step programs, the movie actually takes a look at some serious issues like alcoholism, child abuse, and depression and presents them in a funny yet serious light. If the movie hinged completely on Franken's Smalley, it might not have worked, but his family members, played by great actors like Harris Yulin, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Shirley Knight, anchors this in enough reality that you can actually relate to Stuart. Relate to Stuart Smalley. That is no small feat. A funny, surprisingly touching movie. I still cry when Donny shows up (you'll know what I'm talking about).
-
MCT:November 4, 2007I'm not a fantatic of the Stuart character. This film directed by Harold Ramis was hilarious!
I enjoyed watching the entire movie. -
MCT:July 4, 2007In the deep, deep dump bin of SNL movie flops, this is one worth digging out and watching. It actually works as a feature film, superceding its moderately successful sketch source in ways unimaginable. The "Stuart Smalley" sketches rarely made the first 60 minutes of SNL, so it's easy to dismiss this without a second thought. Don't.
-
MCT:May 23, 2007Hilarious film based on the Saturday Night Live Character, you'll recognize alot of these people from your own dysfunctional family!
-
MCT:February 5, 2007
Wow . . . who woulda thunk it? Stuart Smalley is a memorable character from Al Franken's SNL days. I'm not sure I actually mean "memorable" in a good way here, but Smalley is not easliy forgotten. The SNL episode with Michael Jordan leaps to mind.
Here's an impromptu scale for movies that deal with addiction: Ray Milland in Lost Weekend on the heavy end, Jeff Bridges in Big Lebowski on the light end. Franken manages to deal with the problem of addiction in a way that's tipped to the Milland end: very serious, almost too serious, for what would appear to be a comedy.
Vincent D'Onofrio . . . may actually be the best job he's done. I'm no fan.
Really, flixster friends, not a bad movie at all. Love the picture in front of the Hollywood sign.
-
MCT:February 3, 2007
It may not have been too big of a hit, but I liked it. Of course I like Al Franken and some people can't stand him.
-
MCT:August 29, 2006This is one of the worst movies I've ever seen. I saw it when I was 9 or 10. I will never touch it again. My standards have changed since then, but I will never give it another chance, ever....never.
-
MCT:May 31, 2006
Okay comedy that can actually be used as a study on chemical dependence. High school health ed, take notice.
My Friends Said...
Stuart Saves His Family Recent Reviews
Register or sign-in to see your friends' reviews !
Comments
This board looks lonely. Be the first to talk about "Stuart Saves His Family" !
