Houseguest (1995) on Netflix
Kevin Franklin owes the Gasperini Brothers $50,000. At the airport Gary Young says he has not seen Derek Bond in years, so Kevin poses as Derek and becomes the Youngs' houseguest.
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Plot summary
Kevin Franklin, a Pittsburgh native, borrows money for another get-rich-quick scheme and falls into debt with the Gasperini Brothers. At Pittsburgh International Airport he overhears lawyer Gary Young tell his children that he has not seen his childhood friend Derek Bond in twenty five years and would not recognize him, so Kevin hands his cap to the real Derek to throw the mobsters off and presents himself to the Youngs as Derek. They take him to their home in Sewickley for a weekend, where he knows nothing about dentistry and Emily Young runs a chain of frozen yogurt shops. Kevin has to keep up the act, get along with Gary's children Brooke and Jason, and stay ahead of Joey and Pauly Gasperini.
Cast
- Talia Seideras Sarah Young
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Houseguest (1995)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Since Sewickley does not have a McDonald's, the production built a complete functional one at the Bruegger's Bagels location, which remained open for business during the shoot before being closed and dismantled.
- In February 1993 Sinbad signed a deal with The Walt Disney Company for a 13 episode television show and a pay or play deal for the film; Phil Hartman joined it more than a year later, in March 1994.
- Houseguest eventually grossed $26 million in North America, and when compared with its $10.5 million budget that made the film a modest commercial success.
