Stuart Saves His Family (1995) on Netflix
Stuart Smalley hosts a public-access self-help show in Chicago and works a twelve-step recovery program, but his family in Minneapolis keeps pulling him into its troubles.
- Netflix3.0/5
- IMDb5.3/103,146 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes30%
Trailer
Plot summary
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 Show, must beg his manipulative overbearing boss for his job back, rehabilitate his alcoholic father and drug abuser brother, and support his over-weight mother and sister in their lack of ability in handling their relationships with their husbands. Stuart is supported by his 12 step sponsors as a he regresses back to his negative behaviors each time he faces these challenges.
Cast
- John Link Graneyas Kyle
- Marjorie Lovettas Aunt Paula
- Denver Mattsonas Smalley Uncle
- Grant Hooveras Young Stuart
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Stuart Saves His Family (1995)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- After Stuart Saves His Family earned only $912,082, Saturday Night Live bit back at its own flop: a "Daily Affirmations with Stuart Smalley" sketch showed a depressed, bitter Stuart lambasting audiences for picking Dumb and Dumber and Bad Boys over his movie.
