A self-help advocate struggles to put his dysfunctional family in its place.
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Title: Stuart Saves His Family (1995)
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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. Written by Joel Schesser <joelsd@aol.com>
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public access | dysfunctional family | avanti | hunting | drug abuse |Taglines:
You'll laugh because it's not your family. You'll cry because it is.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for language and substance abuse | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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12 April 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Intervention Counseler: How's your life now?
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Written by Stephen Sondheim & Jule Styne
Performed by Ethel Merman
Courtesy of Columbia Records by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
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Julia Sweeney's character, Mea C, says "sorry" in this film 17 times. See more »Goofs
When Stuart is reliving his recurring dream about saving his father's life, you can see the top of the airbag while the stunt man is falling from the roof. See more »Quotes
Mom Smalley: If I do this, and it doesn't work, he's going to make my life hell.Intervention Counseler: How's your life now?
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Everything's Coming Up RosesWritten by Stephen Sondheim & Jule Styne
Performed by Ethel Merman
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This movie is so much better than anything you'd expect. Needless to say, most of the films based on SNL characters are pretty lame, and this one slipped under the radar so quickly, you might assume it's another "It's Pat". It's not! If you like the Stuart Smalley character, you'll of course be more disposed to liking the film. But even those previously unfamiliar with the 12-step junkie will find a sweet and surprisingly honest story here -- one that both pokes fun at self-help groups and acknowledges that they can work. There are plenty of laughs; and in its treatment of Stuart's highly dysfunctional family of origin, this film achieves something near-great. Watch and see. And "get yourself to a pound cake!"