The Stupids(1996)

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Synopsis

When Stanley Stupid and his spirited wife Joan wake up to find their garbage stolen right out of the can--again--Stanley vows not to take it anymore! Is nothing sacred? But oh what a tangled web we weave when we are a Stupid. In his effort to get to the bottom of this heinous crime, Stanley lays a cunning trap to lure back the thieves. As expected, they take the bait, and he follows their getaway truck to the dump where he inadvertently stumbles on a covert weapons deal led by a couple of military men gone bad. Completely oblivious to what the Colonel and his sidekick are up to, Stanley believes there is a more sinister element at work here--that a diabolical figure from his past is behind the theft of all that fine garbage people have worked so hard to create. When the Stupids set-out to track down the criminal, they unravel an even greater conspiriacy involving aliens, the food service industry, international terrorists, a local newspaper, the police and, the post office.
When Stanley Stupid and his spirited wife Joan wake up to find their garbage stolen right out of the can--again--Stanley vows not to take it anymore! Is nothing sacred? But oh what a tangled web we weave when we are …
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In Theaters

  • August 30, 1996

MPAA Rating

PG

Genres

Adaptation, Action/Adventure, Comedy

Run Time

1 hour 33 minutes

Distributors

New Line Cinema

Box Office

$2,415,593

Also Known As

  • Stupid Christmas

Production Status

Released

Filming Locations

  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Produced In

United States

Director

John Landis

Director

CAST

Tom Arnold

Stanley Stupid

Jessica Lundy

Joan Stupid

Bug Hall

Buster Stupid

Alex McKenna

Petunia Stupid

Scott Kraft

Policeman

Victor Ertmanis

Garbageman No 1
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