The diner served loosemeat sandwiches similar to the specialty of the fictional lanford lunch box on roseanne, which in turn was based on the reallife canteen lunch in the alley in ottumwa. This movie runs on a single hour and a half long joke with its lead characters and their stupidity, and beats you over the head with it, and guess what. It is based on the stupids, characters from a series of books written by harry allard and illustrated by james marshall the film follows the fictional family, the stupids, with a last name synonymous with their behavior. The stupids is a movie starring tom arnold, jessica lundy, and bug hall. For a brief shining moment, audiences had their choice of which direlooking tom arnold movie not to see. The story begins with patriarch stanley stupid believing sender from letters.
This film is based on a series of childrens books about a family that takes things very, very literally. The most famous phrases, film quotes and movie lines by tom arnold. The film follows the fictional family, the stupids, with a last name synonymous with their behavior. This film is based on the stupids series of childrens books by harry allard and james marshall, which are about a family. In this film, the stupids attempt to discover what happens to the garbage that disappears from their lawn every week they think it has been stolen and accidentally save the world. Toms comedy career had its ups and downs over the next several years until 1988, when he entered. Its the kind of film about which stating that jessica lundy manages to occasionally threaten to produce something resembling the start of a teeny little smile is about the pinnacle of praise.
Tom arnold, the aweinspiringly moronic scion of the dumbest family in america. After his parents divorced, he was raised by his father. Stanley tom arnold and joan jessica lundy and their kids, buster and petunia. When tom arnold writes that song about being his own grandpa, i. Tom arnold was born in ottumwa, iowa, to linda graham and jack arnold. The stupids 1996 tom arnold as stanley stupid imdb. Tom arnold full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Well, after you meet our guests, you might want to adjust your standards. The performance by tom arnold is so over the top that all humor is squeezed out of the character. The stupids 1996 stream and watch online moviefone. Every original show and movie coming to the warnermedia streaming. Second, tom arnold is an idiot and so is his family as a series of wacky events leads to them accidentally saving the world. It is based on the stupids, characters from a series of books written by harry allard and illustrated by james marshall.
An incredibly dullwitted family unknowingly stumble upon an illegal weapons deal while on the trail of their stolen garbage. Movie, the stupids movie,the stupids trailer,the stupids 1996, john landis, christopher lee, tom arnold, bug hall, jessica lundy, alex. With tom arnold, jessica lundy, bug hall, alex mckenna. The stupids is a 1996 english film stars tom arnold, john landis, jessica lundy, bug hall, alex mckenna, mark metcalf, matt keeslar, christopher. Download the stupids 1996 yify torrent for 1080p mp4 movie.
Released august 30th, 1996, the stupids stars tomarnold, jessicalundy, bughall, alexmckenna the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 33 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. The father, stanley tom arnold, goes undercover posing as a tree and unknowingly stumbles into an international armssmuggling scheme. When the filmmakers put the dumb back into the stupid, as the films ads say, they forgot to add the humor. When the stupids, an average suburban american family, discover that their garbage was. Only thing i wish they didnt do with this movie was the animated animals and aliens. In scenes where stanley is laid back and comfortable, even likable, laughs abound, but throughout most of the movie arnold is a twodimensional, sick cartoon character going from peril to peril as he attempts to administrate justice. Movie, the stupids movie,the stupids trailer,the stupids 1996, john landis,christopher lee, tom arnold, bug hall, jessica lundy, alex. Tom arnold in the stupids 1996 the stupids 1996 tom arnold in the stupids 1996 christopher lee in the stupids 1996. An incredibly dullwitted family unknowingly stumble upon an illegal weapons deal while on. When tom arnold writes that song about being his own grandpa, i almost lost it. In the movie the stupids, stanley stupid, portrayed by tom arnold, sings im my own grandpa while on a talk show about strange families. It was written by brent forrester, who was a writer for the simpsons, the ben stiller show, and mr. The move reunites arnold with john burnham, the former william morris agent who landed the actor a role in his first film, 1992s hero, and put him in front of james cameron who cast him opposite arnold schwarzenegger in true lies.
A starstudded cast and misplaced musical number round out this mid90s john landis film the stupids. It is based on the stupids, characters from a series of books. The film, based on a series of childrens books by harry allard and james marshall, is built. Imagine a movie called the stupids that lives up to its name. Apr 23, 2020 perhaps the only things stupider than the stupids are a that they eventually made a movie about it starring tom arnold and b the entirety of year 2020.
The stupids are stupid, ignorant people whom you obviously wouldnt want your kids to grow up like, but they arent mean spirited and have good intentions. In this film, the stupids attempt to discover what happens to the garbage that disappears. Tom arnold the movie follows a nice, typical, suburban american family. Christopher lee, tom arnold, bug hall, jessica lundy, alex mckenna, jenny mccarthy official content from new line home entertainment the. Imagine a movie that strips bare the multiuntalented tom arnold and reinforces every vicious, misanthropic thought you ever. The daily stupid the stupids were stupid red reporter. The stupids is a movie starring tom arnold, jessica lundy, bug hall, alex mckenna. Read the the stupids movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Jul 18, 2019 tom arnold knows he has a reputation of being an idiot and he so plays into it. The film stars tom arnold as stanley stupid, jessica lundy as joan stupid and bug hall as buster stupid. Have you ever thought that you came from a strange or unusual family.
The stupids lives up to its title all too faithfully. In a staggering display of misplaced confidence, the tom arnold david paymer vehicle carpool and the stupids were released on consecutive weeks carpool on august 23, 1996 and the stupids on august 30. Im my own grandpa wikipedia at the 1996 golden raspberry awards, shore cowon a razzie award for worst actor for his work in the film, tied with tom arnold for that actors performances in big bully. High resolution official theatrical movie poster for the stupids 1996. Proof that intelligence can fall below zero the new york times. Tom arnold knows he has a reputation of being an idiot and he so plays into it. The stupids is a 1996 adventure comedy film starring tom arnold and directed by john landis. I knew i was going to like it when one of the very first jokes in the movie was tom arnold s character checking his todo list and one of the items is cross item off list, which he then does. While the movie has no real plot and is just about really dumb people, i have to admit that i laughed until i cried. When stanley tom arnold sets out to discover why the familys garbage is disappearing. In 1993, arnold and barr bought a house together in arnold s hometown of eldon, iowa and opened a restaurant, roseanne and tom s big food diner nearby.
When i spoke with stupids star tom arnold for an upcoming random roles, he said that throughout filming he kept asking john landis if what. The stupids by john landis john landis, tom arnold, jessica. Other than the bad guys who are obviously not good role models, the rest of the cast, including tom arnold and jessica lundy are neither great nor bad role models. Actor and comedian tom arnold has signed with icm partners following the closure of upstart agency resolution. In 1983, he got his first taste of standup comedy when he performed at open microphone nights at the university of iowa.
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