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The Stupids (1996)
Country of Origin:
USA / UK
Year of Production: 1996
Running Times: 94 mins
Length: 2645 metres
Format: Technicolor
Ratio:
Sound: SDDS
CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Imagine Entertainment / Rank Film Organization
/ Savoy Pictures
Producer: Leslie Belzberg
Production Manager: Grace Gilroy
SCRIPT
Script: Brent Forrester
Characters: James Marshall, Harry Allard
DIRECTION
Director: John Landis
1st Assistant Director: Myron Hoffert
2nd Assistant Directors: Grant Lucibello, Simon Board
3rd Assistant Director: Andrea McCabe
Trainee Assistant Director: Kerric Macdonald
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Manfred Guthe
Camera Operator: Andy Chmura
1st Assistant Camera: Brad Whitlock, Michael Hall
2nd Assistant Camera: Jeremy Lyall
Gaffer: Chris Howard
Rigging Gaffer: Stephen Spurrell
Best Boy Grip: Derek Parkes
EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Dale Beldin
Assistant Editor: Jeffrey Harlacker
Associate Editor: Christopher S. Baird
MUSIC
Music: Christopher Stone
Songs: Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius De Moraes (Garota de Ipanema)
Songs Performed By: Tom Arnold, Rolanda Watts (I'm My Own Grandpaw)
Songs Producers / Arrangers: Geoff Koch, Randall Crissman (Garota
de Ipanema); Michael Skloff (I'm My Own Grandpaw)
Music Supervisor: Robert W. Mills
Orchestrators: Pete Anthony, Robert W. Mills
Supervising Music Editor: Michael T. Ryan
Assistant Music Editor: Rich Harrison
Music Transcriptor: David G. Russell (uncredited)
SOUND
Sound Mixer: Owen Langevin
Re-Recording Mixers: Scott Ganary, Steve Pederson, Tom Perry
Supervising Sound Editors: Rick Franklin, Donald J. Malouf
Foley Artists: Hilda Hodges, John Roesch
Foley Recordist: Carolyn Tapp (uncredited)
Foley Mixer: Mary Jo Lang
MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Dorothy Smith
Hair: Carol Marinoff
Costume Designer: Deborah Nadoolman SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Coordinator: Martin Malivoire
Key Special Effects: Ted Ross
Special Effects: Kaz Kobielski
Special Effects Technician: Don Waller
Special Effects 1st Assistant: Arthur Langevin
Special Effects Assistant: Dean Stewart
VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Supervisor: Jeff Matakovich
Digital Artist: Tony Noel
Animators: Joel Fletcher, Kent Burton
DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Phil Dagort
Art Director: Rocco Matteo
1st Assistant Art Directors: Paul Denham Austerberry, Thomas Carnegie
2nd Assistant Art Director: Mun Ying Kwun
3rd Assistant Art Director: Harry Zernike
Set Designer: Charles Dunlop
Set Decorator: Carol Lavoie
Property Master: Paul Harding
MISCELLANEOUS
Script Supervisor: Thomas Johnston
Production Assistants: Alberto Farina, Alison Waxman
Assistant To Producer: Bonnie Haner
Unit Publicists: Karen Pidgurski, Lisa Shamata
Freezie Boys: Adam Robertson, Bob Tennent (both uncredited)
LOCATIONS
Locations: Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
Location Manager: Jim Powers
Assistant Location Manager: Brian Kring
Location Scout: Randy Kennedy STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Rick Avery
Co-Stunt Coordinator: Marco Bianco
Stunts: John Stoneham Sr, Mary Ann Boyles, Alyson Billyard, Anthony
Tyukodi, Branko Racki, Brenda Adams, Brian Jagersky, Buck Randall,
C.J. Fidler, Danny Lima, Deanna Ripski, Dwayne McLean, Edward A. Queffelec,
Eric Bryson, Errol Gee, Helen Scott, Jérôme Tiberghien,
John Stead, John Stoneham Jr., Ken Quinn, Kevin Rushton, Larry A.
McLean, Lloyd Adams, Makoto Kabayama, Marco Bianco, Matt Birman, Mic
Jones, Michael Chow, Peter Szkoda, Phil Chiu, Rick Avery, Rick Forsayeth,
Rick Parker, Robert Hannah, Robert Racki, Robert Thomas, Robin Lee
Morgan, Ron Van Hart, Roy Adams, Roy T. Anderson, Shane Cardwell,
Shelley Cook, Steve Lucescu, Ted Hanlan, Tig Fong, Tony Cordeiro,
Wayne Downer
Stunt Rigger: Steve Lucescu
CASTING
Casting: Amy Lippens
Extras Casting: Donna Dupere
Extras Casting Assistant: Aric Dupere
CAST
Tom Arnold (Stanley Stupid)
Jessica Lundy (Joan Stupid)
Bug Hall (Buster Stupid)
Alex McKenna (Petunia Stupid)
Mark Metcalf (Colonel)
Matt Keeslar (Lieutenant)
Scott Kraft (policeman)
Victor Ertmanis (garbageman 1)
Earl Williams (garbageman 2)
George Chiang (chinese waiter 1)
Max Landis (graffiti artist)
Carol Ng (Jade Palace hostess)
Arthur Eng (chinese waiter 2)
Jennifer Dean (meter maid)
Garry Robbins (extremely tall guy)
Nicu Branzea (arms buyer 1)
Richard Crook (arms buyer 2)
Gurinder Chadha (reporter 1)
Mick Garris (reporter 2)
Jeremy Ratchford (soldier)
John Stoneham Jr (green alien)
Ken Quinn (orange alien)
Gillian Vanderburgh (alien stewardess)
Harvey Atkin (deli guy)
David Cronenberg (postal supervisor)
Markus Parilo (special forces guy)
Costa-Gavras (gas station guy)
Mif (explosive guy)
Walter Alza (taxi driver)
Robert Wise (Stanley's neighbour)
Christopher Lee
(Evil Sender)
Frankie Faison (The Lloyd)
Mo Kelso (airbag woman)
Sherry Miller (anchorwoman)
Bob Keeshan (Charles Sender)
Jeff Clarke (delivery guy)
Atom Egoyan (TV studio guard)
Wendy Hopkins (TV assistant director)
Jacqueline McLeod (make up woman)
Jenny McCarthy (glamorous actress)
David Ferry (late night show host)
Norman Jewison (TV director)
Frederic Devancker (French chef)
Rolonda Watts (talk show hostess)
Gillo Pontecorvo (talk show guest 1)
Nicholas Rice (talk show guest 2)
Julie Champnella (talk show guest 3)
Philip Akin (henchman 1)
Kevin Conway (henchman 2)
Carol Anderson (checkpoint guard)
Rick Avery (bad guy)
Fiona Highet (cop 1)
Phillip Jarrett (cop 2)
Jim Amross (cop 3)
Wayne Ward (cop 4)
Michael Bell (voices of Xylophone / Kitty)
PLOT SUMMARY
The Stupid family notice that their trash has
been "stolen" from the can one morning and set out on an
increasingly bizarre journey to find out what happened to it.
AVAILABILITY
Germany
Theatrical Distributor: Starlight
Spain
Theatrical Distributor: Sociedad General de Derechos Audiovisuales
S.A.
UK
Theatrical Distributor: Rank Film Organization
USA
Theatrical Distributor: New Line Cinema
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Spain
Rating: T
USA
Rating: PG
AWARDS
1997
Razzie Awards, USA
Worst Actor (Tom Arnold) – winner (also for Big Bully (1996)
and Carpool (1996); tied with Pauly Shore in Bio-Dome (1996))
Worst Director (John Landis) - nominated
Worst Picture (Leslie Belzberg) - nominated
Worst Screenplay (Brent Forrester) - nominated
TIMELINE
1996
August
8: Spain – theatrical release
9: UK – theatrical release
30: Italy, USA – theatrical release
October
17: Slovenia – theatrical release
November
7: Singapore – theatrical release
1997
January
3: Poland – theatrical release
May
15: Australia – theatrical release
June
21: Japan – theatrical release
December
19: Portugal - video release
1998
May
8: Iceland – theatrical release
POSTER TAGS
Tom Arnold is Stupid - (Stanley Stupid)
We put the "dumb" back in stupid.
As American as apple pie and twice as smart.
They put the dumb back into stupid.
The Fate Of The World Is In Their Hands... Oops!
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Os Estúpidos – Portugese
title
La familia Stupid – Spanish title
Glupole – Polish title
Kretenckovi – Slovenian title
Stupidot – Finnish title
LINKS
SEE ALSO
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
REFERENCES
MAGAZINES
Empire September 1996 p.36 (UK)
review (by Bob McCabe)
Film Review September 1996 p.24 (UK)
review (by Tom Hutchinson)
Sight and Sound October 1996 p.52 (UK)
review (by Geoffrey Macnab)
Last Updated:
1 January, 2009
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