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4.3/10
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An incredibly dull-witted family unknowingly stumble upon an illegal weapons deal while on the trail of their "stolen" garbage.An incredibly dull-witted family unknowingly stumble upon an illegal weapons deal while on the trail of their "stolen" garbage.An incredibly dull-witted family unknowingly stumble upon an illegal weapons deal while on the trail of their "stolen" garbage.
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- 3 wins & 5 nominations
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe scene where Stanley (Tom Arnold) and Petunia (Alex McKenna) walk into an empty auditorium and assume they have died is a reference to the book "The Stupids Die". In that book, the entire Stupid family experiences a blackout in their home, leading them all to believe that they have suddenly passed away.
- GoofsThe garbage truck stops only for the Stupids' garbage can and ignores the others.
- Quotes
[Stanley's car has exploded right when he swatted a bee on it with his shoe]
Stanley Stupid: Now that's a well-made shoe.
- Crazy creditsTrust in the Lloyd.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Movie Nights: The Stupids (2018)
- SoundtracksGarota de Ipanema
Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes
Produced and Arranged by Geoff Koch and Randall Crissman
Published by Duchess Music Corporation (BMI)
Featured review
vastly underrated
Don't listen to the critics. "The Stupids" is one of my favorite movies, and I've seen close to 800 in the last few years. It's full of scenes that deserve to be classic, like the "I'm My Own Grandpa" musical number, the Stupids' encounter with The Lloyd, and "to be a bush, you've got to think like a bush..." It's worth watching more than once, for sure. It's tragically underappreciated. The plot has Stanley Stupid investigating the conspiracy to steal his garbage and accidentally blunders into an illegal arms deal, while also tracking down the evil Mr. Sender.
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- Aug 12, 1999
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Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,491,989
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,593,929
- Sep 2, 1996
- Gross worldwide
- $2,491,989
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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