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Houseguest (1995)

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Reviews Counted:19

Fresh:2

Rotten:17

Average Rating:3.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Two thugs chase Kevin Franklin -- who owes an astronomical sum of money to a loan shark -- through a Pittsburgh airport. Luckily, Kevin runs into Gary Young who's awaiting the arrival of a summer... Two thugs chase Kevin Franklin -- who owes an astronomical sum of money to a loan shark -- through a Pittsburgh airport. Luckily, Kevin runs into Gary Young who's awaiting the arrival of a summer camp friend who he hasn't seen in 25 years. Kevin immediately assumes the identity of Gary's childhood friend and must use quick double-talk to convince Gary and his family that he truly remembers their beautifully shared past. Soon, the Young family becomes deeply attached to their new houseguest... that is, until the thugs make a surprise visit and reveal that it's all been a ruse. [More]

Starring: Sinbad, Phil Hartman, Jeffrey Jones, Kim Greist

Starring: Sinbad, Phil Hartman, Jeffrey Jones, Kim Greist, Chauncey Leopardi, Paul Ben-Victor, Tony Longo, Stan Shaw, Ron Glass, Mason Adams

Director: Randall Miller

Director: Randall Miller

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Oct 8, 2002

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  • Houseguest
  • Get ready for riotous laughs as funnymen Sinbad (THE SINBAD SHOW) and Phil Hartman (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, NEWSRADIO) team up in this outrageous comedy hit! Sinbad is Kevin Franklin, a get-rich-quick con man who escapes the mob by impersonating the long-lost friend of an uptight businessman (Hartman) -- and moving in with his family! Soon this wily con artist is struggling to find out who he's pretending to be ... a wine expert, a golfer, or even a dentist! But when the family starts to see through his act, and the mob catches on to his scam, Kevin finds his escapade as a "houseguest" is suddenly much more than he bargained for!
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    Comedy at its most formulaic.

    Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
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    11/06/05
    Emanuel Levy
    Emanuel Levy
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    No review available.

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    10/05/05
    Chuck O'Leary
    Chuck O'Leary
    Fantastica Daily

    Waste of Phil Hartman and Sinbad

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    07/13/05
    Steve Crum
    Steve Crum
    Video-Reviewmaster.com

    No review available.

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    06/01/05
    Michael Szymanski
    Michael Szymanski
    Zap2it.com

    No review available.

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    04/30/04
    Carol Cling
    Carol Cling
    Las Vegas Review-Journal

    No review available.

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    02/24/04
    Linda Cook
    Linda Cook
    Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

    Who decided Sinbad needed to star in a movie and what should we do to them when we find out?

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    08/14/03
    Ken Hanke
    Ken Hanke
    Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    No review available.

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    07/15/03
    Blake French
    Blake French
    NutzWorld

    Tedious and unfocused...the contrivance in this forgettable comedy is inexplicably unbearable

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    05/27/03
    Frank Ochieng
    Frank Ochieng
    TheWorldJournal.com

    Turns out to be an inane fish-out-of-water comedy. Along the way it turns into a virtual McDonald's commercial, too. The fact that you can hardly tell the difference is a good clue to the movie's bad-television flavor.

    Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
    05/20/03
    Caryn James
    Caryn James
    New York Times
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    No review available.

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    10/18/02
    Brian J. Arthurs
    Brian J. Arthurs
    Beach Reporter (Southern California)

    here's that eviction notice

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    07/29/02
    James Sanford
    James Sanford
    Kalamazoo Gazette

    No review available.

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    07/29/02
    Philip Martin
    Philip Martin
    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    As good-natured as its big, beefy star, comedian Sinbad.

    Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
    02/13/01
    Kevin Thomas
    Kevin Thomas
    Los Angeles Times
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    Like the housepest of the title, Sinbad's character here is more annoying than amusing and before the film is over you may just wish he'd go away.

    Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Chris Hicks
    Chris Hicks
    Deseret News, Salt Lake City

    Plot-wise, there's little here beyond a few insubstantial strands.

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    James Berardinelli
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    A film that lacks solid construction from the ground up, something that can't be “fixed in the editing,” I'm afraid.

    Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Joey O'Bryan
    Joey O'Bryan
    Austin Chronicle

    In its worst moments, Houseguest becomes a struggle in which a very human comedian fights to project his personality over the director's technological muddle. But the good news is that Sinbad wins.

    Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Mick LaSalle
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    San Francisco Chronicle
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