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Houseguest (1995)

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Average Rating: 3.4/10
Reviews Counted: 20
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 17

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Average Rating: 5.2/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 2

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Movie Info

Sinbad offers some unusual advice on how to make friends in this wacky comedy. Kevin Franklin (Sinbad) is a guy who dreams of starting his own business. However, getting it off the ground is another matter altogether, and soon Kevin discovers that the two loan sharks who fronted him money want to be paid, and paid promptly, otherwise Kevin will be spending some time in the hospital. On the run through an airport, Kevin is trying to find a way out when he overhears Gary Young (Phil Hartman)

PG, 1 hr. 49 min.

Comedy

Directed By: Randall Miller

In Theaters: Jan 6, 1995 Wide

On DVD: Oct 8, 2002

Cast

Sinbad
Kevin Franklin
Phil Hartman
Gary Young
Jeffrey Jones
Ron Timmerman
Kim Greist
Emily Young
Stan Shaw
Larry the Tattoo Artist
Tony Longo
Joey Gasperini
Chuck Aber
Big Spin Host
Mason Adams
Pike
Kirk Baily
Stuart the Manager
Paul Ben-Victor
Pauly Gasperini
Tina Benko
Waitress
Don Brockett
Happy Marcelli
William Cameron
Jerry Jordon
Susan Chapek
Nurse
Alex Coleman
Tom Miller
Greg Collins
Cop
David Earle
Security Guard
Marilyn Eastman
Society Woman
Jan Eddy
Biker
Ron Glass
Dr. Derek Bond
Chauncey Leopardi
Jason Young
Larry John Meyers
Mr. Ichabod
Bingo O'Malley
Ticket Vendor
Vickie Ross-Norris
Woman in Red Dress
Wynonna Smith
Lynn
Kevin West
Vincent Montgomery
Randall Miller
Drunk at Party
Susan Richards
Happy's Wife
Valerie Long
Sister Mary Winters
Harold Surratt
Guy in Crowd
Jody Savin
Rosie the Caterer
Kevin Jordan
Steve
Kim Murphy
Brooke Young
Talia Seider
Sarah Young
Kate Young
Michelle Castel
John Hall
Preppy Man
Lisa Davis
Secretary

Critic Reviews for Houseguest

All Critics (21) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (17) | DVD (2)

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.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Caryn James

New York Times

Top Critic

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

February 13, 2001 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

Top Critic

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.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

Top Critic

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

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: ReelViews

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

Top Critic

Comedy at its most formulaic.

August 12, 2009 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

Waste of Phil Hartman and Sinbad

July 13, 2005 Comment

Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

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

August 14, 2003 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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

May 27, 2003 Comment

Frank Ochieng

TheWorldJournal.com

here's that eviction notice

July 29, 2002 Comment

James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

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

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle

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Joey O'Bryan

Austin Chronicle

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.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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Chris Hicks

Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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Audience Reviews for Houseguest

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HILARIOUS! In "Houseguest," Kevin Franklin (Sinbad) stars as a houseguest that wasn't supposed to be a houseguest. Kevin is in trouble with a few people and they threaten to kill him if he doesn't give them $50,000 the next day. Kevin ends up pretending to be a long lost friend of Gary (Phil Hartman) and his family.

September 10, 2009

Jason Owens

Super Reviewer

Sinbad plays a funny character that sneaks into a familes house to dodge some mobsters, posing as a long-time friend. The plot is predictable, it seems like its been done before, and its not really that orginal... But Sinbad and Hartman both play great roles that bring the movie to life. It actually turns out to be

April 20, 2008

Bobby Hobbs

Super Reviewer

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