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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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    1/4

    Comedy at its most formulaic.

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 12 2009 07:18 AM

    TV Guide's Movie Guide

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    2/5

    Emanuel Levy

    No review available.

    comment Comment | Nov., 06 2005 11:01 AM

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    Chuck O'Leary

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    comment Comment | Oct., 05 2005 08:43 PM

    Fantastica Daily

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    2/5

    Steve Crum

    Waste of Phil Hartman and Sinbad

    comment Comment | Jul., 13 2005 10:33 PM

    Video-Reviewmaster.com

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    0/5

    Michael Szymanski

    No review available.

    comment Comment | Jun., 01 2005 12:31 AM

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    2/5

    Carol Cling

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    comment Comment | Apr., 30 2004 02:17 PM

    Las Vegas Review-Journal

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    1/5

    Linda Cook

    No review available.

    comment Comment | Feb., 24 2004 09:54 PM

    Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

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    1/5

    Ken Hanke

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

    comment Comment | Aug., 14 2003 06:19 AM

    Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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    Blake French

    No review available.

    comment Comment | Jul., 15 2003 04:00 PM

    NutzWorld

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    2/5

    Frank Ochieng

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

    comment Comment | May., 27 2003 04:08 AM

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    Caryn James

    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: | comment Comment | May., 20 2003 05:00 PM

    New York Times

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    2/5

    Brian J. Arthurs

    No review available.

    comment Comment | Oct., 18 2002 02:38 PM

    Beach Reporter (Southern California)

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    1/5

    James Sanford

    here's that eviction notice

    comment Comment | Jul., 29 2002 07:10 PM

    Kalamazoo Gazette

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    1/5

    Philip Martin

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    comment Comment | Jul., 29 2002 10:02 AM

    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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    Kevin Thomas

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

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 13 2001 06:59 PM

    Los Angeles Times

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    Chris Hicks

    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: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

    Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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    James Berardinelli

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

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

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    1/5

    Joey O'Bryan

    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: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

    Austin Chronicle

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    Mick LaSalle

    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: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

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