| The Stupids | |
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| Directed by | John Landis |
| Written by | Brent Forrester |
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| Produced by | Leslie Belzberg |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Manfred Guthe |
| Edited by | Dale Beldin |
| Music by | Christopher Stone |
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| Distributed by | New Line Cinema (United States) Rank Film Distributors (United Kingdom)[1] |
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Running time | 94 minutes[1] |
| Countries | Canada United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million |
| Box office | $3.4 million (US/UK) |
The Stupids is a 1996 adventure comedy film starring Tom Arnold and directed by John Landis. It is based on The Stupids, characters from a series of books written by Harry Allard and illustrated by James Marshall.
The film follows the fictional family, the Stupids, with a last name synonymous with their behavior. The story begins with patriarch Stanley Stupid believing "sender" from letters marked "return to sender" is a wicked man planning a conspiracy. Adding several misunderstandings, they unwittingly save the world from military chaos, while believing a fake story about a fictional man named Sender and his plot to confiscate everyone's mail and garbage.
- ^ a b "THE STUPIDS (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. 1996-02-23. Retrieved 2013-06-29.