The Stupids
“As American as apple pie and twice as smart.”
An incredibly dull-witted family unknowingly stumble upon an illegal weapons deal while on the trail of their "stolen" garbage.
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Cast
57 people
Tom Arnold
Stanley Stupid
Known for
True Lies
Soul Plane
Bob Keeshan
Charles Sender
Jessica Lundy
Joan Stupid
Known for
RocketMan
Vampire's Kiss
Bug Hall
Buster Stupid
Known for
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
The Little Rascals
Alex McKenna
Petunia Stupid
Known for
The Legend of Korra
Dark House
Mark Metcalf
Colonel Neidermeyer
Known for
Animal House
Drive Me Crazy
Matt Keeslar
Lieutenant Neal
Known for
Rose Red
Frank Herbert's Dune
Christopher Lee
Evil Sender
Known for
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Frankie Faison
The Lloyd
Known for
The Wire
Banshee
Robert Wise
Stanley's Neighbor
David Ferry
Late-night show host
Known for
Storm of the Century
The Boondock Saints
Norman Jewison
TV Director
Also in
Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball'
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
John Landis Director · Brent Forrester Screenplay Christopher L. Stone Composer
Worldwide gross $2.5M · Budget $25M · United States release August 30, 1996
Box office
Budget
$25,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,491,989
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
New Line Cinema
Production · Studio
Savoy Pictures
Production
The Rank Organisation
Production
Landis/Belzberg Productions
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Spain · August 8, 1996
Theatrical
United States · August 30, 1996
Theatrical
Australia
May 15, 1997 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 17, 1997 · Theatrical
Iceland
May 8, 1998 · Theatrical
Ireland
October 25, 1996 · Theatrical
Italy
August 30, 1996 · Theatrical
Japan
June 21, 1997 · Theatrical
Poland
January 3, 1997 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 19, 1997 · Physical
Singapore
November 7, 1996 · Theatrical
Slovenia
October 17, 1996 · Theatrical
South Korea
August 24, 1996 · Theatrical
Türkiye
August 8, 1997 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 9, 1996 · Theatrical
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