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Houseguest

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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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Reviews for Houseguest

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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

EmanuelLevy.Com

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2/5

Chuck O'Leary

No review available.

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

Zap2it.com

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2/5

Carol Cling

No review available.

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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2/5

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

TheWorldJournal.com

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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

No review available.

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

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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3/5

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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1.5/4

James Berardinelli

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

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

ReelViews

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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

San Francisco Chronicle

 
 
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