Stuart Saves His Family

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Stuart Saves His Family

"You'll laugh because it's not your family. You'll cry because it is."

1995

1h 35m

5.2(25 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

A self-help advocate struggles to put his dysfunctional family in its place.

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Cast & Crew

53 members

Acting

Al Franken

Stuart Smalley

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Laura San Giacomo

Julia

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Vincent D'Onofrio

Donnie

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Shirley Knight

Mom

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Harris Yulin

Dad

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Lesley Boone

Jodie

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John Link Graney

Kyle

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Marjorie Lovett

Aunt Paula

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Walter Robles

Smalley Uncle

Crew

Erik Cord

Smalley Uncle

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Denver Mattson

Smalley Uncle

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Grant Hoover

Young Stuart

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Sound

Cory Milano

Young Donnie

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Michelle Horn

Young Jodie

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Harris Laskawy

Mr. Dimmit

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Tom Dugan

Ajax Spokesman

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Camille Saviola

Roz Weinstock

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Bess Meyer

Laurie

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Julia Sweeney

Mea C.

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Patrick Kerr

Makeover Artist

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Aaron Lustig

Fred

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Fred Applegate

Carl

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Darrell Larson

Jerry

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Dakin Matthews

Intervention Counselor

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Jeffrey Joseph

Lawyer

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Marte Boyle Slout

Madelyn Doyle

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Joe Flaherty

Cousin Ray

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Robin Duke

Cousin Denise

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Lewis Arquette

Cemetery Official

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Mike Hagerty

Cop

Writing

PJ Torokvei

Minister

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Allen Garfield

Maitre D'

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Pamela Brull

Female Diner

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Walter Olkewicz

Larry Skoag

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Jeremy Roberts

Brad Skoag

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Steven Kampmann

Stan Brunner

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Robert Curtis Brown

Andy

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Violet Ramis

P.A.

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Aloma Wright

Autograph Seeker

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Rachel Miller

Woman with Subpoena

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Kurt Fuller

Von Arks

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Walter S. Beaver

Orville Egeberg

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Writing

Michael C. McCarthy

Merl Egeberg

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David Pasquesi

Tollefson

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Richard Riehle

Judge

Directing

Michael Haley

Bailiff

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Ted Raimi

Hal

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Rogan Wilde

Ted

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Gerrit Graham

Male Diner (uncredited)

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Phil Hartman

Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

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Kevin Michael Richardson

Man (uncredited)

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Justin Roberts

Neighbor (uncredited)

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Ken Tipton

Neighbor (uncredited)

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