Stuart Saves His Family

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Stuart Saves His Family is a 1995 comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, and based on a series of popular Saturday Night Live sketches from the early-to-mid 1990s. The movie tracks the adventures of would-be self-help guru Stuart Smalley, a creation of writer/comedian Al Franken, as he attempts to save both his deeply troubled family and his low-rated cable access show.

Co-starring are Laura San Giacomo, Vincent D'Onofrio, Shirley Knight, Leslie Boone, and Harris Yulin.

Julia Sweeney, Joe Flaherty, Robin Duke, Richard Riehle, and Kurt Fuller have cameo roles.

Though the film did not fare well at the box office, earning only $911,310, the response from critics was fairly evenly mixed. It is currently available on VHS and DVD.

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Shortly after the movie left the theaters, Saturday Night Live featured a "Daily Affirmations with Stuart Smalley" sketch that parodied the poor box-office returns. Stuart was depressed and bitter throughout the entire segment and lambasted the audience for choosing other movies (such as Dumb and Dumber) over his.