The Stupids
Brief Synopsis
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When Stanley Stupid and his spirited wife Joan wake up to find their garbage stolen right out of the can--again--Stanley vows not to take it anymore! Is nothing sacred? But oh what a tangled web we weave when we are a Stupid. In his effort to get to the bottom of this heinous crime, Stanley lays a cunning trap to lure back the thieves. As expected, they take the bait, and he follows their getaway truck to the dump where he inadvertently stumbles on a covert weapons deal led by a couple of military men gone bad. Completely oblivious to what the Colonel and his sidekick are up to, Stanley believes there is a more sinister element at work here--that a diabolical figure from his past is behind the theft of all that fine garbage people have worked so hard to create. When the Stupids set-out to track down the criminal, they unravel an even greater conspiriacy involving aliens, the food service industry, international terrorists, a local newspaper, the police and, the post office.
Cast & Crew
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John Landis
Director
Tom Arnold
Jessica Lundy
Bug Hall
Alex Mckenna
Mark Metcalf
Film Details
Also Known As
Stupids
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Adventure
Comedy
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
NEW LINE CINEMA (NEW LINE)
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 33m
Synopsis
When Stanley Stupid and his spirited wife Joan wake up to find their garbage stolen right out of the can--again--Stanley vows not to take it anymore! Is nothing sacred? But oh what a tangled web we weave when we are a Stupid. In his effort to get to the bottom of this heinous crime, Stanley lays a cunning trap to lure back the thieves. As expected, they take the bait, and he follows their getaway truck to the dump where he inadvertently stumbles on a covert weapons deal led by a couple of military men gone bad. Completely oblivious to what the Colonel and his sidekick are up to, Stanley believes there is a more sinister element at work here--that a diabolical figure from his past is behind the theft of all that fine garbage people have worked so hard to create. When the Stupids set-out to track down the criminal, they unravel an even greater conspiriacy involving aliens, the food service industry, international terrorists, a local newspaper, the police and, the post office.
Director
John Landis
Director
Cast
Tom Arnold
Jessica Lundy
Bug Hall
Alex Mckenna
Mark Metcalf
Jeff Clarke
Ken Quinn
Jeremy Ratchford
Nicholas Rice
Henry Piersig
Lead Man
Carol Andreson
Matt Keeslar
David Cronenberg
Phillip Jarrett
Kevin Conway
Jacqueline Mcleod
David Ferry
Robert Wise
Atom Egoyan
Walter Alza
Earl Williams
Gillian Vanderburgh
John Stoneham
Jenny Mccarthy
Jim Amross
Wayne Ward
Philip Akin
George Chiang
Michael Bell
Voice
Carol Ng
Richard Crook
Fiona Highet
Bob Keeshan
Frederic Devancker
Rick Avery
Harvey Atkin
Mick Garris
Garry Robbins
Gillo Pontecorvo
Arthur Eng
Markus Parilo
Nicu Branzea
Jennifer Dean
Costa-gavras
Norman Jewison
Frankie Faison
Christopher Lee
Max Landis
Scott Kraft
Mo Kelso
Wendy Hopkins
Julie Champnella
Gurinder Chadha
Sherry Miller
Victor Ertmanis
Rolanda Watts
Crew
Brenda Adams
Stunts
Lloyd Adams
Stunts
Roy Adams
Stunts
Daniel Ages
Production Assistant
Harry Allard
Characters As Source Material
Roy T Anderson
Stunts
Dale Angel
3-D Models
Chris Atkinson
Dolly Grip
Paul Austerberry
Assistant Art Director
Rick Avery
Stunt Coordinator
Rick Avery
Stunts
Chris Baillie
Production Assistant
Chris Baird
Associate Editor
Maya Barbassi
Casting Associate
Craig Barron
Visual Effects Supervisor
Catherine Basarabe
Set Designer
Wilhelm A Baum
Caterer
Pat Beaudrow
Driver
Dale Beldin
Editor
Denis Bellingham
Boom Operator
Leslie Belzberg
Producer
John Bermudes
2-D Artist
James Beshears
Adr Supervisor
Marco Bianco
Stunts
Marco Bianco
Stunt Coordinator
Alyson Billyard
Stunts
Corey Bince
Stand-In
Matt Birman
Stunts
Deryck Blake
Props Assistant
Barbie Block
Casting Associate
Simon Board
Assistant Director
Destiny Borden
Assistant Sound Editor
Sandie Bornstein
Accounting Assistant
Laurence Bortnick
Camera Trainee
Chris Bowers
Animator
Russ Bowie
Assistant
Maryann Boyles
Stunts
Steve Brandes
Stand-In
Cameron Brooke
Scenic Artist
Robert C Brooke
Scenic Artist
Chloe Brown
Stand-In
Hugh Brule
Dolly Grip
Eric Bryson
Stunts
Kent Burton
Animator
Jeff Bushelman
Sound Editor
Belynda Bylth
Stand-In
Carlo Campana
Key Grip
Duncan Campbell
Carpenter
Shane Cardwell
Stunts
Tom Carnegie
Assistant Art Director
John Chamberlain
Adr
Charles Chiodo
Animator
Edward Chiodo
Animator
Stephen Chiodo
Animator
Phil Chiu
Stunts
Andy Chmura
Camera Operator
Katarina Chovanec
Hair Assistant
Kim Chow
Wardrobe Supervisor
Mike Chow
Stunts
Oliver Churchill
Production Assistant
Michael Clancy
Assistant Costume Designer
Jeff Clark
Sound Editor
Ross Clydesdale
Casting
Joe Colwell
Other
Robert Conde
Other
Shelley Cook
Stunts
Tony Cordeiro
Stunts
Bill Corso
Prosthetics
Tom Coulter
Set Decorator
Mark Cyre
Assistant
Phil Dagort
Production Designer
Carlo Denuzzo
Craft Service
Deborah Denuzzo
Craft Service
Leisl Deslauriers
Other
Dana Desselle
Editor
Carl Docherty
Tailor
Sharon Dolin
Assistant
Attila Dory
Photography
Wayne Downer
Stunts
Dean Drabin
Adr Mixer
Charles Dunlop
Set Designer
Jerri Edemann
Assistant Sound Editor
Peter Emmink
Other
Alberto Farina
Production Assistant
Ed Fassl
Sound Editor
Alice Ferrier
Production Coordinator
C J Fidler
Stunts
Nick Fischer
On-Set Dresser
Ann-marie Fitzgerald
Production Auditor
Joel Fletcher
Animator
Gary Fluxgold
Assistant Editor
Tig Fong
Stunts
Brent Forrester
Screenplay
Rick Forsayeth
Stunts
Brad Francis
Other
Ellen Decker Franklin
Adr
Rick Franklin
Sound Editor
Vic Fraser
Other
Leigh French
Adr
Betsy Fuhr
Post-Production Accountant
Scott Ganary
Rerecording
Bobby Gardiner
Other
Errol Gee
Stunts
Daniel Gibson
Effects Assistant
Carol Anne Gills
Accounting Assistant
Grace Gilroy
Production Manager
Penelope Gottlieb
Main Title Design
Keith Grant
Music
Caroleen Green
Visual Effects
Manfred Guthe
Director Of Photography
Bob Hall
Effects Assistant
Michael Hall
Assistant Camera Operator
Bonnie Haner
Assistant
Ted Hanlan
Stunts
Robert Hannah
Stunts
David Harcourt
Key Rigging Grip
Jeffrey Harlacker
Assistant Editor
John Harper
Props Buyer
Richard A Harrison
Music
Walter Hart
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jay Hawkins
Assistant
Mo Henry
Negative Cutting
Hilda Hodges
Foley Artist
Dennis Hoerter
Motion Control
Myron Hoffert
Assistant Director
Nori Honda
Other
Chris Howard
Gaffer
David Hughes
Set Decorator
Bill Jackson
Driver
Doug Jackson
Sound Editor
Brian Jagersky
Stunts
Nadia Jarvis
Wardrobe
Nils C Jensen
Sound Editor
Lara Johnston
Assistant Editor
Thomas R Johnston
Script Supervisor
Mike Jolly
Art Department
Mic Jones
Stunts
Makoto Kabayama
Stunts
Anthony Kadak
Production Assistant
Robert Kaiser
Color Timer
Tracy Kaplan
Casting
Katherine Kean
Visual Effects
Eileen Kennedy
Assistant Costume Designer
Jim Kennedy
Transportation Coordinator
Irene Kent
Makeup Assistant
Dennis Kim
Camera Trainee
Redd Knight
Production Assistant
Sonja Kowalenko
Other
Rod Kraft
Other
George Kraychyk
Photography
Brian Kring
Assistant Location Manager
Mun Ying Kwun
Assistant Art Director
Marco Kyris
Stand-In
Max Landis
Special Thanks To
Rachel Landis
Special Thanks To
Mary Jo Lang
Foley Mixer
Arthur Langevin
Effects Assistant
Owen Langevin
Sound Mixer
Carol Lavoie
Set Decorator
Jason Leeking
Security
Tim Lidstone
Effects Assistant
Danny Lima
Stunts
Amy E. Lippens
Casting Director
Linda Lockett
Assistant Production Coordinator
Chuck Loriot
Carpenter
Steve Lucescu
Stunts
Grant Lucibello
Assistant Director
Jeremy Lyall
Assistant Camera Operator
J N Maccammon
Other
Fabian Macdonald
Dolly Grip
Kerric Macdonald
Other
Lennie Macdonald
Prosthetics
Susie Mah
Graphics
Martin Malivoire
Special Effects Coordinator
Don Malouf
Sound Editor
Carol Marinoff
Hair Stylist
James Marshall
Characters As Source Material
James Marshall
Screenplay
Rocco Matteo
Art Director
Andrea Mccabe
Assistant Director
Beth Mckay
Special Effects
Dwayne Mclean
Stunts
Larry Mclean
Stunts
Lyall Mercer
Other
Robert Mills
Original Music
Todd Minobe
Mechanical Special Effects
Robin Lee Morgan
Stunts
Deborah Nadoolman
Costume Designer
Robert Newton
Mechanical Special Effects
Tony Noel
Visual Effects
January Nordman
Animator
Shannon O'connor
Production Assistant
Jene Omens
Animator
John Ornelas
3-D Animator
Richard Parker
Stunts
Richard Parker
Animal Wrangler
Derek Parkes
Best Boy Grip
Scott Patton
Prosthetics
Andrew W Peart
Video Assist/Playback
Steve Pederson
Rerecording
Film Details
Also Known As
Stupids
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Adventure
Comedy
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
NEW LINE CINEMA (NEW LINE)
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 33m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video December 31, 1996
Released in United States Summer August 30, 1996
Began shooting June 5, 1995.
Completed shooting August 11, 1995.
Released in United States Summer August 30, 1996
Released in United States on Video December 31, 1996
