Houseguest

Starring:Mason Adams, Kirk Baily, Paul Ben-Victor, Don Brockett, Patricia Fraser, Ron Glass, Kim Greist, Phil Hartman, Jeffrey Jones, Kevin Jordan, Chauncey Leopardi, Valerie Long, Tony Longo, Randall Miller, Kim Murphy, Talia Seider, Stan Shaw, Sinbad, Wynonna Smith, Kevin West
Director: Randall Miller
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Product Type: DVD

Description

Get ready for riotous laughs as funnymen Sinbad (THE SINBAD SHOW) and Phil Hartman (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, NEWSRADIO) team up in this outrageous comedy hit! Sinbad is Kevin Franklin, a get-rich-quick con man who escapes the mob by impersonating the long-lost friend of an uptight businessman (Hartman) -- and moving in with his family! Soon this wily con artist is struggling to find out who he's pretending to be ... a wine expert, a golfer, or even a dentist! But when the family starts to see through his act, and the mob catches on to his scam, Kevin finds his escapade as a "houseguest" is suddenly much more than he bargained for!

Customer Reviews:

Hilarious!.......2007-06-14

HOUSEGUEST is definitely by far my all-time favorite comedy. As Kevin Franklin, a down-on-his-luck orphan who owes a $50,000 gambling debt he can't pay, hides out from money-seeking gansters with a suburban family under the guise of the father's old camp buddy, hilarity ensues, scene after scene, all the way to the credits. The main characters are warm, endearing and well-rounded. The sometimes too perfect and coincidental plot elements require suspension of disbelief by the viewer, but the humor heaped throughout makes it a wild ride worth watching anyway. Whoever conceived the odd pairing of Sinbad and Hartman is brilliant. It's a clean, family comedy with a bit of slapstick, but mostly it's uproarious situations and truly well-written dialogue. If you don't laugh at something in this film, check your pulse, because comedic delight can be found at every turn and there's something for everyone. So many scenes from this film crack me up just thinking about them or if someone mentions them. Some are Brick House being sung at a party, the Camp Mapleridge song to which Kevin doesn't know the words and says he wishes he had some Dairy Queen, novacaine hands, speed golf, "it was just blood and bubbles and butts...his eye...his eye was on me", the entire railroad track scene. The McDonald's scene shown in slow-mo with the all-familiar jingle, which some deem as a commercial, is actually one of my favorites. Who can't identify with being denied something you crave so badly, and when you finally have it in your sights, you run with abandon to get to it? Yeah it's for cheeseburgers, but that's what makes it funny. :)

HOUSEGUEST is my favorite comedy because I can come back to it again and again and still crack up. Most comedies rely on shock value so the joy of viewing is lost after the first time, maybe the second. This one's a rare treasure, a masterpiece of comedic genius. If you're looking for lots of laughs, HOUSEGUEST is highly recommended!

Silly but Fun.......2007-04-25

This film has nothing to recommend it except that it is fun. It's not even great comedy, its just fun.

Sinbad plays an inner city character who is always striking out on his get rich quick schemes. Now, a mob boss is out to get him and he is on the run. In desperation at an airport, he assumes the identity of a man for whom a car is waiting at the airport. (Think in terms of the drivers at big airports holding up signs for the people they are supposed to pick up.)

It turns out that he has assumed the identity of a man visiting a friend from college(Phil Hartman). They have not seen each other for many, many years so he is not recognized. Hartman has always talked about this friend and what a great guy he is but his family has never seen him Now they do meet him and put him up as a houseguest. It is only with much difficulty that Sinbad learns that he is supposed to be a famous dentist.

He thinks quickly on his feet and even manages to pull of a complex dental procedure by accident. While he is saving himself, he manages to save the marriage of his "friend" , the love life of their daughter, the sports life of the son and set the "friend" up for a new career.

It is implausible at each step but Sinbad and Hartman work well together and they have fun. As a result, the audience does as well.

Be sure to keep the show running through the credits. The duet sung by Hartman and Sinbad in praise of junk food truly warms the heart...and clogs the arteries.

If You Hate SINBAD, You'll Love THIS FLICK.......2006-12-18

I done seen this movie millions of times when me and bro was young.
We'd get free showtime or sumthin and watch this 100 times, PHIL HARTMAN
Godbless his soul cause he is Sinbads equal. I don't mess with sinbad,
But this film sucks in the family coporation like a shake, MC E D's, can eat and die, but this film makes my day by letting people know, Every Black dude ain't the same

The best comedy movie ever.......2006-11-24

I have watched dozens of very good comedy movies; but I have never watched any funnier movie than this one. Kevin Franklin the HOUSEGUST was funny all around from the beginning to the end. My family and I watched this movie about roughly guessing 30 times already!

Best Family Movie.......2006-07-20

This was one of the funniest movies I've seen. Sinbad and Phil Hartman made a great duo. It was funny from beginning to end.