The Stupids is a 1996 comedy/adventure film directed by John Landis. The film is based on The Stupids, characters from a series of books written by Harry Allard and illustrated by James Marshall.
The story tells the adventures of the fictional family Stupids, whose last name coincidentally describes what their behavior is often considered- stupid. The story begins with Stanley Stupid, the patriarch, thinking that the "sender" from the stamp "retu...
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The Stupids is a 1996 comedy/adventure film directed by John Landis. The film is based on The Stupids, characters from a series of books written by Harry Allard and illustrated by James Marshall.
The story tells the adventures of the fictional family Stupids, whose last name coincidentally describes what their behavior is often considered- stupid. The story begins with Stanley Stupid, the patriarch, thinking that the "sender" from the stamp "return to sender" on letters is a wicked man who plans a conspiracy. Adding several mix-ups and misunderstandings, the family unintentionally and unwittingly save the world from military chaos, while still believing a fake story about a fictional man called Sender and his plot to confiscate everyone's mail and trash.
Stanley Stupid (Tom Arnold) is convinced that someone is stealing his trash, given that every few days it disappears. After several attempts, he discovers and follows a garbage truck to the local dump on rollerblades (he figures...
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