

1996·Comedy·1h 34m
6.9
★










An incredibly dull-witted family unknowingly stumble upon an illegal weapons deal while on the trail of their "stolen" garbage.
Directed by John Landis
conspiracy theory
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Cast

Tom Arnold
Stanley Stupid

Jessica Lundy
Joan Stupid

Bug Hall
Buster Stupid

Alex McKenna
Petunia Stupid

Mark Metcalf
Colonel Neidermeyer

Matt Keeslar
Lieutenant Neal

Christopher Lee
Evil Sender

Frankie Faison
The Lloyd

Robert Wise
Stanley's Neighbor

David Ferry
Late-night show host

Norman Jewison
TV Director

Jenny McCarthy
Glamorous Actress
Crew

John Landis
Director

Christopher L. Stone
Original Music Composer

Joel Fletcher
Animation

Deborah Nadoolman Landis
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
32 reviews
bunchaisinatra
7.0★ · 01/23/26

I watch my girlfriend fav film HA!!!
I watch my girlfriend fav film HA!!!
Grilliam
4.0★ · 09/06/25

Maybe The Stupids were us all along. I had no interactions with the picture books as a child (though they seem pretty similar to the Dumb Bunnies books I did "read"), so the only reason I even knew this movie existed was because of its reputation for being terrible. Now, does it earn that reputation? Kinda. There were parts that were funny, but those total maybe 15% of the entire movie. Most of it is stupid in a way that makes you feel bad for it and not in a way where you laugh at it (like an old person getting scammed out of thousands of dollars by some dude in Uzbekistan pretending to be Elvis Vs a movie like Dumb and Dumber). The acting isn't great and there is so much ADR that it's very distracting. I think the real problem is that we've seen this all before so many times; it's all Slapstick 101. Like, Mr. Magoo has been around forever. The Three Stooges were doing this shit in the 20's. The only twist is that these are supposed to be lovable, good hearted dipshits, but we've already seen Charlie Chaplin do a lot of that. The Stupids benefits from having more advanced technologies available, but then they through in the cat and dog, which I honestly don't know if they were an earnest attempt at CGI or if they purposefully looked like shit. Either way, The Stupids is too tame and cliché to work.
Maybe The Stupids were us all along. I had no interactions with the picture books as a child (though they seem pretty similar to the Dumb Bunnies books I did "read"), so the only reason I even knew this movie existed was because of its reputation for being terrible. Now, does it earn that reputation? Kinda. There were parts that were funny, but those total maybe 15% of the entire movie. Most of it is stupid in a way that makes you feel bad for it and not in a way where you laugh at it (like an old person getting scammed out of thousands of dollars by some dude in Uzbekistan pretending to be Elvis Vs a movie like Dumb and Dumber). The acting isn't great and there is so much ADR that it's very distracting. I think the real problem is that we've seen this all before so many times; it's all Slapstick 101. Like, Mr. Magoo has been around forever. The Three Stooges were doing this shit in the 20's. The only twist is that these are supposed to be lovable, good hearted dipshits, but we've already seen Charlie Chaplin do a lot of that. The Stupids benefits from having more advanced technologies available, but then they through in the cat and dog, which I honestly don't know if they were an earnest attempt at CGI or if they purposefully looked like shit. Either way, The Stupids is too tame and cliché to work.
PoochieVince
5.0★ · 09/05/25

The Stupids is… well, precisely what the title promises. It’s a bizarre mix of dumb gags, cartoony set pieces, and ‘90s oddball energy that works if you squint and don’t take any of it seriously. I’ll be honest, I wasn’t locked in while watching—this is more of a background noise kind of movie—but I did glance at the cast list mid-way through and had my mind blown.
The little girl in this movie grew up to voice Sadie Adler in Red Dead Redemption 2! That discovery alone made the whole thing worth sitting through. Super cool trivia buried in a very, very strange comedy
The little girl in this movie grew up to voice Sadie Adler in Red Dead Redemption 2! That discovery alone made the whole thing worth sitting through. Super cool trivia buried in a very, very strange comedy
The Stupids is… well, precisely what the title promises. It’s a bizarre mix of dumb gags, cartoony set pieces, and ‘90s oddball energy that works if you squint and don’t take any of it seriously. I’ll be honest, I wasn’t locked in while watching—this is more of a background noise kind of movie—but I did glance at the cast list mid-way through and had my mind blown.
The little girl in this movie grew up to voice Sadie Adler in Red Dead Redemption 2! That discovery alone made the whole thing worth sitting through. Super cool trivia buried in a very, very strange comedy
The little girl in this movie grew up to voice Sadie Adler in Red Dead Redemption 2! That discovery alone made the whole thing worth sitting through. Super cool trivia buried in a very, very strange comedy
Jack
6.0★ · 04/19/25

I wish bad movies were still like this
I wish bad movies were still like this
chris gorski
6.0★ · 04/15/25

i am not the same man i was before watching this.
there is pre-“The Stupids” Chris
and post-“The Stupids” Chris
my IQ diminished, my brain microwaved, i shall question nothing
“I’m My Own Grandpa”
there is pre-“The Stupids” Chris
and post-“The Stupids” Chris
my IQ diminished, my brain microwaved, i shall question nothing
“I’m My Own Grandpa”
i am not the same man i was before watching this.
there is pre-“The Stupids” Chris
and post-“The Stupids” Chris
my IQ diminished, my brain microwaved, i shall question nothing
“I’m My Own Grandpa”
there is pre-“The Stupids” Chris
and post-“The Stupids” Chris
my IQ diminished, my brain microwaved, i shall question nothing
“I’m My Own Grandpa”