Stuart Saves His Family

Apr 12, 1995

1h 35m

★ 5.2

You'll laugh because it's not your family. You'll cry because it is.

Overview

A self-help advocate struggles to put his dysfunctional family in its place.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Constellation Films

Stuart Saves His Family Trailers

Cast

Stuart Smalley

Al Franken

Julia

Laura San Giacomo

Donnie

Vincent D'Onofrio

Mom

Shirley Knight

Dad

Harris Yulin

Jodie

Lesley Boone

Kyle

John Link Graney

Aunt Paula

Marjorie Lovett

Smalley Uncle

Walter Robles

Smalley Uncle

Erik Cord

Smalley Uncle

Denver Mattson

Young Stuart

Grant Hoover

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