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In hot water with the mob over an unpaid debt, a con man poses as a family friend in an affluent Pennsylvania suburb.In hot water with the mob over an unpaid debt, a con man poses as a family friend in an affluent Pennsylvania suburb.In hot water with the mob over an unpaid debt, a con man poses as a family friend in an affluent Pennsylvania suburb.
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- TriviaThe McDonald's that Kevin is seen visiting in Sewickley was an empty storefront. The small town of Sewickley, in which most of this movie was filmed, does not have a McDonald's, so they built a complete functional one that was open for business during the shoot and then closed and dismantled.
- GoofsWhen Kevin and Gary are cooking burgers at the end of the movie, they flip half cooked patties, put cheese on them, and as the camera is panning away, they are flipping them again. Nobody flips patties once the cheese is on them.
- Quotes
[Kevin's shipment of baseball cards come in]
Kevin Franklin: The entire 1994 baseball season, know what I'm saying? I got Ken Griffey Jr. here, Barry Bonds, Jose Canseco. People spend big money for baseball cards, but if they get hurt, it's even worth more money! Say one of them's going to the car after the game, gets hit - pow! I don't wanna see it happen, but if it does, I'm getting paid!
- Crazy creditsSinbad and Phil Hartman sing several food-themed parodies over the closing credits with music and a chorus in the background. Phil Hartman uses the name "Sinbad" during them instead of either of his character's names from the movie.
- ConnectionsFeatures Star Trek: Mirror, Mirror (1967)
- SoundtracksGreen Onions
Written by Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones, Lewie Steinberg (as Lewis Steinberg),
Steve Cropper
Performed by Booker T. & the M.G.s (as Booker T. & The MG's)
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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Happy 50th, Sinbad!
Since today is Sinbad's 50th birthday, I wanted to talk about one of his movies. "Houseguest" is probably the sort of movie that can only appeal to eleven-year-old boys, but it has its moments. Portraying a debt-ridden man (Sinbad) posing as the friend of a suburban man (Phil Hartman) and moving into his house to avoid some gangsters, it's pretty silly, but not harming anything. A particularly goofy scene is the whole "washing balls" sketch.
So, it's the sort of movie that you watch with best buds. Don't expect a religious experience, just expect to laugh (I'm sure that you will). Among other things, it goes to show what we lost when Phil Hartman was murdered. Also starring Kim Greist and Jeffrey Jones.
So, it's the sort of movie that you watch with best buds. Don't expect a religious experience, just expect to laugh (I'm sure that you will). Among other things, it goes to show what we lost when Phil Hartman was murdered. Also starring Kim Greist and Jeffrey Jones.
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- Budget
- $10,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $26,325,256
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,831,302
- Jan 8, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $26,325,256
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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