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Stay Tuned (1992)

PG 88 min  -  Comedy | Fantasy  -   14 August 1992 (USA)
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A husband and wife are sucked into a hellish TV and have to survive a gauntlet of twisted versions of TV shows they find themselves in.

Director:

Peter Hyams

Writers:

Tom S. Parker (screenplay), Jim Jennewein (screenplay), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Ritter ...
Roy Knable
Pam Dawber ...
Helen Knable
Jeffrey Jones ...
Spike
David Tom ...
Darryl Knable / Narrator
Heather McComb ...
Diane Knable
Bob Dishy ...
Murray Seidenbaum
Joyce Gordon Joyce Gordon ...
Sarah Seidenbaum
Eugene Levy ...
Crowley
Erik King ...
Pierce
Don Calfa Don Calfa ...
Wetzel
John B. Destry John B. Destry ...
Sackler (as John Blackwell Destrey)
Susan Blommaert Susan Blommaert ...
Ducker
Maurice Verkaar Maurice Verkaar ...
Another Buyer
Ken Douglas Ken Douglas ...
Skeletal Worker
Gerry Nairn Gerry Nairn ...
Newscaster
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Storyline

The Knables are having marriage problems: Roy is a lousy plumbing supplies salesman by day and couch potato by night, and his wife, Helen, is a successful senior product manager for a vitamin company. Roy watches too much TV every night and Helen just cannot stand it. Then one night, Helen offers Roy a night to save their relationship: a romantic getaway without phones, their children, and especially no TV. Unfortunately, when Roy's hooked on the big screen, there's no going back. This frustrates and angers her and Helen decides to smash the family console with one of Roy's trophies as a wake-up call to reality. A heartbroken-to-disoriented Roy then hears the doorbell and finds out that it's a mysterious salesman named Spike who offers him the "ultimate getaway" from all the hate, frustration, and failures: a new remote controller and a new state-of-the-art satellite TV... Written by Artemis-9  

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Plot Keywords:

Television | Wrestling | Wolf | Axe | Television Addiction  | See more »

Taglines:

The Knables signed up for a cable system that's out of this world. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some off-color humor and language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Frequenze pericolose See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$10,736,401 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Eugene Levy had previously starred on a TV series called Stay Tuned. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Spike is talking about why Roy will return to Hell TV to rescue his wife, the audio says, 'He's a puss.' However, Spike's lips appear to say 'putz.' See more »

Quotes

Voice over on one of the HVTV channels: The next item we have for you on the Home Shoplifting Channel...
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Crazy Credits

Chuck Jones' credit is in a different typeface to the rest of the credits.
It is in a handwritten style. See more »

Connections

Featured in Silent Fall (1994) See more »

Soundtracks

"Come and Knock On Our Door"
(Theme to Three's Company)
by Joe Raposo and Don Nicholl See more »