Smart House (1999) (TV)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

LeVar Burton

Writers (WGA):

William Hudson (written by) and
Stu Krieger (written by)

Release Date:

26 June 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Meet the Coopers. An average American family. Meet dad, a widower and a father. Meet Angie, and Ben the big older brother...

Plot Keywords:

Hologram | Laser Cutter | Disney Channel Original Movie

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Katey Sagal	...	Pat
Ryan Merriman	...	Ben Cooper
Katie Volding	...	Angie Cooper
Kevin Kilner	...	Nick Cooper
Jessica Steen	...	Sara Barnes
Emilio Borelli	...	Miles
Paul Linke	...	Tuttle
Jason Lansing	...	Johnny
Joshua Boyd	...	Ryan
Raquel Beaudene	...	Gwen Patroni
Niles Calloway	...	Charlie
Sean P. Donahue	...	Passing Kid (as Sean Donahuoe)
Nicole Bailey	...	Pretty Girl
Rachel Duncan	...	Judy
Susan Haskell	...	Natalie

Runtime:

USA:82 min | USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:Approved | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Goofs:

Continuity: When Sarah confronts PAT at the locked room she has her goggles on her forehead, but when she runs into the other room her goggles are around her neck.

Quotes:

Sara: No, its okay. I should go home and feed my pet rat.
Angie: You have a rat?
Sara: Yes, his name is Butler. Get it, Rat Butler?
Angie: [pause]
Sara: Sorry, wrong generation. I hate showing my age.

Soundtrack:

C'est La Vie

Pretty dire.

This aired on Disney a few years back as one of their infamous "Original Movies." The concept is something from a "Simpsons" Halloween episode: a computer home is won by a family and they move in only to find their lives dominated by a glitch in the system.

In this case the glitch is a visual representation of a woman who seems to think she's the mother of the new family that's moved in...she takes control of their lives and locks them inside the house. Ryan Merriman plays the whiz-kid genius who wanted to win the house, then decides, "Hey, Dad, maybe we shouldn't have moved in here"...after having complained about wanting to throughout the entire beginning of the film.

No Disney Original Movie is going to be very good and this follows all the clichés - bad actors, bad script, inept director at the helm (probably a TV veteran and first-timer when it comes to film-making).

Overall this is not really worth your time as it is something "The Simpsons" managed to do in 30 minutes and even their version seemed more realistic and less insulting than this...