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Title: Stay Tuned (1992)
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| 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 | ... | Sarah Seidenbaum | |
| Eugene Levy | ... | Crowley | |
| Erik King | ... | Pierce | |
| Don Calfa | ... | Wetzel | |
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John Destry | ... | Sackler (as John Blackwell Destrey) |
| Susan Blommaert | ... | Ducker | |
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Maurice Verkaar | ... | Another Buyer |
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Ken Douglas | ... | Skeletal Worker |
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Gerry Nairn | ... | Newscaster |
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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. Roy accepts the new TV by signing a free trial contract not knowing that he just sold his soul to the devil himself... Written by Artemis-9
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profanity | rap music | television | wrestling | reference to led zeppelin |Taglines:
The Knables signed up for a cable system that's out of this world. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for some off-color humor and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
14 August 1992 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$25,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$10,736,401Company Credits
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2.39 : 1
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Budget: $25 million. See more »Goofs
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[as cartoon mice, Helen threatens to leave Roy]Roy Knable: Where are you going to go, your cartoon mother's house?
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Stay Tuned is a excellent movie! John Ritter, Pam Dawber, and Eugene Levy was good. Jeffrey Jones performed well. I like how the film was made. The scenes were really cool and the segment of Duane's Underworld was really funny! The wrestling match segment was awesome! George Gray played Mr. Gorgan. He was better known in the old wrestling days (when it was special in My opinion) of the WCW in the early 1990s as The One Man Gang and in the old WWF days in the 1980s as The One Man Gang and "The African Dream" Akeem! It was so cool seeing this 6'6, 400 plus pound wrestler because he is one of My all time favorites and also it was good to see Captain Lou Albano! Good music by Bruce Broughton and direction by Peter Hyams! Anyway, there is a whole bunch in the movie and is all I can say is that if you like Ritter, Dawber, Levy, and Jones and want a wild ride of a movie then I suggest you see Stay Tuned!