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Stay Tuned

5.6

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Original title

Stay Tuned

Year

1992

Running time

98 min.

Country

United States

Director

Peter Hyams

Screenwriter

Tom S. Parker, Jim Jennewein. Story: Tom S. Parker, Jim Jennewein, Richard Siegel

Cast

Music

Bruce Broughton

Cinematography

Peter Hyams

Producer

Morgan Creek Productions. Distributor: Warner Bros.

Genre

Comedy. Adventure. Fantasy | Black Comedy. Television. Parody

Synopsis

John Ritter and Pam Dawber star as Roy and Helen Knable, a suburban American couple having marital problems. Roy has become a couch potato, and a resentful Helen wants him to ditch the remote. When the demonic Spike (Jeffrey Jones) offers Roy a deal on the ultimate satellite TV system, Roy doesn't realize that he's just signed away his soul. Roy and Helen are sucked into their own television, where they endure a gauntlet of Hellish television shows such as "Northern Overexposure" and "I Love Lucifer." When their kids Darryl (David Tom) and Diane (Heather McComb) realize that their parents are on the twisted television, they set out to rescue them. Among other elements, Stay Tuned contains an original cartoon short by Looney Tunes legend Chuck Jones. The film was the debut of writing team Tom S. Parker and Jim Jennewein, who would stay in the wacky comedy genre with a whopping four major releases in 1994. (Karl Williams: All Movie Guide)

Critics' reviews

"A cleverly plotted movie that offers ample opportunity for spoofing anything and everything that can be found on television."

Stephen Holden: The New York Times
"Ritter, Dawber and Jones are skilled comedians (...) But it’s hard to see how anyone could have made anything out of something as flat as Stay Tuned."

Kevin Thomas: Los Angeles Times
"A zippy action spoof on the consequences of being both remote and out of control"

Rita Kempley: The Washington Post
"It sets up two or three dozen satirical targets, hits the mark occasionally, but has trouble maintaining an even satirical tone or satisfying pace"

Edward Guthmann: SFGATE

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Stay Tuned

1992

Peter Hyams

5.6

(1,602)