A husband and wife are sucked into a hellish television set and have to survive a gauntlet of twisted versions of shows they find themselves in.
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Title: Stay Tuned (1992)
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2 nominations.
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Cast
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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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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. 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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Something weird's on the air. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for some off-color humor and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Roy Knable: Boy, this is strange!
Helen Knable: Strange? I'm an animated rodent wearing high-heel running shoes. The word "strange" is somehow lacking.
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(uncredited)
Traditional
[Plays during the cartoon sequence.]
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Trivia
Pam Dawber was 5 months pregnant during the filming. The wardrobe dept did what they could to hide her noticeable condition. See more »Goofs
The remote is still on the table in front of the kids after the Dad is zapped back into the TV to find his wife. See more »Quotes
[as cartoon mice]Roy Knable: Boy, this is strange!
Helen Knable: Strange? I'm an animated rodent wearing high-heel running shoes. The word "strange" is somehow lacking.
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Crazy Credits
During the end credits, the HVTV Fall Lineup is shown, including:- I Love Lucifer
- The Golden Ghouls
- Murder She Likes
- David Dukes of Hazard
- Facts of Life Support
- Beverly Hills, 90666
- Fresh Prince of Darkness
- Unmarried with Children
Soundtracks
Shortnin' Bread(uncredited)
Traditional
[Plays during the cartoon sequence.]
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
14 August 1992 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$25,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$3,532,540, 16 August 1992Gross USA:
$10,736,401Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$10,736,401Company Credits
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A very long time ago i saw a trailer of this movie when i was on vacation in the US and i said that one day i´d get to see this movie, some years went by and on my first trip to California i went into a Suncoast store bought some movie souveniers and asked for this film, I found it with a regular price and bought it,at this time i had just seen the trailer, not read any reviews or nothing, i just knew i had to have it cause it looked cool on the trailer, I was so right in buying it, this movie is great, being myself a couch potato i can relate to George Knable (Played wonderfully by the recently deceased John Ritter) and the stuff that happens to him when hes sucked inside his new satellite dish with his wife into a programming of 666 channels into alternative horror versions of classic shows and movies,Theres even an MTV kind of video with Salt N Pepa that is so cool i had to buy the soundtrack of this movie, i love that sequence when theyre all dancing, To me this film rocks and its a must see, John has passed away just 2 days ago and i feel this movie as being his best movie of all because he is the main character and he does a great job at being funny, I will always remember John Ritter.