Houseguest

Houseguest (1995)
Director: Randall Miller
Tagline: « He came. He ate. He stayed. »
Actors:
Kevin Franklin
Gary Young
Emily Young
Brooke Young
Jason Young
Genre: Comedy
Rating:  vote average (7’990 votes)
Quotes: [Kevin's shipment of baseball cards come in] « Kevin Franklin: The entire 1994 baseball season, know what I'm saying? I got Ken Griffey Jr. here, Barry Bonds, Jose Canseco. People spend big money for baseball cards, but if they get hurt, it's even worth more money! Say one of them's going to the car after the game, gets hit – pow! I don't wanna see it happen, but if it does, I'm getting paid! » [Kevin checking the contents of 'his suit bag'] « Kevin: All right let's see what we've got… I don't care if it don't look good,just fit… » [noticing the 'GFH' initials on the suit] « Kevin: GFH? » [he looks further and he found the brand tag] « Kevin: Groverton Funeral Home? I'm dead… I'm *dead*… » [guests wondering what 'GFH' stands for at Kevin's suit] « 1st Guest: What is that stand for? » « Kevin: My great-grandfather, General Francois Heimlich Manuever, World War 1 and 2 » « 1st Guest: Good guy. » « 2nd Guest: What does it stand for? » « Kevin: Gemstones Furs, and Haberdasheries. » [to 3rd guest] « Kevin: Graduated, Full Honors, Oxford. I guess you wouldn't know about that. » « 3rd Guest: I went to Harvard » « Kevin: Yeah, Harvard *Street* » [to a Priest] « Kevin: Oh, It's a gospel group I was with, Godliness, Faithful and Honest » « Priest: Ah, amen. » « Kevin: [to other guests] Geeks For Hire,a temporary service. You'd fit it, you ought to call us. Gas From Humans… Girls From the Hood… G-strings For the Huge… Gotta Feed the Hungry… Girls Feeding Homies » « Waitress: It's that a joke? » « Kevin: [to a female guest] Good, Fine and Healthy and baby, you're it. *BAM!* You know what I'm saying? » [female guest leaves Kevin] [after stumbling on Jason's skateboard] « Gary Young: Jason, how many times have I told you to pick that damn thing up? A lot, I think. Probably several, maybe. »
Trailer: Trailer
Runtime:113 minutes
Plots: In hot water with the mob over an unpaid debt, a con man poses as a family friend in an affluent Pennsylvania suburb. Kevin Franklin is a con man whose mouth is bigger than him, but it doesn’t help him much when he’s in with the mob for $50,000. Trying to avoid a gambling addict boss, and his two stupid henchmen, Kevin poses as a childhood friend to Gary Young, a workaholic father whose own life is in turmoil in an affluent Pennsylvania suburb. Kevin Franklin (Sinbad) has a dream, but he’s having trouble finding the on- ramp to the fast lane of his first million. Borrowing from loan sharks to finance a new business, Kevin finds himself in debt to the Gasperini Brothers. Seizing an opportunity to escape, Kevin passes himself off as a prominent Baltimore dentist to an unsuspecting Pittsburgh family, The Youngs, becoming their houseguest for a weekend. He has to shake the mobsters as well as make sure he does not blow his cover.

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