on The Howard Stern Show, Franken stated that he was "very proud" of the movie. However, in his 2003 book 'Oh, the Things I Know! A Guide to Success, or Failing That, Happiness, Franken mentioned his depression following the film's failure. Critical response On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 30% based on reviews from 27 critics, with an average rating of 4.7/10 . On Metacritic it has a weighted average score of 54% based on reviews from 16 critics. It received a nomination for Most Painfully Unfunny Comedy at the 1995 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards, which it lost to Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls. Siskel & Ebert each gave the film a "thumbs up" rating, with Siskel calling it "smart and hip" and Ebert saying that "it has more courage than a lot of serious films." Home media Stuart Saves His Family was released on VHS in October 1995; it was released on DVD on April 17, 2001. In 2007, the film was packaged with two other Lorne Michaels productions, Wayne's World and Coneheads, to be sold as a "triple feature". In 2013, Warner Bros. acquired the management of Paramount's DVD library, and added Stuart Saves His Family to their Warner Archive Collection. References External links Review of the movie by Roger Ebert 1995 films 1995 comedy films American comedy films Saturday Night Live films Saturday Night Live in the 1990s Films set in Minnesota Films set in Chicago Films directed by Harold Ramis Paramount Pictures films Films with screenplays by Al Franken Films scored by Marc Shaiman Films produced by Lorne Michaels 1990s English-language films 1990s American films