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MadHouse

"The bad news is you have houseguests. There is no good news."

1990

1h 30m

5.3(86 votes)

Comedy

Overview

The luxurious villa of Mark and Jessie Bannister, a yuppie couple, is overrun by loads of uninvited guests who turn the house up side down.

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Social & External

Production Companies

Orion Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

John Larroquette

John Larroquette

Mark Bannister

Kirstie Alley

Kirstie Alley

Jessie Bannister

John Diehl

John Diehl

Fred

Alison La Placa

Alison La Placa

Claudia

Jessica Lundy

Jessica Lundy

Bernice

Bradley Gregg

Bradley Gregg

Jonathan

Dennis Miller

Dennis Miller

Wes

Robert Ginty

Robert Ginty

Dale

Wayne Tippit

Wayne Tippit

Grindle

Paul Eiding

Paul Eiding

Stark

Creative team

Directed by: Tom Ropelewski
Written by: Tom Ropelewski
Produced by: Leslie Dixon

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