Houseguest (1995): The Most Wholesome Crime Spree of the 1990s

In this episode of Rewind or Die, Adam, Jeff, Steve, and Louis dive headfirst into the bafflingly charming 1995 comedy Houseguest, where Sinbad breaks into a rich family’s life, commits light identity theft, eats their shrimp, and somehow fixes everyone’s emotional damage.

We explore how this underrated 90s comedy became an accidental self-help movie, why Phil Hartman delivers one of the most quietly brilliant suburban dad performances ever, and how Sinbad turned lying into a spiritual lifestyle. Is Houseguest secretly perfect? Is it the most McDonald’s-feeling movie not called Mac and Me? And was this the most polite crime spree in cinematic history?

Also featuring:

– Shrimp-based film theory

– Suburban confidence cons

– Louis’ Holiday Hotline

– Darius spiraling in Altoona

– Light jazz, pagers, and blazer philosophy

– And the setup for its spiritual sequel, Jingle All the Way

Fraud has never felt this warm.