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Dennis the Menace

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Dennis the Menace (1993)

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Reviews Counted: 20 Fresh: 5  Rotten:15 Average Rating: 4.1/10
 
Consensus: Dennis the Menace follows the Home Alone formula too closely. Walter Matthau does a nice job as Mr. Wilson, but Dennis the Menace follows the Home Alone formula far too closely. more
 
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Synopsis:
Based on Hank Ketcham's comic strip and the TV series. Dennis Mitchell is no menace to society. He's just a young boy whose mischievous ways constantly land him in hot water. Specifically, Dennis loves to play practical jokes on the crusty, ever-fuming Mr. Wilson (such as adding bathroom... [More]
Based on Hank Ketcham's comic strip and the TV series. Dennis Mitchell is no menace to society. He's just a young boy whose mischievous ways constantly land him in hot water. Specifically, Dennis loves to play practical jokes on the crusty, ever-fuming Mr. Wilson (such as adding bathroom cleanser to the curmudgeon's mouthwash). Trouble arrives, however, in the form of a shady stranger named Switchblade Sam, who kidnaps the towheaded lad. But when Dennis's prankish nature is unleashed upon Switchblade Sam, the wily boy isn't a captive for very long... [Less]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Walter Matthau, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Joan Plowright, Paul Winfield

Director: Nick Castle
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Screenwriter: John Hughes
Story: Hank Ketcham
Producer: Richard Vane, John Hughes

DVD Info

Release:

Nov 13, 2007

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolbysurround Stereo - English, French
  • Dolby Surround 2.0 - Spanish

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John Hughes' vision of Dennis is much more menacing than Ketcham's fans and parents of small children might reasonably expect.

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04/26/07 10:54 AM
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A smooth blend of sentiment and slapstick.

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01/26/06 03:16 AM
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10/27/05 01:34 PM
Chuck O'Leary
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07/03/05 11:01 AM
Emanuel Levy
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01/19/05 04:50 AM
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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01/06/04 08:45 AM
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)
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11/07/03 03:29 PM
Ryan Cracknell
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09/23/03 02:28 PM
Michael Szymanski
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Someone ought to pay for this.

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08/11/03 04:12 PM
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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Mr. Hughes and Mr. Castle try hard to re-create a kind of timeless, idealized comic-strip atmosphere, but except for the performances of Lea Thompson and Robert Stanton... nobody in the movie seems in touch with the nature of the comedy.

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05/20/03 05:13 PM
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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05/08/03 10:15 AM
Brandon Judell
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Why, oh dear lord, why?!?

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03/04/03 08:49 PM
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum
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11/01/02 11:11 AM
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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How to turn an innocuous comic strip into an obnoxious movie.

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07/25/02 10:24 PM
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
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But it's all far too flabby, with lengthy setups that seem to go on forever. Some judicious editing to tighten up the film could have made all the difference in the overall pacing.

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01/01/00 12:00 AM
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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Most children will get a kick out of it, although adults roped into accompanying their offspring may find themselves yearning to escape through the nearest exit.

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01/01/00 12:00 AM
James Berardinelli
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Beyond the booby traps and plentiful pranks, Dennis the Menace is truly a treat for all ages.

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01/01/00 12:00 AM
Joe Brown
Washington Post
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A movie that makes you leave the theatre with thoughts of having yourself, and your neighbors, spayed is not a good thing.

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01/01/00 12:00 AM
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
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The comic has been condensed into a sweet-naturedly nutty motion picture with the buoyancy of a clutch of colored balloons.

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01/01/00 12:00 AM
Rita Kempley
Washington Post
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Those good qualities are undermined, unfortunately, by the Switchblade Sam character, who is dirty, threatening and scary.

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01/01/00 12:00 AM
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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