Those good qualities are undermined, unfortunately, by the Switchblade Sam character, who is dirty, threatening and scary.
Dennis the Menace (1993)
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Reviews Counted:20
Fresh:5
Rotten:15
Average Rating:4.1/10
Consensus: Walter Matthau does a nice job as Mr. Wilson, but Dennis the Menace follows the Home Alone formula far too closely.
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Comedies
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... 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... [More]
Starring: Walter Matthau, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Joan Plowright
Starring: Walter Matthau, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Joan Plowright, Paul Winfield, Mason Gamble
Director: Nick Castle
Director: Nick Castle
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Screenwriter: John Hughes
Story: Hank Ketcham
Producer: Richard Vane, John Hughes
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