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Problem Child (1990)

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Reviews Counted: 11 Fresh: 1  Rotten:10 Average Rating: 2.4/10

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Runtime: 81 mins

Synopsis: Ben and Flo Healy (John Ritter and Amy Yasbeck) adopt seven-year-old terror Junior (Michael Oliver) in this DENNIS THE MENACE-type comedy. Junior turns an ordinary camping trip, an innocent birthday party and even a little league baseball game into comic nightmares. Ben is just positive... Ben and Flo Healy (John Ritter and Amy Yasbeck) adopt seven-year-old terror Junior (Michael Oliver) in this DENNIS THE MENACE-type comedy. Junior turns an ordinary camping trip, an innocent birthday party and even a little league baseball game into comic nightmares. Ben is just positive that all his new son needs is some loving attention. With Gilbert Gottfried and a pre-SEINFELD Michael Richards (Kramer). Director Dennis Dugan has appeared on such television shows as MASH, HILL STREET BLUES and THE ROCKFORD FILES, in addition to directing Adam Sandler in BIG DADDY (1999). Writers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski later wrote ED WOOD and THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: John Ritter, Amy Yasbeck, Michael Oliver, Michael Richards, Gilbert Gottfried

Director: Dennis Dugan

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Release:

Sep 7, 1999

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1Snap Case

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Derek Adams
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07/18/05
Emanuel Levy
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01/14/05
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
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Grating, irritating, truly a problem movie calling itself a comedy.

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10/30/04
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan
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08/30/04
Caryn James
New York Times
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07/29/04
Andy Klein
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03/29/04
Mike McGranaghan
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Austin O'Connor
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Ryan Cracknell
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Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal
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11/25/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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Bob Ross
Tampa Tribune
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