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Problem Child (1990)

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Reviews Counted:11

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Average Rating:2.4/10

Runtime: 81 mins

Genre: Comedies

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... 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]

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

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

Director: Dennis Dugan

Director: Dennis Dugan

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Audrey Rock-Richardson
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Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)

Grating, irritating, truly a problem movie calling itself a comedy.

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