Getting Even With Dad

1994

Getting Even With Dad

Critics Consensus

Overly formulaic and tonally inconsistent, Getting Even with Dad tries for a sentimental conclusion it doesn't earn and winds up a slapsticky cash grab aimed at fans of Home Alone.

3%

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25%

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User Ratings: 17,469

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Movie Info

Comic tale of a young boy who blackmails his ex-con father into spending a vacation with him.
  • Rating:
    PG
  • Genre:
    Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family
  • Directed By:
    Howard Deutch
  • Written By:
    Tom S. Parker, Jim Jennewein
  • In Theaters:
     wide
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  • Studio:
    MGM Home Entertainment

Cast

Macaulay Culkin
as Timmy
Ted Danson
as Ray
Glenne Headly
as Theresa
Saul Rubinek
as Bobby
Gailard Sartain
as Carl
Sam McMurray
as Alex
Hector Elizondo
as Lt. Romayko
Kathleen Wilhoite
as Kitty
Sydney Walker
as Mr. Wankmueller
Sharon Bialy
Dann Florek
as Wayne
Ron Canada
as Zinn
Syd Walker
as Mr. Wankmueller
Ralph Peduto
as Chapman
Bert Kinyon
as Guard
Melvin Thompson
as Guard
Danny James Hunter
as Armored Car Driver
Suzanne Lime
as Secretary at Elevator
Mary Dilts
as TV Reporter
Scott Beach
as Wino
Wil Albert
as Docent
David Kagen
as Little League Coach
Richard Bright
as Father at Golfcourse
Barbara Scott
as Dog-Walking Mother
Seth Smith
as Boy in Bathroom
Jerry Carlton
as Foreman
Roland T. Abasolo
as Vendor
A.C. Griffing
as Italian Waiter
Richard Koldewyn
as Italian Waiter
Barrett Lindsay Steiner
as Italian Waiter
Barbara Oliver
as Nun
Charles Dean
as Policeman at Church
Nick Scoggins
as Scary Prisoner
Heather Bostian
as Chatty Woman
Pamela Khoury
as Woman on Subway
Sam Horrigan
as Boy on Subway
Cheryl Lee Morrison
as Leggy Blonde
Jarion Monroe
as Ticket Seller
Joe Lerer
as Bus Driver
Karen Kahn
as TV Anchorwoman
Susan Hopper
as Waitress at Lunch Counter
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Critic Reviews for Getting Even With Dad

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Audience Reviews for Getting Even With Dad

  • Jun 06, 2011
    a very funny family movie that makes getting even with your dad fun and hillarious. A
    Juan C Super Reviewer
  • Sep 14, 2009
    Pretty fair movie, but not one I'd call "good." I have on VHS a movie that my dad taped of me and my aunts, cousins, etc., and my step-grandmother said when this movie's trailer came on tv, "That's going to be good." It's ok, but not good.
    Jason O Super Reviewer
  • Mar 10, 2008
    One of Macaulay Culkin's few movies after Home Alone where he tried hard to keep that "I'm a naughty cute kid" act that just didn't work for him anymore.
    Curtis L Super Reviewer
  • Oct 14, 2007
    A pretty silly family fun movie but it's easy to like Culkin in this one.
    Sunil J Super Reviewer
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