Problem Child (1990)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Dennis Dugan

Writers (WGA):

Scott Alexander (written by) &
Larry Karaszewski (written by)

Release Date:

27 July 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Attila the Hun. Ivan the Terrible. Al Capone. They were all seven once.

Plot:

A young boy is just short of a monster. He is adopted by a loving man and his wacky wife. The laughs keep coming as the boy pushes them to the limits.

Plot Keywords:

Bear | Nun | Bow Tie | Young Boy | Serial Killer

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

John Ritter	...	Ben
Jack Warden	...	Big Ben
Michael Oliver	...	Junior
Gilbert Gottfried	...	Mr. Peabody
Amy Yasbeck	...	Flo
Michael Richards	...	Martin Beck
Peter Jurasik	...	Roy
Charlotte Akin	...	Lorraine
Anna Marie Allred	...	Kid #3
Adam Anderly	...	Catcher
Robert A. Anderson	...	Boy in Chair
Cody Beard	...	2nd Baseman
Jordan Burton	...	Kid #1
Eli Cummins	...	Umpire
John S. Davies	...	Paramedic

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Brazil:Livre | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/6 | Netherlands:6 | Germany:12 | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Finland:K-8 | Peru:PT | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Building One, Studios at Las Colinas - 6301 North O'Connor Road, Irving, Texas, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The doll that Junior takes the bow-tie from in the orphanage is a My Buddy doll that is missing it's striped shirt and tennis shoes. When sold in stores, the doll never originally come with a bow-tie.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ben steals Roy's Wagoneer, he intentionally drives over some flowers in a neighboring yard. This is due to deleted footage that involved a subplot of the woman who owned that house getting fed up with the Healy cat going to the bathroom in the flower bed. Although every other trace of this subplot is removed from the movie, this scene was left in (the deleted footage appears on edited TV versions of the movie, but isn't on the DVD.)

Quotes:

Mr. Peabody: A priest, it’s like a nun with a jacket.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes' (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

BAD TO THE BONE

Amazing piece of film.

If you haven't seen this movie, I suggest that you do soon. It's marvelous. Michael Oliver is magnificent as Junior. John Ritter is charming as usual playing juniors dad. I think every person in the world should see this movie.