Comedy ·Family · United States of America · 1990 · 1h 21m

Problem Child

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Director
Dennis Dugan
Cast
John Ritter as Ben Jack Warden as Big Ben Michael J. Oliver as Junior Gilbert Gottfried as Mr. Peabody Amy Yasbeck as Flo Michael Richards as Martin Beck
Crew
Peter Lyons Collister — Director of Photography Tom Finan — Editor Mike Hill — Editor Daniel P. Hanley — Editor Miles Goodman — Original Music Composer Larry Karaszewski — Screenplay
Tagline

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

Synopsis

Ben Healy and his social climbing wife Flo adopt fun-loving seven year old Junior. But they soon discover he's a little monster as he turns a camping trip, a birthday party and even a baseball game into comic nightmares.

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Mood & Themes
ransomkidnappingorphanagefoster parentsdark comedychild herobaby-snatchingspoiled childslapstick comedypflegesohnserial killerproblem child
Key Collaborators
Dennis Dugan Director Peter Lyons Collister Director of Photography Tom Finan Editor Mike Hill Editor Daniel P. Hanley Editor Miles Goodman Original Music Composer Larry Karaszewski Screenplay Scott Alexander Screenplay Robert Simonds Producer George Costello Production Design Eileen Kennedy Costume Design
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