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Problem Child (1990)
Released By: MCA Universal Home Video   Rating: PG   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: MCA Universal Home Video
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Dennis Dugan
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: N/A
Cast: Amy Yasbeck, Gilbert Gottfried, Jack Warden, John Ritter, Michael Oliver, Michael Richards
Published ID: 1001
UPC: 018713810465,
Plot: An adoptive parent discovers that some children are given up by their biological parents for very good reasons in this dark comedy. Ben Healy (John Ritter) is a pleasant but brow-beaten yuppie working for his father Big Ben (Jack Warden), a tyrannical sporting goods dealer. Ben would love to have a son, but his wife Flo (Amy Yasbeck) has been unable to conceive. Ben approaches less-than-scrupulous adoption agent Igor Peabody (Gilbert Gottfried) with his dilemma, and Igor presents Ben and Flo with a cute seven-year-old boy, Junior (Michael Oliver). However, Junior is hardly a model child; mean-spirited and incorrigible, the child leaves a path of serious destruction in his wake, and is even pen pals with Martin Beck (Michael Richards), a notorious serial killer. After the cat ends up in the hospital, the house catches on fire, and Junior displays his effective but unethical method for winning in Little League, Ben is having serious doubts about Junior when Beck escapes from jail and decides to kidnap his faithful correspondent, along with Junior's new mom. Problem Child proved to be a major box office success, spawning two sequels and a TV series. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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FUNNNYYYYYY!!!!
Added 4/16/2007

one of the best comedies! one of the best kid movies!! the boy who plays the child is a great actor, and a natural born comedian!! it just seems like he is that in real life, but he's not! this kid should have been Oscar nominated. i didnt think they could bring another great element to it and they did with Trixie! that girl is a great actor, and rude and funny as hell! she gives the boy a run for his $! whoever calls this movie bad or not funny, DOES NOT know comedy and is as funny as a wet sandwhich!! this is classic comedy! i think people are just put off b/c it stars kids.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Problem Child 2
Added 5/18/2005

The sequel picks up where the last movie left off with Ben and Junior moving to a new neighborhood and trying to start a new life. Along the way, Ben tries to date various single women but they are all scared by Junior's antics. A greedy rich woman takes interest with Ben, but Junior soon finds himself being persecuted by another local problem child, older classmates, and his soon to be new mother. Sparks will fly in this laugh out loud comedy for the ages. I do admit though that this film falls under a lot of the same flaws as its other film did with bad acting, cliches, and stereotyped characters. Overall, if you're looking for a comedy that doesn't require a lot of thought, then I highly recommend it.
2 out of 2 people found this helpful.
Good Movie, when on TV and edited
Added 7/27/2004

I used to watch this movie all the time on TV and loved it! I then got the video and was absolutely shocked! I couldn't believe how much needed to be edited for TV. The barfing scene was horrible and the kids swore a lot. I don't see why they had to have those things in it in the first place. I watched it for years as the edited version and it is much better.
1 out of 6 people found this helpful.
Problem From Start To Finish
Added 1/11/2004

A box-office bomb, the only thing this movie is notable for is the lawsuit Universal Pictures filed against the mother of the child star Michael Oliver.

It turned this movie did no good for no one no way no how!!!

It was bad!


2 out of 6 people found this helpful.
Better than the first,NO DELETED SCENES ON THE VHS
Added 11/27/2003

Problem Child 2 is the funniest comedy of the 90s,but if you watch Problem child 2 on TBS or USA there are scenes not found on the VHS,like the scene were Junior asks Trixie were's the principal's office and she shows were it is and puts a sign on his back,also when Trixie beats up Junior and marks his face with a permanent marker,Junior and Ben go home and put icepacks on their heads and Junior tells Ben girls are stupid,and also when the open house scene Murph sticks his face in the ranch dressing.all those scenes are deleted from the VHS,so record them off your TV but there are edited scenes from the TV version,so if Universal makes Problem Child 2 on DVD they should put deleted scenes on it.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
FUNNNYYYYYY!!!!
Added 4/16/2007

one of the best comedies! one of the best kid movies!! the boy who plays the child is a great actor, and a natural born comedian!! it just seems like he is that in real life, but he's not! this kid should have been Oscar nominated. i didnt think they could bring another great element to it and they did with Trixie! that girl is a great actor, and rude and funny as hell! she gives the boy a run for his $! whoever calls this movie bad or not funny, DOES NOT know comedy and is as funny as a wet sandwhich!! this is classic comedy! i think people are just put off b/c it stars kids.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Problem Child 2
Added 5/18/2005

The sequel picks up where the last movie left off with Ben and Junior moving to a new neighborhood and trying to start a new life. Along the way, Ben tries to date various single women but they are all scared by Junior's antics. A greedy rich woman takes interest with Ben, but Junior soon finds himself being persecuted by another local problem child, older classmates, and his soon to be new mother. Sparks will fly in this laugh out loud comedy for the ages. I do admit though that this film falls under a lot of the same flaws as its other film did with bad acting, cliches, and stereotyped characters. Overall, if you're looking for a comedy that doesn't require a lot of thought, then I highly recommend it.
2 out of 2 people found this helpful.
Good Movie, when on TV and edited
Added 7/27/2004

I used to watch this movie all the time on TV and loved it! I then got the video and was absolutely shocked! I couldn't believe how much needed to be edited for TV. The barfing scene was horrible and the kids swore a lot. I don't see why they had to have those things in it in the first place. I watched it for years as the edited version and it is much better.
1 out of 6 people found this helpful.
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