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Problem Child (1990)

 -  Comedy | Family  -  27 July 1990 (USA)
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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.

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Flo
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Roy
Charlotte Akin ...
Lorraine
Anna Marie Allred ...
Kid #3
Adam Anderly ...
Catcher
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Boy in Chair
Cody Beard ...
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Jordan Burton ...
Kid #1
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Paramedic
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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. Written by Glenn J. Schworak <glenn@g-world.com>

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He's So Bad, Even The Nuns Refused To Keep Him! See more »

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Comedy | Family

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Release Date:

27 July 1990 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Adorable criatura  »

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Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$53,470,900 (USA)
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Trivia

Dennis Dugan:  as the All-American Dad who buys his son a canteen. See more »

Goofs

At the last scene on the bridge, after Ben got shot, you can see the wheel of the overturned car turning in some frames and then be completely still the next, and then moving again a few seconds later. See more »

Quotes

Little Ben Healy: We're doing what everyone has been doing to him, I mean it's easy to give up on a kid.
Flo Healy: Damn straight it is.
Little Ben Healy: But isn't that what's wrong with the world today? Problems just don't go, Flo! You know? So the question here is what are we going to do with our little problem child? I'll tell you what we are going to do. Something no one else has ever done to him before. We're gonna love him, Flo. We'll love him when he's bad, we'll love him even more when he gets worse, then one day he's gonna stop ...
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Followed by Problem Child 3: Junior in Love (1995) See more »

Soundtracks

"IT'S MY PARTY"
Written by Herbert Weiner, John Gluck (as John Gluck Jr.), and Wally Gold
Performed by Lesley Gore
Courtesy of PolyGram Special Projects,
A Division of PolyGram Records, Inc.
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Yeah, it's horrible, but what are you gonna do?
17 April 2003 | by (Maine) – See all my reviews

Problem Child is one of those movies that you feel bad about liking. I first saw this movie when I was 8 and thought it was hilarious back then, and every now and then I catch it on TV and it still cracks me up. The beauty of this movie is that it wallows in it's wretchedness and awfulness. The humor is so low-brow and tasteless. I have absolutely no respect for this movie. But it's funny! There are so many classic, hilarious scenes that have been ripped off by other films. Michael Oliver was great in the first two Problem Child flicks, I wonder what ever became of him. He is truly the center of this film. He's not a cute kid -- He's ugly. He's foul mouthed and he's a brat (did I mention he hates clowns?). You can't help but watch this movie with a grin on your face. Some movies can't be held up to such high-standards. You cannot compare a Big-Mac to Filet-Mignon. They are both tasty, but they are of two different worlds. Just enjoy Problem Child for what it is: a good way to kill a Sunday afternoon.

P.S. Does anyone else see some odd resemblances between Junior and Chucky the killer doll from the Child's Play flicks?


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