Dennis the Menace (1993)

Director:

Nick Castle

Writers (WGA):

Hank Ketcham (characters)
John Hughes (written by)

Release Date:

25 June 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Tagline:

America's classic kid in a classic comedy!

Plot:

Dennis, everyone's favorite kid from the comics is back. When his parents have to go out of town, he stays with Mr and Mrs Wilson...

Plot Keywords:

Dennis The Menace | Garden Party | Pretending To Sleep | Tricycle | Comic Book

Awards:

3 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Walter Matthau	...	Mr. George Wilson
Mason Gamble	...	Dennis Mitchell
Joan Plowright	...	Mrs. Martha Wilson
Christopher Lloyd	...	Switchblade Sam (Town Robber)
Lea Thompson	...	Mrs. Alice Mitchell
Robert Stanton	...	Mr. Henry Mitchell
Amy Sakasitz	...	Margaret Wade
Kellen Hathaway	...	Joey
Paul Winfield	...	Chief of Police
Natasha Lyonne	...	Polly
Devin Ratray	...	Mickey
Hank Johnston	...	Gunther Beckman
Melinda Mullins	...	Andrea
Billie Bird	...	Edith Butterwell
Bill Erwin	...	Edward Little

Also Known As:

Dennis (UK)

MPAA:

Rated PG for comedic mischief.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Brazil:Livre | South Korea:All | USA:PG (certificate #32484) | Portugal:M/6 | Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Germany:6 | Norway:10 | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Sweden:7 | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Was known simply as "Dennis" in the UK to avoid confusion with a British comic strip character called "Dennis the Menace" created in the same year (1951).

Goofs:

Continuity: The door lock on Dennis's side of the station wagon changes positions.

Quotes:

Dennis: [on hearing he has to go to Margaret's house] Aargh!
[Dennis' parents turn at him]
Dennis: Margaret's house? I'd do anything than go into Margaret's house! She's hates me, she's a lunatic, I'll go crazy, she tortures me and she doesn't *share*!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hollywood Remembers Walter Matthau (2001) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Don't Hang Up

One of the funniest movies of all time!

Dennis the Menace is a great hilarious movie. The music composed by the legendary Jerry Goldsmith is perfect especially for the scene when we fist see Christopher Lloyd. The cast is great and it was great seeing Llyod and Lea Thomson in the same film again ala the Back to the Future trilogy.Walter Matthau,Joan Plowright,and Paul Winfield were very good and I think it was a fine choice of putting Mason Gamble for the menace job as Dennis. The film has non-stop laughs especially the scenes with Matthau and I just love the scene when the end credits are playing.If you want to laugh look no further than Dennis the Menace!