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Getting Even with Dad (1994) 4.2
Ray, an ex-con and widower, is planning a coin heist with two accomplices to help him to buy his own bakery. However, he doesn't expect his son Timmy, who was living with Ray's sister, to ... See full summary » Director:Howard Deutch |
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Timmy Gleason
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Raymond 'Ray' Gleason
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Detective Theresa Walsh
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Robert 'Bobby' Drace
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Carl
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Alex
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Mr. Wankmueller
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Kitty
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Wayne
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Zinn
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Chapman
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Ray, an ex-con and widower, is planning a coin heist with two accomplices to help him to buy his own bakery. However, he doesn't expect his son Timmy, who was living with Ray's sister, to show up at the house right in the middle of planning. Timmy is ignored and Ray and his buddies pull off the heist. Timmy gets his father's attention by stealing the coins and hiding them. To get them back, his father must take him to a number of different places and treat him like he enjoys his presence. They grow fond of each other but Timmy won't stay with his dad unless he gives up the coins. Written by <ToMWoo@Aol.com>
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...He's not getting mad, he's Getting Even With Dad. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
17 June 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Acertando as Contas com Papai See more »Filming Locations:
Candlestick Park - 602 Jamestown Avenue, San Francisco, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$30,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$18,438,164 (USA)Company Credits
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Written by Berry Gordy
Performed by The Contours
Courtesy of
Motown Record Company L.P.
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Macaulay Culkin was given time to let his hair grow out in order to play Timmy Gleason. But as soon as filming was done, Culkin wasted no time in getting his hair cut back to the way it was. See more »Goofs
When Timmy Gleason is in the backseat of the convertible, the viewfinder on his camera changes positions between shots. See more »Soundtracks
"Do You Love Me?"Written by Berry Gordy
Performed by The Contours
Courtesy of
Motown Record Company L.P.
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Getting Even with Dad
Awful story about a smart-a$$ed kid (Macaulay Culkin) who goes to live with his crook of a father (Ted Danson) and ends up stealing his father's (and accomplices') stash of money they've stolen from a bank. He promises to give it back if his dad hangs out with him and treats him like most sons.
There's a lot of feuding between father and son in this dismal and unfortunate tale that tries to prove kids are smarter than their parents and can control them with a bit of blackmail. If this movie had been released thirty years ago...I can only imagine what parents would have done to the copies.
Besides, apart from the stupid message of the film, it's just a bad movie. Macaulay Culkin has finally outgrown his childhood and for once the critics started to notice he couldn't act (like he ever could! He got lucky with "Home Alone"--it was good because of Pesci and the rest of the cast, not him). Danson is equally annoying in the role of his father, who seems to have been born without a personality. Yes, Danson is very watered down in this movie. To be honest, I don't blame him--this is the type of stuff that belongs on made-for-TV movies. You know your career has hit rock-bottom when you're in something like this.
And just think, this was made somewhere around ten years ago.
What a disaster.
* / *****