Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1994)

Director:

Donald Petrie

Writers (WGA):

Neil Tolkin (story)
Tom S. Parker (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

21 December 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Tagline:

An adventure so big... even the world's richest kid can't afford to miss it!

Plot:

The richest kid in the world, Richie Rich, has everything he wants, except companionship. While representing his father at a factory opening...

Plot Keywords:

Baseball | Factory | Bomb | Rubber Boat | Child's Point Of View

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Feb. 13	6:00 PM	ABCF
Sun. Feb. 14	4:30 PM	ABCF

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Macaulay Culkin	...	Richie Rich
John Larroquette	...	Lawrence Van Dough
Edward Herrmann	...	Richard Rich
Christine Ebersole	...	Regina Rich
Jonathan Hyde	...	Herbert Arthur Runcible Cadbury
Michael McShane	...	Professor Keenbean
Chelcie Ross	...	Ferguson
Mariangela Pino	...	Diane Pazinski
Stephi Lineburg	...	Gloria Pazinski
Michael Maccarone	...	Tony
Joel Robinson	...	Omar
Jonathan Hilario	...	Pee Wee
Reggie Jackson	...	Baseball Coach
Claudia Schiffer	...	Aerobics Instructor
Wanda Christine	...	Newswoman at Factory (as Wandachristine)

Also Known As:

Richie Rich (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild violence and language.

Runtime:

95 min | Finland:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Latin

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | DTS

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Germany:6 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Belgium:KT | Chile:TE | Finland:K-8/5 | Netherlands:AL | South Korea:All | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Biltmore Estate - 1 Approach Road, Asheville, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Richie's roller coaster is the Iron Wolf at Six Flags Great America.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Professor Keenbean is being filmed standing next to the machine dispensing bowling balls, he goes to switch it off with empty arms, but when we switch to the next shot of him he has a bowling ball in his arms and drops it on his foot.

Quotes:

Herbert Cadbury: [sniffs] Good grief! Manure?
Omar: Hey, it's all we could find!
Herbert Cadbury: Very well. Load.
Richie Rich: [into walkie-talkie] You guys almost ready?
Herbert Cadbury: [sniffs, into walkie-talkie] Imminently.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "The Simpsons: Double, Double, Boy in Trouble (#20.3)" (2008)

It has Macualay Culkin in it, of course I hated it.

Yes, I am not a member of his fan club and for the most part I hate nearly everything he was in. My favorite scene with him is the one in "The Good Son" involving the cliff. I had a nice laugh with that one. Here there is no such scene and the film might as well be called "Home Alone 3: this time the kids rich!" as it has almost the same premise. Granted the parents did not really leave him, but rather got into an airplane crash, but it is essentially the same as that brat is in this one too. So the story is the kid is lonely and tries to make friends, parents disappear after a plane crash, some dude is trying to get all the money for himself and there is no robot like there was in the original cartoon still trying to debate is that is a bad or good thing. All I know is that the film for the most part is cringe worthy, but as I have said I can not stand Macualay at all so I am going to tend to be against anything he is in. I did not like "Uncle Buck", "Home Alone" or any of the movies he has been in. Except for said scene, ah yes plunge to your death you spoiled sack of...ahem, the only reason I give this movie a two is that there was a joke in it that actually got me to laughing involving this laser or something blowing a chunk out of a stone statue. Other than that, barf.