Leave It to Beaver (1997)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Andy Cadiff

Writers (WGA):

Bob Mosher (television series) &
Joe Connelly (television series) ...

Release Date:

22 August 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Tagline:

The Beav is back.

Plot:

Cleavers are an all-American family living in Ohio - wise father Ward, loving mother June, teen-age son Wally and 8-year-old "Beaver" Theodore...

Plot Keywords:

Dating | Children | Sequel | Family Relationships | Bicycle

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Christopher McDonald	...	Ward Cleaver
Janine Turner	...	June Cleaver
Cameron Finley	...	Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver
Erik von Detten	...	Wallace 'Wally' Cleaver
Adam Zolotin	...	Edward 'Eddie' Haskell Jr.
Alan Rachins	...	Fred Rutherford
Grace Phillips	...	Miss Landers
Geoffrey Pierson	...	Football Coach Gordon (as Geoff Pierson)
Barbara Billingsley	...	Aunt Martha
Ken Osmond	...	Edward 'Eddie' Haskell Sr.
Frank Bank	...	Frank
Erika Christensen	...	Karen
E.J. De La Pena	...	Larry Mondello
Justin Restivo	...	Clarence 'Lumpy' Rutherford
Louis Martin Braga III	...	Gilbert Bates (as Louis Braga)

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild language and some elements of sensuality.

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:PG | USA:PG (certificate #35435) | Argentina:Atp | Spain:T | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Lakewood, California, USA

Company:

Robert Simonds Productions

Trivia:

After Brian Levant, Richard Correll and Tony Dow were turned down as possible directors by the studio, Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers declined to appear in cameo roles.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the Mighty Mites opening game, Beaver is on the kickoff team waving at his dad instead of paying attention when the ball is kicked. But with 38 seconds left in the game, the coach says "Okay, the rules say I gotta play everyone" and he puts in Beaver.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
June Cleaver: I'm worried. I'm worried. About our. About our. Beaver. Beaver.

Movie Connections:

References "Beavis and Butt-Head" (1993)

Soundtrack:

The Hollywood Shuffle

Here's Beaver

I grew up watching this show and I couldn't wait until the movie came out. After I watched it , the video was in my hands.

Since it was made from a tv series like The Brady Bunch , it beat them by a long shot.

It's worth watching and there's one scene that will tell you something if you pay attention to it. This is when the Beaver and his father are in the coffee cup and they're talking about ' the look '.

Eddie Haskell ( Ken Osmond ) appeared to have the right idea on his acting. Being around Ward and June he so polite but if he was with Wally or the Beaver it would be like he knew everything. Everyone else did a good job also. I liked the times whenever Lumpy would be so sloppy and eat anything in sight.

The funny thing about this movie is , when he got his bike for his birthday it brings back memories when I got one I kept dreaming about. It's a 20" red Diamond Back , alloy frame , three piece crank & double wall rim ( for all you riders to give you an idea.) That Christmas I thought it was over but sure enough at the last minute here it comes. It was 30* outside but I could care less ! I changed clothes and went for a spin. Since then it's been spotless and this was 4 years ago. I still have it.

Again as the movie , there's nothing wrong with it and enjoyable / relaxing for the whole family. There is a true example on this - DON'T let strangers ride your bike no matter what they say. Also lock it up. One time I thought mine was safe and I was gone for only 30 seconds. When I came out , it was gone but I caught them.