Dennis the Menace Strikes Again! (1998) (V)

Director:

Charles T. Kanganis

Writers (WGA):

Hank Ketcham (characters)
Jeff Schechter (story) ...
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Release Date:

14 July 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Comedy

Plot:

Hey, Mr. Wilson! It's another Dennis the Menace movie! The day starts out fine, it's Mr. Wilson's birthday and guess who shows up uninvited...

Plot Keywords:

Brat | Dennis The Menace | Child's Point Of View | Based On Comic Strip | Con Artist

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Don Rickles	...	George Wilson
George Kennedy	...	Grandpa
Justin Cooper	...	Dennis Mitchell
Betty White	...	Martha Wilson
Brian Doyle-Murray	...	Professor
Scott 'Carrot Top' Thompson	...	Sylvester (as Carrot Top)
Dwier Brown	...	Henry Mitchell
Heidi Swedberg	...	Alice Mitchell
Keith Reece	...	Gunther
Jacqueline Steiger	...	Margaret
Danny Turner	...	Joey
Alexa Vega	...	Gina
Danny Breen	...	Fireman #1
Brooke Candy	...	Girl At Diving Board
Tom Forrest	...	Driver
Brian Habicht	...	Guy At Dart Booth
Darrell Harris	...	Fireman #2
Angelo Tiffe	...	Ticket Taker
John Zarchen	...	Paramedic
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Wendt	...	Policeman (uncredited)

Directed by
Charles T. Kanganis

Writing credits (WGA)
Hank Ketcham		(characters)
Jeff Schechter		(story) and
Tim McCanlies		(story)
Tim McCanlies		(screenplay)

Produced by
Ernest Chambers	....	executive producer
Robert F. Newmyer	....	producer (as Bobby Newmyer)
Jeffrey Silver	....	producer

Original Music by
Graeme Revell

Cinematography by
Christopher Faloona		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jeffrey Reiner

Casting by
Owens Hill
Sharon Howard-Field

Production Design by
Joseph T. Garrity

Art Direction by
Natalie Richards

Set Decoration by
Warren Welch

Production Management
Cleve Landsberg	....	unit production manager
Mark Scoon	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jerry Grandey	....	first assistant director
Darrell Woodard	....	second assistant director
John R. Woodward	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Maureen Claypool	....	art department researcher
David E. Harshbarger	....	property master

Sound Department
Gloria D'Alessandro	....	adr editor
Kevin Kubota	....	cable person
Catt LeBaigue	....	supervising sound editor
Randy McDonald	....	boom operator
Ed Novick	....	sound mixer
Otis Van Osten	....	sound editor
Dan Wallin	....	sound re-recording mixer

Stunts
Joey Box	....	stunts
Debbie Lee Carrington	....	stunts
Monty Cox	....	stunt coordinator
Eddy Donno	....	stunts
Tony Donno	....	stunt safety
Tony Donno	....	stunts
Steve Hulin	....	stunts
Tom Muzila	....	stunts
John-Clay Scott	....	stunts
Al Wyatt Jr.	....	stunts (as Allan Wyatt Jr.)

Camera and Electrical Department
Adam Baral	....	second assistant camera
Mark Fellman	....	still photographer
Matt Mania	....	best boy
Andre Martinez	....	first assistant camera
Tony Olivieri	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Wally Pfister	....	director of photography: second unit
Joaquin Sedillo	....	camera operator
Stephen J. Ullman	....	camera operator (as Stephen Ullman)
Stephen J. Ullman	....	steadicam operator
Jonas Wickham	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Stacy Pinhas	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charlene Amateau	....	set costumer
Perri Kimono	....	costume supervisor
Christopher J. Kristoff	....	assistant costume designer

Music Department
Ashley Revell	....	music editor
Tim Simonec	....	orchestrator
Dan Wallin	....	score mixer
Brian Williams	....	music designer
Tim Simonec	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Other crew
Liam Finn	....	assistant production coordinator
Kathy McHugh	....	production coordinator
Julie Pitkanen	....	script supervisor
Chuck Speed	....	production legal
Martine White	....	key location manager

Production Companies

• Outlaw Productions (I)

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures
• Warner Home Video Española S.A. (2003) (Spain) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Dennis the Menace 2 (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

Spain:71 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Spain:T | Australia:G | Portugal:M/6 (video premiere) | UK:U | USA:G

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Outlaw Productions (I)

Goofs:

Continuity: After the con men give George Wilson an example on how the youth machine works, the plant is a red rose flower. After George leaves the garage and the con man picks up the plant, it's the same dead plant from before.

Quotes:

Grandpa: I'm going to be spending lots of time with Dennis, every minute.
Dennis Mitchell: That'll be so much fun. We can go fishing and eat hot dogs in the morning, and stay up really late.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Money Pit (1986)

Actually, it's not all that bad...

What can I say, I loved the original and though Walter Matthau is somewhat missed, Don Rickles does a fine job of replacing him. Unlike most films where you can't stop thinking about how much better the original actor would have been, you start wondering who's better: Matthu or Rickles?

Not as funny or sweet as the original but still worth a peek.

3/5 stars -

John Ulmer