The Growing Pains Movie (2000) (TV)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Alan Metter

Writers (WGA):

Neal Marlens (TV series)
David Kendall (written by) ...

Release Date:

5 November 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Tagline:

Look who's all grown up.

Plot:

This movie reunites the Seavers from the long running television series. When we last saw them, Jason...

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Alan Thicke	...	Jason Seaver
Joanna Kerns	...	Maggie Seaver
Kirk Cameron	...	Mike Seaver
Tracey Gold	...	Carol Seaver
Jeremy Miller	...	Ben Seaver
Ashley Johnson	...	Chrissy Seaver
Chelsea Noble	...	Kate MacDonald-Seaver
Brandon Douglas	...	Scott Coffer
Matthew Harbour	...	Jack Coffer
Francis X. McCarthy	...	Mac Robinson (as Francis Xavier McCarthy)
John Sanford Moore	...	Timothy James
Simon Peacock	...	Staffer
Teresa Esmezyan	...	Eve Seaver
Marlyne Afflack	...	Jody
Danny Wells	...	Street Person

Also Known As:

Growing Pains (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Green/Epstein/Bacino

Trivia:

During Jason's speech to the older women, he says that the only other good thing about Titanic (1997), aside from Céline Dion, was the kid with the blue lips, Leonardo DiCaprio. Leonardo DiCaprio starred on this show during the last season.

Quotes:

Carol Anne Seaver: Is she out of her menopausal mind?

Movie Connections:

References Titanic (1997)

Show Me That Smile Again

I admit I'm a bit biased in two ways, first I love TV reunion movies and second I loved Growing Pains. This was a pretty good TV movie and gave us a chance to see how our favorite characters have grown and in some cases stayed the same. While there aren't any really memorable moments, there were some great scenes and just seeing the whole gang together again was worth it.

The movie begins with a summary of where everyone is given humorously by Jason Seaver (Alan Thicke). Events quickly happen to gather the family together when Maggie Malone Seaver (Joanna Kearns) gets fired and when the family unites for the elder Seaver's anniversary, announces she's going to run against her former boss in the upcoming primary. Carol Seaver (Tracey Gold) falls in love with Maggie's former boss' campaign manager and everyone ends up fighting and eventually coming together.

All in all it was a good reunion movie with a few great moments. A must for fans of the original series. Oh and for those "fans" who only watched the show when Leonoardo DiCaprio was on, no he does not make an appearance. But Alan Thicke does have a line where he references the real life Leo, though not by name.