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Parental Guidance (2012) 5.8
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5.8/10 from 9,179 users
Metascore: 36/100
Reviews: 71 user | 118 critic | 20 from Metacritic.com Artie and Diane agree to look after their three grandkids when their type-A helicopter parents need to leave town for work. Problems arise when the kids' 21st-century behavior collides with Artie and Diane's old-school methods. Director:Andy Fickman |
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Cast
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| Billy Crystal | ... |
Artie Decker
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| Bette Midler | ... | ||
| Marisa Tomei | ... |
Alice Simmons
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| Tom Everett Scott | ... |
Phil Simmons
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| Bailee Madison | ... |
Harper Simmons
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| Joshua Rush | ... | ||
| Kyle Harrison Breitkopf | ... | ||
| Jennifer Crystal Foley | ... |
Cassandra
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| Rhoda Griffis | ... |
Dr. Schveer
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| Gedde Watanabe | ... |
Mr. Cheng
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| Tony Hawk | ... |
Himself
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Steve Levy | ... |
Himself
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| Cade Jones | ... |
Ivan Halloran
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| Mavrick Moreno | ... | ||
| Madison Lintz | ... |
Ashley
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Old school grandfather Artie (Billy Crystal), who is accustomed to calling the shots, meets his match when he and his eager-to-please wife Diane (Bette Midler) agree to babysit their three grandkids when their type-A helicopter parents (Marisa Tomei, Tom Everett Scott) go away for work. But when 21st century problems collide with Artie and Diane's old school methods of tough rules, lots of love and old-fashioned games, it's learning to bend - and not holding your ground - that binds a family together. Written by Official Site
Plot Keywords:
helicopter parents | corporal punishment | parental discipline | fired from the job | new technology |Taglines:
This Christmas it's a battle for the ages See more »Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
25 December 2012 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Us & Them See more »Box Office
Budget:
$25,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$14,554,053 (USA) (28 December 2012)Gross:
$77,264,926 (USA) (17 May 2013)Company Credits
Production Co:
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Walden Media, Chernin Entertainment See more »
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Harper Decker Simmons: I stunk.
Diane Decker: You most certainly did not!
[to Dr. Schveer]
Diane Decker: Wasn't she wonderful?
Dr. Schveer: No. This will *not* be good enough for your audition. You must practice more! When my daughter underperforms, I shun her. *This* girl should be shunned!
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Artie says there are six Saw movies after watching the first. There are a total of seven. See more »Quotes
Diane Decker: Bravo! Oh, wow! Harper, that was wonderful!Harper Decker Simmons: I stunk.
Diane Decker: You most certainly did not!
[to Dr. Schveer]
Diane Decker: Wasn't she wonderful?
Dr. Schveer: No. This will *not* be good enough for your audition. You must practice more! When my daughter underperforms, I shun her. *This* girl should be shunned!
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... the suits who fired Billy Crystal at the beginning would have tasted some bad karma at the end.
But everything in between was pitch-perfect - a tremendously accurate (if only slightly over-the-top) portrayal of multi-generational families, their dynamics, and the outcomes that can occur when folks empty their pockets of defense-mechanisms.
The plot is simple: grandparents Billy Crystal and Bette Midler (the "other" grandparents) babysit while their daughter and son-in-law go on a long-overdue mini-vacation, leaving their three intensely over-supervised children in the care of Bette and Billy, who don't much care for that type of hyper-parenting.
The delight of watching this movie is seeing how such a conventional plot will unfold with this superb cast. With humor consisting of both good writing and sight gags, with Bette and Billy and Marissa acting their hearts out, this is B-movie material brought to the top-tier in these very capable hands.
This is a wonderful confection of a movie. Go! And, for those of us from Northern California, it was great to see the San Francisco Giants play a fun supporting role. A pleasant surprise.