Parental Guidance (2012)

Director:

Andy Fickman

Writers (WGA):

Lisa Addario (written by) &
Joe Syracuse (written by)

Release Date:

25 December 2012 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Here come the grandparents. There go the rules.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Helicopter Parents | Corporal Punishment | Parental Discipline | Fired From The Job | New Technology

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Billy Crystal	...	Artie Decker
Bette Midler	...	Diane Decker
Marisa Tomei	...	Alice Simmons
Tom Everett Scott	...	Phil Simmons
Bailee Madison	...	Harper Simmons
Joshua Rush	...	Turner Simmons
Kyle Harrison Breitkopf	...	Barker Simmons
Jennifer Crystal Foley	...	Cassandra
Rhoda Griffis	...	Dr. Schveer
Gedde Watanabe	...	Mr. Cheng
Tony Hawk	...	Himself
Steve Levy	...	Himself
Cade Jones	...	Ivan Halloran
Mavrick Moreno	...	Cody
Madison Lintz	...	Ashley
Corey James Wright	...	Drayton Glass
Justin R. Kennedy	...	Brad Zolick (as Justin Kennedy)
Fyodor Cherniavsky	...	Orchestra Conductor
Brad James	...	Officer Chernin
Christine Lakin	...	Helen
Ron Clinton Smith	...	Umpire Clark
Hunter Weeks	...	Dino
Joe Knezevich	...	Kent
Jody Thompson	...	Aaron
Brooke Jaye Taylor	...	Lois
Maia Moss-Fife	...	Samantha
Jan Harrelson	...	Babaloo
Dwayne Boyd	...	Lowell
Tiffany Morgan	...	Amanda
Kathleen Hogan	...	Betsy
Gina Herron	...	Carol
Patricia French	...	Rose
Nate Panning	...	Coach Bostick
Joanna Daniel	...	Lauren
Kendra Goehring	...	Doris Halloran
Matthew Warzel	...	Josh
Peter Luis Zimmerman	...	Nate (as Peter Zimmerman)
Erin O'Connor	...	Clara
Audray McCroskey	...	Gwen
Marla Malcolm	...	Emma
Troy Michael Simeon	...	Parker
Daniel Fridkin	...	Chet Halloran
Jade Nicolette	...	Lulu
Karan Kendrick	...	Lisa
Bart Hansard	...	Joey
Ralph Branca	...	Legendary Judge
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bernie Ask	...	Homeless Guy (uncredited)
Jon Bailey	...	Pre-School Parent (uncredited)
Patricia Baines	...	Grizzlies Fan (uncredited)
Melissa Bender	...	Restaurant Girl (uncredited)
Peter den Boer	...	Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Cabrenna H Burks	...	Preschooler Parent (uncredited)
Miller Carbon	...	Business Commuter in Men's Restroom (uncredited)
Blake Cooper	...	Speech Student (uncredited)
Ruth Dalton	...	TSA Agent (uncredited)
Wayne DeBary	...	Atlanta Airport Patron (uncredited)
Lane Doran	...	School Child (uncredited)
Derek Ryan Duke	...	Extra (uncredited)
Michael Ford	...	Upscale Guest (uncredited)
Will Ford	...	Resturaunt Patron (uncredited)
Micky Francis	...	Airport Patron (uncredited)
Gregory French	...	Commuter (uncredited)
Joseph Geoffroy II	...	Grizzlies Fan (uncredited)
Bradford Haynes	...	Skycap (uncredited)
Lauren Henneberg	...	Upscale Guest (uncredited)
Anisa Johnson	...	Conservatory Parent / Little League Parents (uncredited)
Zack Kibria	...	Chinese Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
King	...	Theater Patron (uncredited)
Frederick Nah IV	...	College Student (uncredited)
Paul Nygro	...	(voice) (uncredited)
Sharon Oliphant	...	Pre-school Teacher (uncredited)
Denise Pereira	...	Concession Stand Mom (uncredited)
Keith Ratchek	...	Bar Patron / Party Goer (uncredited)
Joel Rogers	...	Concert Grandfather (uncredited)
Harley Shellhammer	...	Pre-School Teacher (uncredited)
Kyla Drew Simmons	...	Speech Student (uncredited)
Sherrod Sisco	...	Tee Ball Mom (uncredited)
Jawad Talpur	...	Airport Patron (uncredited)
Richard Tavernaro	...	Golfer (uncredited)
Erik Thirsk	...	Annoyed Golfer (uncredited)
Callan Wilson	...	Bully's Posse (uncredited)

Directed by
Andy Fickman

Writing credits (WGA)
Lisa Addario		(written by) &
Joe Syracuse		(written by)

Produced by
Peter Chernin	....	producer
Dylan Clark	....	producer
Billy Crystal	....	producer
Kevin Halloran	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Marc Shaiman		(music by)

Cinematography by
Dean Semler		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Kent Beyda		(film editor)

Casting by
Marcia Ross

Production Design by
David J. Bomba

Art Direction by
John R. Jensen

Set Decoration by
Patrick Cassidy

Costume Design by
Genevieve Tyrrell

Makeup Department
Richard Boggs	....	hair stylist
Tracy Ewell	....	makeup artist
David Forrest	....	personal makeup artist: Marisa Tomei
Oslyn Holder	....	makeup artist: Mr. Midler
Yvette Meely	....	key hair stylist
Rod Ortega	....	hair stylist: Marisa Tomei
Francisco X. Pérez	....	makeup department head
Robert Ramos	....	hair stylist: Bette Midler
Jennifer Santiago	....	additional hair stylist
Peter Tothpal	....	hair department head
Ariane Turner	....	makeup artist
Patty York	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Joanna L. Rees Jones	....	post-production supervisor
Andrew C. Keeter	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Karen Davis	....	second assistant director
Megan Schmidt	....	second second assistant director
Donald Sparks	....	first assistant director
Tessa Lyn Stephenson	....	second assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Rich Andrade	....	leadman: additional photography
James Anthony	....	construction buyer
Stephen Eno	....	construction foreman
Daniel B. Foster	....	set dresser
Carrie Gale	....	graphic designer (as Carrie A. Cantwell)
Seth Gardner	....	mill shop foreman
Karen Gerbs	....	props assistant
Karen Gerbs	....	set decoration buyer
Susanna Glattly	....	camera scenic
Lucas Godfrey	....	set dresser
R. Barry Green	....	assistant property master
Sean Ryan Jennings	....	lead set designer
William Craig Johnson	....	props
Solomon King	....	propmaker
Sedrick Lakpa	....	set dresser
Alphonse A. Lambert Jr.	....	carpenter
Chloe Lipp	....	art department coordinator
C.J. Maguire	....	property master
Chuck McCourt	....	set dresser (as Charles McCourt)
Nik Morgan	....	set dresser
Lynsey Mouer	....	art department assistant
Tripp Norton	....	on-set dresser
Angela O'Neill	....	property master (segments)
James Passanante	....	construction coordinator
Rudy Reachi	....	assistant property master
Tommy Samona	....	leadman
Vera Smith	....	set decoration buyer
James Vasilovic	....	set dresser
Jennifer Wang	....	set decoration production assistant
Jerry West	....	greensman foreman
Lisa Yeiser	....	graphic designer

Sound Department
Randle Akerson	....	sound effects editor
Bradford Bell	....	mix technician
Paul Berolzheimer	....	sound effects editor
Derek Casari	....	adr engineer
Don Coufal	....	boom operator
Jessica Goodwin	....	dialogue editor
John-Thomas Graves	....	adr mixer
Jeffrey A. Humphreys	....	boom operator
Val Kuklowsky	....	dialogue/adr supervisor
Monette Melvin	....	foley artist
Rick Owens	....	foley artist
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Solange S. Schwalbe	....	foley supervisor
Robert L. Sephton	....	supervising sound editor
Brad Sherman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Trevor Sperry	....	foley mixer
Jeff Wexler	....	sound mixer
David Williams	....	dialogue editor
Ryan Young	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Jeremy Farlow	....	special effects technician
David Fletcher	....	special effects coordinator
Scott Willis	....	special effects foreman (as Sparky Willis)

Visual Effects by
Casey Allen	....	lead flame artist: Walden Media
Zach Brinkerhoff	....	matchmove artist
Edgar Burcksen	....	visual effects editor: dsb
Mark Chernausek	....	visual effects technical assistant
Peter Crosman	....	visual effects supervisor: plate supervisor
Heather Davis Baker	....	compositing supervisor
Jammie Friday	....	compositing supervisor
Brent Gilmartin	....	visual effects artist
Scott Gudahl	....	digital compositor
Leah Hardstark	....	on-set data coordinator
Matt Kelly	....	digital compositor
Daryl Klein	....	senior digital compositor
Roni McKinley	....	visual effects executive producer
Zack Rosenblatt	....	visual effects production assistant
Christopher Russell	....	visual effects producer
Philip Sisk	....	digital compositor nuke

Stunts
Stanton Barrett	....	stunt coordinator
Paul Barth	....	stunt player
Cal Johnson	....	stunt double: Gedde Watanabe
Caitlin Kinney	....	stunt double: Bette Midler
Mike McGill	....	stunt player
Sergie Ventura	....	stunt player

Camera and Electrical Department
Brian Adams	....	electrician
Ben Bardin	....	rigging key grip
Lee Blasingame	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Kenneth Bolton	....	grip
Gustavo Brum	....	cinematographer: EPK
Gustavo Brum	....	epk cinematographer
Phillip V. Caruso	....	key art photographer
Steve Cassidy	....	aerial director of photography
Dan Cornwall	....	gaffer
Mark J. Coyne	....	camera operator: "c" camera
Scott Crabbe	....	key digital video assist operator
Alfeo Dixon	....	high speed camera operator
Danny Eckler	....	grip
Rusty Edmonson	....	lighting technician
Tom Fendley	....	rigging gaffer
Dale Fowler	....	best boy electric
Donny Fowler	....	electrician
Robert Hatfield	....	digital imaging technician (as Bobby Hatfield)
Jimmy Hendrix	....	grip
Sean Hepler	....	rigging electrician
Kevin Hightower	....	electrician
Jonathan Hilton	....	electrician (as Jon Hilton)
Robert Holcomb	....	rigging electrician
Jeff 'Moose' Howery	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Darryl Humber	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Kevin Jackson	....	best boy rigging grip
Parker Kempf	....	grip
Patrick King	....	electrician
John Lally	....	rigging electrician
Jody Miller	....	a camera operator: steadicam
Greg Morse	....	24 frame video operator
Glenn Ortman	....	lighting technician
Jerry Parker	....	electrician
C. Alan Rawlins	....	key grip
Kenny Rivenbark	....	libra operator
Tony Rivetti	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, steadicam
Riko Schatke	....	best boy grip
Art Schultz	....	best boy rigging electric
Greg Still	....	electrician (as Gregory Still)
Craig Tollis	....	video assist/cable
Roger Wall	....	assistant camera
Jason Younger	....	grip

Animation Department
Daamun Mohseni	....	animator: titles, Picture Mill

Casting Department
Craven Andrea	....	extras casting
Jackie Burch	....	local casting
Samy Burch	....	local casting assistant
Andrea Craven	....	casting assistant
Terri Douglas	....	adr voice casting
Brandon Folsom	....	extras casting assistant
Renee Henry	....	casting associate
Bill Marinella	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ashley Aikens	....	costumer/shopper
Jaclyn Banner	....	set costumer
Aimee Campolucci	....	additional costumer
Kendall Errair	....	costumer: Mr. Crystal
Myra N. Foy	....	seamstress
Karen Freed	....	set costumer
Mauricia Grant	....	costume assistant
Alexyz Danine Kemp	....	costume assistant
Helen Monaghan	....	costume supervisor
Daniel Grant North	....	key costumer
Brandi Quinn	....	set costumer
Johnna Thomas	....	costumer: Bette Midler
Paula Truman	....	costumer: Ms. Tomei
Korii Young	....	costume assistant
Monique Younger	....	costumer (as Monique Woods)

Editorial Department
Loren Brock	....	post-production coordinator
Ally Garrett	....	first assistant editor
Nicholas Hunt	....	post-production IT production assistant
Dan Muscarella	....	color timer
John Petersen	....	colorist: dailies
Ian Joseph Sly	....	post-production assistant
Michael Smollin	....	digital intermediate colorist
Peter Tackaberry	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Pete Anthony	....	orchestrator
Jeff Atmajian	....	orchestrator
Chris Bacon	....	music arranged by
Brent Brooks	....	music editor
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
George Doering	....	musician
Kevin Globerman	....	digital score recordist
Mark Graham	....	head of music preparation
Jon Kull	....	orchestrator
Katerina Lewis	....	musician
Julia Michels	....	music supervisor
Victor Pesavento	....	music preparation

Transportation Department
William Ballard	....	transportation coordinator
Michael W. Broomer	....	driver
Quincy Cason	....	driver
Eddie Cavett	....	production van driver operator
Arthur C. Chesser	....	driver
Terry Collis	....	transportation coordinator
Lauretta Conde	....	driver
Tracy Craytor	....	driver
Lindsay Dougherty	....	dispatcher
Mike Gregorio	....	driver
Forrest Hardeman	....	driver
Earl Hudson	....	driver
Carlos Mattox	....	driver
Norman J. Morton	....	transportation
Russel Overstreet	....	driver
Gayle Rawlins	....	driver
Richard C. Ryan	....	generator operator/driver
Leroy Williamson	....	driver

Other crew
Sara Akhteh	....	production accountant
David Alexander	....	photo double
Ro Asgari	....	assistant location manager
Mel Barries	....	production assistant: Fresno
Daniel Baxter	....	production assistant: additional photography
Mary Bean	....	set production assistant
Betty Bennett	....	script supervisor
Lori Beth Bernat	....	executive assistant: Andy Fickman
Gena Berry	....	food stylist
Kathy M. Berry	....	assistant location manager/scout
Christopher Blackmore	....	set production assistant
Travell Blake	....	layout board
Laurie Bookhardt	....	production secretary
Armando Boquiren	....	key assistant location manager
Eleanor Bryan	....	set production assistant
Bobby Burks	....	construction medic: day player
Adrian Casas	....	key assistant production coordinator
Won Chung	....	set production assistant
Bryce Colquitt	....	production assistant
Michelle Coppins	....	payroll accountant
Craig Crumpton	....	photo double: Billy Crystal
James D'Damery Jr.	....	second assistant accountant
Jessie Daniel	....	production assistant
Gabe de Kelaita	....	key set production assistant: Fresno
Collin Dean	....	adr actor
Luke Donaldson	....	photo double
Ethan Duff	....	set production assistant
Mark Robert Ellis	....	baseball coordinator
Whitney Engstrom	....	assistant: Andy Fickman
Ethan D. Firestone	....	set production assistant
Christopher Flippo	....	production assistant (as Chris Flippo)
Robert Foulkes	....	location manager: additional photography
Maura Gannett	....	studio teacher
Elan Garfias	....	adr/voice talent
Brian Gonsalves	....	asset manager
Drew Grant	....	production assistant
Amanda Greenblatt	....	assistant: Peter Chernin
Wes Hagan	....	location manager
Doris Hellmann	....	production accountant
Ronald Hice II	....	key construction medic
Emily Hoang	....	production assistant: additional photography
Jim Jaffe	....	product placement executive
Zach Kane	....	key craft service
Danielle King	....	set production assistant
Christine Lakin	....	choreographer
Andrew Lipschultz	....	unit publicist
Brooke McBryde	....	location medic
Catherine A. McCabe	....	assistant production coordinator: Fresno
Cassady McClincy	....	photo double Bailee Madison
Christopher McLain	....	assistant location manager
Trevor McNure	....	additional set production assistant
Christopher Danger Mendrala	....	production assistant
David Midgen	....	titles producer
Dexter W. Mills	....	accounting clerk
Kelly Mokris	....	travel coordinator
Jessi Moore	....	assistant baseball coordinator
Tien Nguyen	....	key production assistant: additional photography
Bill Oaks	....	first assistant accountant
Neil Palmer	....	labour foreman
Andrew Parsons	....	production assistant: Fresno
Laura Pena	....	assistant production coordinator: additional photography
Kevin Posnanski	....	mastering coordinator: deluxe digital cinema
Judson Ragsdale	....	set production assistant
Rebecca Rogers	....	set production assistant
Anna Romanov	....	motion actress: Bailee Madison violin double
James A. Rota	....	production IT supervisor
Jimmy Shaw	....	production assistant
Michael C. Smith	....	security consultant
Mylan Stepanovich	....	physical production executive
Stan Swofford	....	medic coordinator
Julia Tasker	....	script supervisor (additional script supervisor)
Lauren Taylor	....	second assistant accountant
Sasha Veneziano	....	production coordinator
Sasha Veneziano	....	production supervisor: additional photography

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (presents) (as Twentieth Century Fox)
• Walden Media (presents)
• Chernin Entertainment
• Face Productions (as Face Productions, Inc.)
• Dune Entertainment (made in association with)
• Dune Entertainment III (copyright holder) (as Dune Entertainment III LLC)

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2013) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (through Warner Bros.)
• 20th Century Fox (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2013) (Germany) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2013) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2013) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2013) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Venezuela (2013) (Venezuela) (theatrical)
• Imperial - Cinepix (2013) (Poland) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox C.I.S. (2013) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2013) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (through)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2013) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2013) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Digital Sandbox (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Bloomingdale's  the producers wish to thank
• Fresno Grizzlies  the producers wish to thank
• Gwinnett Braves  the producers wish to thank
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority  the producers wish to thank
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  hair and makeup trailers
• Movie Movers  office trailer
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Movie Movers  transportation
• Paskal Lighting  grip and lighting equipment
• Reel Security  Production Security
• Sixteen19  Avid support
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG for some rude humor

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Datasat | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #47929) | UK:U | Ireland:G | Singapore:PG | Canada:G (Ontario) | Philippines:PG-13 | Australia:PG | Argentina:Atp | South Korea:All

Filming Locations:

Fresno, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Babaloo Mandel and Lowell Ganz polished the final script.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Artie is doing play by play for the Braves vs Giants game, he mentions Hudson as the starter for the Braves. When the game is shown on TV it is clearly Derek Lowe who is the pitcher for the Braves.

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!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.48" (2012)

Soundtrack:

Possibilities

Good Family Movie

When I read the reviews by the "experts" online I didn't want to see this movie. However, my three granddaughters 16, 13 and 10 insisted they wanted to see it on the recommendation from some friends. I am happy they did. It was much better than the professional reviews led me to believe. I would recommend that any parent or grandparent, as in my case, take take their kids to see this movie.

I will say this about the expert reviews, they helped give us excellent seats. Sometimes I wonder if they have lost touch with what movie goers want to see. They have gotten to wrapped up in the technique of the art to be able to recognize a good movie. Maybe the courses on movie making should modify their guidelines to include what the general public considers a good movie.