Dennis the Menace

19931993
PGPG
1h 34min

Walter Matthau and Mason Gamble in Dennis the Menace (1993)

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When his parents have to go out of town, Dennis stays with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. The little menace is driving Mr. Wilson crazy, but Dennis is just trying to be helpful. Even to the thief who'... Read allWhen his parents have to go out of town, Dennis stays with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. The little menace is driving Mr. Wilson crazy, but Dennis is just trying to be helpful. Even to the thief who's arrived in town.When his parents have to go out of town, Dennis stays with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. The little menace is driving Mr. Wilson crazy, but Dennis is just trying to be helpful. Even to the thief who's arrived in town.

Director
- Nick Castle
Writers
- Hank Ketcham(characters)
- John Hughes
Stars

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Awards
- 3 wins & 3 nominations

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Everyone's favorite kid from the comics is back. When his parents have to go out of town, he stays with George (Walter Matthau) and Martha Wilson (Dame Joan Plowright). The little menace is driving Mr. Wilson crazy, but Dennis Mitchell (Mason Gamble) is just trying to be helpful. Even to the thief who's arrived in town. —Brian W. Martz <B.Martz@Genie.com>

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Taglines
- He's armed... He's adorable... And he's out of school for the entire summer.
Genres
- Comedy
- Family
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG for comedic mischief
Parents guide

Trivia
According to Christopher Lloyd, after filming the scene where his character spears Gunther's apple with a knife and eats it, Hank Johnston, the young actor playing the role, was so frightened of Lloyd that he wouldn't approach him afterwards on the set.

Goofs
When Margaret cries about Dennis being lost, she holds the doll that was stolen from her earlier and which she has somehow reacquired before the thief's apprehension.

Quotes
Switchblade Sam: Put a cork in it, you're giving me a headache.
Dennis: I don't have a cork.
Switchblade Sam: Shut your mouth.
Dennis: I can't because my nose is stuffy, because of my allergies. If I shut my mouth, I can't breathe good.
Switchblade Sam: Then keep your mouth open, but don't talk.
Dennis: Where do you put the cork when you put a cork in it?
Switchblade Sam: [Pants irritably a couple times] Didn't I ask you to shut your yap?
Dennis: What's a yap?
Switchblade Sam: It's your mouth!
Dennis: I can't shut my mouth because my nose is stuffy -...
Switchblade Sam: SHUT UP!
[echoes]

Crazy credits
During the end credits, there is an additional scene with Dennis at Alice's workplace, who was forced to take him with her to work following the aftermath of Mr. Wilson getting hit in the forehead with a burnt marshmallow, and tries to help Andrea make copies of documents, only to wind up getting her face onto the copying scanner when her necklace gets caught in the machine and Dennis runs off in fear and alerting many of the other office workers.

Alternate versions
The post-2003 release plasters the 1993 Distributed by Warner Bros. logo with the 2001 variant featuring the AOL Time Warner byline.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: The Firm/House of Cards/Sleepless in Seattle/Dennis the Menace/Orlando (1993)

Soundtracks
Don't Hang Up
Written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell
Performed by The Orlons
By Arrangement with Abkco Records

Top review

Two Thumbs Up

For me, this cinema version featuring the innocent mischief of cartoonist Hank Ketcham's precocious hyperactive preschooler, Dennis (The Menace) Mitchell, is a classic sleeper. Remarkable performances by Mason Gamble (as "Dennis Mitchell") and Walter Matthau (as "Mr. Wilson") help to mold the screenplay into a delightful light-hearted comedy intended for the whole family. I, personally, look forward to the day that its presentation is offered in DVD format.

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5

mwandishi
Dec 20, 2001

Release date
- June 25, 1993 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Official site
- Official Facebook
Languages
- English
- French
Also known as
- Dennis
Filming locations
- 1618 Ashland Avenue, Evanston, Illinois, USA
Production companies
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Gross US & Canada
- $51,270,765
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $9,331,139
- Jun 27, 1993
Gross worldwide
- $117,270,765

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Runtime
- 1h 34min
Sound mix
- Dolby
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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