A group of children, desperate to keep their various parents from getting divorces, kidnap them and hold them prisoner in a basement in order to force them to reconcile.
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Title: House Arrest (1996)
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| Kyle Howard | ... | Gregory Alan 'Grover' Beindorf | |
| Herbert Russell | ... | T.J. Krupp (as Russel Harper) | |
| Jamie Lee Curtis | ... | Janet Beindorf | |
| Kevin Pollak | ... | Ned Beindorf | |
| Amy Sakasitz | ... | Stacy Beindorf | |
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Mooky Arizona | ... | Matt Finley |
| Caroline Aaron | ... | Louise Finley | |
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Alex Seitz | ... | Jimmy Finley |
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Josh Wolford | ... | Teddy Finley |
| Wallace Shawn | ... | Victor 'Vic' Finley | |
| Jennifer Love Hewitt | ... | Brooke Figler | |
| Patrika Darbo | ... | Cafeteria Cashier | |
| Ray Walston | ... | Chief Rocco | |
| Christopher McDonald | ... | Donald Krupp | |
| Colleen Camp | ... | Mrs. Burtis | |
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High-schooler Grover Beindorf and his younger sister Stacy decide that their parents, Janet and Ned, are acting childishly when they decide to divorce after 18 years of marriage, so they lock them up in the basement until they'll sort out their problems. Their schoolfriends also decide to do the same with their parents to solve their respective problems. Written by Anonymous
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wanting parents back together | motherhood | police officer | basement | divorce |Taglines:
There's More Than One Way To Keep A Marriage Together... See more »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
27 November 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$3,121,824, 29 November 1996, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$6,970,578, 6 January 1997Company Credits
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Written by Michael Sembello and Richard Rudolph
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There would be no cobwebs, and certainly no live rats, in a laundry chute that had been completely sealed years earlier as shown. See more »Quotes
Victor 'Vic' Finley: I'm always getting standing ovations, especially IN BED![laughs]
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As the closing credits roll, we are shown the various family members in Hawaii hula-dancing, often in native garb or something close to it, singly and in various combinations. The footage ends with Chief Rocco (Ray Walston) stumbling out of some bushes with a set of night-vision goggles with which he tries to observe the rest of the cast (in full daylight). See more »Soundtracks
It's Good To Know That I'm AliveWritten by Michael Sembello and Richard Rudolph
Performed by Jennifer Love Hewitt
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This is a fantasy for kids, though it's not quite clean enough for kids. I think the version I saw had been cleaned up for TV, but still not enough to satisfy some parents. So let's say it's a fantasy for older kids.
Never in real life would parents have given in and stayed in the basement like that, though most of the time they were plotting to get out. What keeps this movie from being completely formula is that at times, the parents seemed content with their situation and tried to live with it. Some characters were just silly, but others had some substance. Jamie Lee Curtis gave her usual good performance and at times went beyond just the angry parent who wants out. And she was willing to humiliate herself for our enjoyment, as were many of the cast members involved in hilarious pratfalls and bizarre situations.
Even the kids weren't always just what one might expect. Our hero Greg had regrets about doing this to his parents. I think it was T.J. who started as the bully but ended up as so much more. There were a couple of scenes I could have done without, because it would have been better just to keep this movie light and funny. I won't say what happened, although this development gave the movie somewhat more substance.
Jennifer Love Hewitt was so cute back then, and she showed potential here. Jennifer Tilly was also quite adorable, driving her poor daughter crazy by trying to be just like her.
Ray Walston wasn't necessarily at his best as the crazy neighbor, but only people such as this would have allowed the kids to get away with what they did, since he couldn't be taken seriously. Or did the kids get away with it? I won't say.
Even Patrika Darbo was here! How many times have I seen her in the past month? Though I don't even remember her performance here now.
Some good music, but most of the music wasn't my taste.
It wasn't a bad movie but just could have done more.