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House Arrest

  • 1996
  • PG
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
9K
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Jamie Lee Curtis, Jennifer Tilly, Caroline Aaron, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Christopher McDonald, Kevin Pollak, Wallace Shawn, Mooky Arizona, Herbert Russell, Kyle Howard, Sheila McCarthy, Amy Sakasitz, Alex Seltz-Wald, Harry Winer, and Josh Wolford in House Arrest (1996)
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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Desperate to keep their various parents from getting divorced, a group of teenagers kidnaps them and holds them prisoner in a basement to force them to reconcile.Desperate to keep their various parents from getting divorced, a group of teenagers kidnaps them and holds them prisoner in a basement to force them to reconcile.Desperate to keep their various parents from getting divorced, a group of teenagers kidnaps them and holds them prisoner in a basement to force them to reconcile.

  • Director
    • Harry Winer
  • Writer
    • Michael Hitchcock
  • Stars
    • Jamie Lee Curtis
    • Kevin Pollak
    • Kyle Howard
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Harry Winer
    • Writer
      • Michael Hitchcock
    • Stars
      • Jamie Lee Curtis
      • Kevin Pollak
      • Kyle Howard
    • 34User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:24
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    Caroline Aaron and Sheila McCarthy in House Arrest (1996)
    Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Pollak in House Arrest (1996)
    Jennifer Love Hewitt and Kyle Howard in House Arrest (1996)
    Jamie Lee Curtis, Christopher McDonald, Kevin Pollak, and Sheila McCarthy in House Arrest (1996)
    Harry Winer in House Arrest (1996)
    Kevin Pollak in House Arrest (1996)
    Christopher McDonald in House Arrest (1996)
    Jennifer Love Hewitt in House Arrest (1996)
    Wallace Shawn, Mooky Arizona, and Herbert Russell in House Arrest (1996)
    Kyle Howard and Amy Sakasitz in House Arrest (1996)
    Kyle Howard in House Arrest (1996)
    Jennifer Tilly in House Arrest (1996)

    Top cast

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    Jamie Lee Curtis
    Jamie Lee Curtis
    • Janet Beindorf
    Kevin Pollak
    Kevin Pollak
    • Ned Beindorf
    Kyle Howard
    Kyle Howard
    • Gregory Alan 'Grover' Beindorf
    Herbert Russell
    Herbert Russell
    • T.J. Krupp
    • (as Russel Harper)
    Amy Sakasitz
    Amy Sakasitz
    • Stacy Beindorf
    Mooky Arizona
    • Matt Finley
    Caroline Aaron
    Caroline Aaron
    • Louise Finley
    Alex Seltz-Wald
    Alex Seltz-Wald
    • Jimmy Finley
    • (as Alex Seitz)
    Josh Wolford
    • Teddy Finley
    Wallace Shawn
    Wallace Shawn
    • Victor 'Vic' Finley
    Jennifer Love Hewitt
    Jennifer Love Hewitt
    • Brooke Figler
    Patrika Darbo
    Patrika Darbo
    • Cafeteria Cashier
    Ray Walston
    Ray Walston
    • Chief Rocco
    Christopher McDonald
    Christopher McDonald
    • Donald Krupp
    Colleen Camp
    Colleen Camp
    • Mrs. Burtis
    Sheila McCarthy
    Sheila McCarthy
    • Gwenna Krupp
    Jennifer Tilly
    Jennifer Tilly
    • Cindy Figler
    K. Todd Freeman
    K. Todd Freeman
    • Officer Davis
    • Director
      • Harry Winer
    • Writer
      • Michael Hitchcock
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Film debut of Kyle Howard.
    • Goofs
      Stacey's nail gun would require air pressure to make it work. There is no air hose hooked to it, making it impossible to use.
    • Quotes

      Grover: Feel the fear... and go for it.

      [finds Brooke]

      Grover: You... owe me a quarter.

      [Brooke bursts into tears]

    • Crazy credits
      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).
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Tin Cup/House Arrest/Killer: A Journal of Murder/Alaska/Butterfly Kiss (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Love Will Keep Us Together
      Written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield

      Published by Entco Music

      Performed by Captain & Tennille

      Courtesy of A&M Records

    User reviews34

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    Featured review
    It's a kids movie, people!
    Frankly I don't understand why people like to say "this wouldn't happen in real life" to put down a movie. If all we saw movies about were things that happened, it would be very dull indeed. Imagine it: "Harry Goes To The Mailbox, Discovers Bills!" But I digress. For a kid's movie, especially one that never made it to the silver screen as another commenter noted, I think House Arrest is quite good. It's cute, it's warmfuzzy, pretty funny at times (if you can pretend to be the 8-year-old that you once were); it has well-spoken kids and an emotional message and plot, unlike a lot of trash that poses as good family entertainment (read: Home > Alone! Spy Kids!). To put it bluntly, it's good, wholesome entertainment and if you have kids you won't find it a mental sacrifice to watch it with them. If I ever have kids, I will put this on my shelf.
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    • erisynne
    • Jan 3, 2002

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 14, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Çılgın Ev
    • Filming locations
      • Chagrin Falls, Ohio, USA
    • Production companies
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • Rysher Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,032,782
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,275,808
      • Aug 18, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,032,782
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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