Problem Child

Year:

1990

Duration:

81 min | 93 min (Extended Version)

Genres:

Comedy | Family

IMDB rate:

5.1

Director:

Dennis Dugan

Awards:

1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1990-07-27

Filming Locations: 955 N Galloway Ave, Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Earnings

Budget: $10,000,000

Gross: $53,470,900 (USA)$72,270,900 (worldwide)

Cast

Actor

Character

Helena Humann

John Ritter

Ben

Jack Warden

Big Ben

Michael Oliver

Junior

Gilbert Gottfried

Mr. Peabody

Amy Yasbeck

Flo

Michael Richards

Martin Beck

Peter Jurasik

Roy

Charlotte Akin

Lorraine

Anna Marie Allred

Kid #3

Adam Anderly

Catcher

Robert A. Anderson

Boy in Chair

Cody Beard

2nd Baseman

Jordan Burton

Kid #1

Eli Cummins

Umpire

John S. Davies

Paramedic

Vince Davis

Clown

Dennis Dugan

All American Dad

Justin Elledge

Freddy

Eric Elterman

All American Boy

Ward Emling

Mr. Henderson

John William Galt

Warden

Corki Grazer

Sister Mary

Vernon Grote

Guard #2

Garland Hampton

Serious Boy

Philip Jhin

Mr. Yangita

Judy Jones

Anchorperson

Melody Jones

Sister Abigail

Danny Kamekona

Mr. Hirohito

Ehchi Edward Kawanabe

Mr. Mitsui (as Eiichi Edward Kawanabe)

Colby Kline

Lucy

Joseph Kolb

Kid #5

Hugh Lampman

Master of Ceremonies

Ellen Locy

Nun #2

Kristen Lowman

Mrs. Henderson

Joshua Martin

Shortstop

Melissa Reneé Martin

Friend #2 (as Melissa Martin)

Julie Mayfield

Harriet

Andrea McCall

Rich Lady

Willie Minor

Guard #1

Ron Miranda

Juan

Shepler Mobley

Friendly Woman

S. 'Monty' Moncibais

Prisoner

Norma Moore

Sister Samantha

Abby Newman

Friend #1

John O'Connell

Psychiatrist

Kristy Lynne Patrick

Kid #2

Eric Poppick

Dr. Strauss

John Rainone

Circus Clown

Martin Rayner

Ringmaster

Dennis Redfield

Cameraman

Symone Redwine

Friend #3

Lico Reyes

Pedro

Florence Schauffler

Mrs. Perkins (as Florence Shauffler)

Shaun Shimoda

Kinjo Hirohito

Garry Smith

Angry Little Person

Josh Stoppelwerth

Kid #4

Al Trejo

Policeman

Alex Utroska

Kid in Dugout

Kerry Von Erich

Neo Nazi

Jack Willis

Regular Joe

Ed Yeager

Jim O'Conner

Jessica Zucha

Serious Girl

John Achorn

Additional Voice (voice)

Lee Arnone

Additional Voice (voice)

Catherine Battistone

Additional Voice (voice)

Rina Lee Bennett

Additional Voice (voice)

Bob Bergen

Additional Voice (voice) (as Robert Bergen)

Deem Bristow

Additional Voice (voice)

Agim Coma

Additional Voice (voice)

Maggie Dawson

Additional Voice (voice)

Claudette Duffy

Additional Voice (voice)

Phillip Glasser

Additional Voice (voice)

Kenneth Hartman

Additional Voice (voice)

Endre Hules

Additional Voice (voice)

Richard Kline

Additional Voice (voice)

Amy Levy

Additional Voice (voice)

Marilyn Madderom

Additional Voice (voice)

Humberto Ortiz

Additional Voice (voice)

Anthony Tyler Quinn

Additional Voice (voice)

LaGloria Scott

Additional Voice (voice)

Burton Sharp

Additional Voice (voice)

Laura Summer

Additional Voices (voice)

Dan Woren

Additional Voice (voice)

Joan Arenstein

Cafeteria Nun (uncredited)

James Field

Police Officer (uncredited)

Derek A. Jones

Man in Store (uncredited)

Jamie Day Price-Young

Extra Kid at Carnival (uncredited)

Summer Selby

Parent at Party (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

A group named "In Defence of Animals" organized protests against a poster for the film that showed a cat in a dryer. They also complained about a scene in which a cat's legs are hurt by Junior.

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The only actor to appear in all three films and the short-lived cartoon series was Gilbert Gottfried. Jack Warden appeared in all three films, but not the cartoon.

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When Ben steals Roy's Wagoneer, he intentionally drives over some flowers in a neighboring yard. This is due to deleted footage that involved a subplot of the woman who owned that house getting fed up with the Healy cat going to the bathroom in the flower bed. Although every other trace of this subplot is removed from the movie, this scene was left in (the deleted footage appears on edited TV versions of the movie, but isn't on the DVD).

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Goofs

When Junior's dad is about to spank him in his room, the position of the globe on his bed changes.

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At the last scene on the bridge, after Ben got shot, you can see the wheel of the overturned car turning in some frames and then be completely still the next, and then moving again a few seconds later.

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When Ben is standing on the bridge watching the truck drive away with his wife in the back, he has the rifle in his hand. Ben and Junior turn around to walk back to the car and the rifle disappears. It seems unlikely he would have left it laying on the bridge.

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Quotes

Big Ben Healy: [about Junior being adopted] You don't know what you're letting yourself in for. For all you know the kid is liable to end up in the looney bin. He might even be democrat!

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Junior: [voiceover, on a stormy night a woman is carrying a basket] Nice night to be born. Apparently my birth is not considered a blessed event; that's me in the basket, and that's my mother carrying me.

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Junior: I love the smell of spilled milk in the morning. It smells like victory.

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