Problem Child (1990)

Release date: 1990-07-27
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Dennis Dugan
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment
Genre: Comedy, Family
Rating: 5.4/10
Length: 1h 21min

Storyline

The story of a seven-year-old mischievous orphan boy named Junior. He is hardly a model child; mean-spirited and incorrigible. One day, he is adopted by a loving man along with his obnoxious wife named Ben Healy and Flo Healy. Ever since Junior comes into their lives, he turns ordinary days into full-scale comic nightmares! He also leaves a path of serious destruction in his wake, and is even pen pals with Martin Beck (A.K.A. The Bow Tie Killer, a notorious serial killer who kidnaps his faithful correspondent, along with Flo). And now it's up to Ben as he undertakes a rescue mission to get Junior back from Beck before he plans on hurting him.

Plot Keywords

boy, bear, birthday party, camping trip, child swearing, frog, circus, first of series, nun, birthday, camping, slapstick comedy, mischief, prank, feature film directorial debut, adoption, child, bow tie, serial killer, hero

Short Review

Sound funny? The filmmakers here think so. They've jacked this loud, lame shrieker of a movie up to the highest decibels, both aural and visual, and rammed it in our faces with almost numbing aplomb.