Richie Rich (film)

Richie Rich
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDonald Petrie
Screenplay byTom S. Parker
Jim Jennewein
Story byNeil Tolkin
Based onRichie Rich
by Alfred Harvey
Warren Kremer
Produced byJoel Silver
John Davis
Starring
CinematographyDon Burgess
Edited byMalcolm Campbell
Music byAlan Silvestri
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • December 21, 1994 (1994-12-21)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$40 million
Box office$76 million

Richie Rich is a 1994 American children's adventure comedy film directed by Donald Petrie. The film is loosely based on the comic character of the same name created by Alfred Harvey and Warren Kremer. The film was distributed by Warner Bros. under their Warner Bros. Family Entertainment label. The film stars Macaulay Culkin (in his final film as a child actor until he began work as an adult in 2003), John Larroquette, Edward Herrmann, Jonathan Hyde, and Christine Ebersole, while Reggie Jackson, Claudia Schiffer, and Ben Stein appear in cameo roles. Culkin's younger brother, Rory Culkin, played the part of Young Richie Rich. In theaters, the film was shown with a Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner cartoon called Chariots of Fur, and was followed by the 1998 direct-to-video sequel Richie Rich's Christmas Wish.