Leave It to Beaver (film)

Leave It to Beaver
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndy Cadiff
Written byBrian Levant
Lon Diamond
Based onLeave It to Beaver
by Joe Connelly
Bob Mosher
Produced byRobert Simonds
Starring
CinematographyThomas Del Ruth
Edited byAlan Heim
Music byRandy Edelman
Production
company
Robert Simonds Productions
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • August 22, 1997 (1997-08-22)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million
Box office$10,925,060

Leave It to Beaver is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Andy Cadiff, based on the 1957–1963 television series of the same name. Many in-jokes and sub-plots relating to the series are adapted for the film.[1] It features many of the original regular characters, most played by new actors, with some cameos by the original TV cast. The film was released by Universal Pictures on August 22, 1997.

  1. ^ "Summer Sneaks; Cut-Rate Comedy; 'Leave It to Beaver' producer Robert Simonds loves a good, cheap laugh. Then he snickers all the way to the bank". The Los Angeles Times. May 11, 1997. Retrieved 2010-12-28.