Problem Child (film)

Problem Child
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDennis Dugan
Written byScott Alexander
Larry Karaszewski
Produced byRobert Simonds
Starring
CinematographyPeter Lyons Collister
Edited by
Music byMiles Goodman
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • July 27, 1990 (1990-07-27)
Running time
81 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$11 million[2]
Box office$72.2 million[3]

Problem Child is a 1990 American black comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan in his feature film directorial debut and produced by Robert Simonds. It stars John Ritter, Michael Oliver, Jack Warden, Gilbert Gottfried, Amy Yasbeck, and Michael Richards. It was released on July 27, 1990.

Despite receiving negative reviews from critics, the film was a box office success, grossing $72.2 million worldwide against a production budget of $10 million.

It was followed by two sequels, Problem Child 2 (1991) and the made for TV Problem Child 3: Junior in Love (1995).

  1. ^ "Problem Child (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "Problem Child (1990)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on May 17, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
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