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Directed by | Dennis Dugan |
Written by | Scott Alexander Larry Karaszewski |
Produced by | Robert Simonds |
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Cinematography | Peter Lyons Collister |
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Music by | Miles Goodman |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 81 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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).
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