Getting Even with Dad (1994)

Director:

Howard Deutch

Writers (WGA):

Tom S. Parker (written by) &
Jim Jennewein (written by)

Release Date:

17 June 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Family

Tagline:

Timmy's not getting mad he's... Getting Even With Dad.

Plot:

Ray, an ex-con and widower, is planning a coin heist with two accomplices to help him to buy his own bakery...

Plot Keywords:

Coin | Bakery | Box Office Flop | Bag | Young Boy

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Macaulay Culkin	...	Timmy Gleason
Ted Danson	...	Raymond 'Ray' Gleason
Glenne Headly	...	Detective Theresa Walsh
Saul Rubinek	...	Robert 'Bobby' Drace
Gailard Sartain	...	Carl
Sam McMurray	...	Alex
Hector Elizondo	...	Lt. Romayko
Sydney Walker	...	Mr. Wankmueller
Kathleen Wilhoite	...	Kitty
Dann Florek	...	Wayne
Ron Canada	...	Zinn
Ralph Peduto	...	Chapman
Bert Kinyon	...	Guard
Melvin Thompson	...	Guard
Danny Hunter	...	Armored Car Driver

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Ireland:12RA (video rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Germany:6 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:10 | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Candlestick Park - 602 Jamestown Avenue, San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Macaulay Culkin was given time to let his hair grow out in order to play Timmy Gleason. But as soon as filming was done, Culkin wasted no time in getting his hair cut back to the way it was.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Timmy Gleason is in the backseat of the convertible, the viewfinder on his camera changes positions between shots.

Quotes:

Carl: You know Ray, since your kid's moved in, the food's gotten better.

Movie Connections:

References The French Connection (1971)

What a Disaster!

Getting Even with Dad

Awful story about a smart-a$$ed kid (Macaulay Culkin) who goes to live with his crook of a father (Ted Danson) and ends up stealing his father's (and accomplices') stash of money they've stolen from a bank. He promises to give it back if his dad hangs out with him and treats him like most sons.

There's a lot of feuding between father and son in this dismal and unfortunate tale that tries to prove kids are smarter than their parents and can control them with a bit of blackmail. If this movie had been released thirty years ago...I can only imagine what parents would have done to the copies.

Besides, apart from the stupid message of the film, it's just a bad movie. Macaulay Culkin has finally outgrown his childhood and for once the critics started to notice he couldn't act (like he ever could! He got lucky with "Home Alone"--it was good because of Pesci and the rest of the cast, not him). Danson is equally annoying in the role of his father, who seems to have been born without a personality. Yes, Danson is very watered down in this movie. To be honest, I don't blame him--this is the type of stuff that belongs on made-for-TV movies. You know your career has hit rock-bottom when you're in something like this.

And just think, this was made somewhere around ten years ago.

What a disaster.

* / *****