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Overview

User Rating:
5.2/10   2,969 votes
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Director:
Harry Winer
Writer (WGA):
Michael Hitchcock (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
14 August 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Family more
Tagline:
Home is where the hostages are. more
Plot:
High-schooler Grover Beindorf and his younger sister Stacy decide that their parents, Janet and Ned... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
So-So more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Kyle Howard ... Gregory Alan 'Grover' Beindorf
Herbert Russell ... T.J. Krupp (as Russel Harper)

Jamie Lee Curtis ... Janet Beindorf

Kevin Pollak ... Ned Beindorf
Amy Sakasitz ... Stacy Beindorf
Mooky Arizona ... Matt Finley
Caroline Aaron ... Louise Finley
Alex Seitz ... Jimmy Finley
Josh Wolford ... Teddy Finley
Wallace Shawn ... Victor 'Vic' Finley

Jennifer Love Hewitt ... Brooke Figler

Patrika Darbo ... Cafetaria Cashier
Ray Walston ... Chief Rocco

Christopher McDonald ... Donald Krupp

Colleen Camp ... Mrs. Burtis
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for thematic material and language.
Runtime:
108 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
DTS
Certification:
Iceland:L | USA:PG (certificate #34179) | South Korea:All | Germany:6 (w) | UK:PG (video premiere) | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Monrovia, California, USA more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: When the Police ring the door bell, the Christmas lights are flashing, however this was after Mr. Beindorf had shut off the power to the house. more
Quotes:
[to their parents]
Matt Finley: Just one thing, we don't take sociology.
T.J. Krupp: You guys should pay more attention.
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Movie Connections:
Features Falling Hare (1943) more
Soundtrack:
Too Good To Wake From more

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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
So-So, 24 January 2000
Author: G-Man-25 from Iowa City, IA

A lightweight family comedy that also tries to impart some halfway serious messages about the dynamics of parents and children and keeping the family together. While the movie has its heart in the right place, it's also far-fetched and not terribly funny and at times too talky. Still, a passable time-killer (especially for kids), with a most agreeable cast.

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