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A Balasaur Score of 45 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 20%. Audiences rate it 35 points higher than critics do. Most of the 1,427 1990s comedy movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 29m. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
When his brother asks him to look after his young son, Clifford, Martin Daniels agrees, taking the boy into his home and introducing him to his future wife, Sarah. Clifford is fixated on the idea of visiting a famed theme park, and Martin, an engineer who helped build the park, makes plans to take him. But, when Clifford reveals himself to be a first-rate brat, his uncle goes bonkers, and a loony inter-generational standoff ensues.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes20%
Audiences rate it 35 points higher than critics do.
118 audience votes
Key crew
- Paul FlahertyDirector
- Jay Dee RockScreenplay
- Steven KampmannScreenplay
- Richard GibbsOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Martin ShortClifford Daniels
- Charles GrodinMartin Daniels
- Mary SteenburgenSarah Davis
- Dabney ColemanGerald Ellis
- Richard KindJulien Daniels
- Jennifer SavidgeTheodora Daniels
- Brandis KempWoman on Plane
- Ben SavageRoger
- Don GallowayCaptain
- Tim LaneNavigator
- Susan VaronWoman Passerby
- Josh SealKevin
Stills
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Themes
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