Film · 1994

Getting Even With Dad

Name: Getting Even With Dad
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family
Released: 1994-06-17
Duration: 109 min
Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Ted Danson, Glenne Headly, Saul Rubinek, Gailard Sartain

Directed by Howard Deutch · starring Macaulay Culkin, Ted Danson and Glenne Headly

1 h 49 min
PG
Comedy · Crime · Family
USA
Released in the UK 4 August 1994

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Synopsis

Widower Ray Gleason is an ex-con who wants to go straight. Timmy is his estranged son who wants to have a father again. When the boy's aunt dumps him on Ray's doorstep, Timmy finds that dad is less interested in looking after him than in carrying out the final heist that will pay for his bakery business, so he videos the crime, hides the loot, and threatens to blow the whistle if father and son don't spend some time together. Hence, the way is paved for an ending visible from a distance of some miles. The script is formula and so is the direction, which leaves the acting. According to the credits, Danson had an acting coach, but he's a warm enough presence to be able to carry a film as slight as this without needing one; instead the coach should have worked with Culkin, who can't even eat a sandwich convincingly.

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The essentials

Runtime: 109 min1 hour and 49 minutes
Budget: $30mMetro Goldwyn Mayer
Rating: PGParental guidance

How long is Getting Even With Dad?: 1 hour and 49 minutes (109 minutes).
When was Getting Even With Dad released in the UK?: It was released in the UK on 4 August 1994.
Who directed Getting Even With Dad?: Howard Deutch.
Who is in Getting Even With Dad?: It stars Macaulay Culkin, Ted Danson, Glenne Headly and Saul Rubinek.
Where can I watch Getting Even With Dad?: In the UK you can watch it with the Prime Video channel on MGM+.