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Problem Child 2

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1991 film by Dennis Dugan, Brian Levant

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Problem Child 2 is a 1991 American adventure film directed by Brian Levant and produced by Robert Simonds through Imagine Entertainment. The screenplay was written by Scott Alexander, with music composed by David Kitay and editing by Mike Hill. The cast includes John Ritter, Michael Oliver, Jack Warden, and Laraine Newman. Filming took place in Florida, though the narrative is set in Oregon.

The movie follows the events of the original Problem Child and is followed by Problem Child 3: Junior in Love. It was distributed by Universal Pictures and Netflix, with a release date of July 5, 1991, in some regions and July 3, 1991, in others. The film has a runtime of 90 minutes and was released in the United States. It is part of the Problem Child Collection.

Critical reception included a review score of 3.3 out of 10 and a 7% rating. Audience metrics listed a vote average of 5.861 on TMDb and a 5.0 rating on IMDb. The production budget was $15,000,000, generating revenue of $32,704,700. The tagline for the film is "He’s bad. She’s worse."

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Film · TMDB

5.9

Junior and his father, Ben, move from Cold River to Mortville. Junior becomes threatened by Ben's desire to date again and find a new mother for Junior, and sabotages each of his dates.

Released: 1991-07-0390 minDir: Brian LevantComedy, FamilyBudget: $15.0MBox office: $32.7MPart of: Problem Child Collection

Cast

  • John Ritter as Ben Healy
  • Michael J. Oliver as Junior Healy
  • Jack Warden as Big Ben Healy
  • Laraine Newman as LaWanda Dumore
  • Amy Yasbeck as Annie Young
  • Ivyann Schwan as Trixie Young

Themes

  • dark comedy
  • spoiled child
  • slapstick comedy
  • problem child
  • vomiting
  • mischievous child
  • neighborhood
  • kids
  • 1990s

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Ratings

IMDb

5/10

25,194 votes

Year
1991
Runtime
90 min
Genres
Comedy, Family

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Brian Levant
Cast member
Ric Reitz
Composer
David Kitay
Production company
Imagine Entertainment
Narrative location
Oregon
Filming location
Florida
Duration
90
FilmAffinity ID
729788
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1991-10-03
title
Problem Child 2
distributed by
Netflix
film editor
Mike Hill
review score
7%
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