Getting Even with Dad
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| Directed by | Howard Deutch |
| Produced by | Katie Jacobs |
| Written by | Tom S. Parker Jim Jennewein |
| Starring | Macaulay Culkin Ted Danson Glenne Headly |
| Music by | Miles Goodman |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | June 17, 1994 |
| Running time | 104 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million |
| Box office | $18,869,594 |
Getting Even With Dad is a 1994 American comedy film starring Macaulay Culkin and Ted Danson.[1]
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[edit] Plot
The movie is about a dysfunctional father-son relationship. Timmy Gleason (Macaulay Culkin) is Ray Gleason's (Ted Danson) estranged son, who tries to blackmail his ex-con father into spending time with him. Ray and two cronies (Saul Rubinek and Gailard Sartain) pull off a rare coin heist, and then Timmy arrives wanting to share father-son time. He hides the coins and uses them to blackmail his father. The police are suspicious of Ray, and Detective Theresa Walsh (Glenne Headly) is over-zealous in her undercover observance of him and Timmy, as she begins to become infatuated with him.
[edit] Cast
- Macaulay Culkin as Timmy Gleason
- Ted Danson as Raymond "Ray" Gleason
- Glenne Headly as Detective Theresa Walsh
- Saul Rubinek as Robert "Bobby" Drace
- Gailard Sartain as Carl
- Hector Elizondo as Lt. Romayko
- Sydney Walker as Mr. Wankmueller
- Kathleen Wilhoite as Kitty
- Dann Florek as Wayne (Kitty's new husband)
- Scott Beach as Wino (his final film appearance)
[edit] Production
Macaulay Culkin's character was supposed to have a short haircut in this movie, but Culkin, who had let his hair grow at the time, liked his looks and did not want to cut it. His father, Kit Culkin, demanded on behalf of his son that he be allowed to keep his hair the way it was, pointing out that his character was more a rough around the edges, working class boy and not a clean-cut, prep school one. He got to keep his long hair.[1]
Saul Rubinek was really hit in the nose with a bat during the scene where he falls down the stairs at the stadium. Since he was caught off guard, his reaction gave the scene a more realistic look. The director decided to leave it in the final cut.
[edit] Locations
The theme park featured in the movie was California's Great America located in Santa Clara.
Ray's apartment in the movie is located at the corner of Jackson and Mason St. in Chinatown, San Francisco.
[edit] Reception
The film did not perform well at the box office. Also, it received negative reception from a few critics. The tomatometer from Rotten Tomatoes.com reported that only one of the eleven critics that reviewed the film gave the film a positive review, resulting in a 8% rating. Culkin's performance in the film earned him a Razzie Award nomination for Worst Actor (also for The Pagemaster and Richie Rich).
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Getting Even with Dad at the Internet Movie Database
- Getting Even with Dad at Rotten Tomatoes
- Getting Even with Dad at Box Office Mojo
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