Amy Sakasitz, Bill Erwin, Billie Bird
Live-action film version of the comic strip, created in the early 1950s, about a young boy and his unusual view of the world.
DVD Release Date: January 28, 2003
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Stats: 6,340 reviews
Flixster Reviews (6,340)
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September 25, 2009Walter Matthau was well cast, I loved the cartoon but this was awful! Destroy that child!
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August 8, 2009I saw this film when it first came out I was 7 years old and I loved it then and still do so I'm pleased to have finally bought it on DVD. Just watch it!!! I found it funny throughout and the end of the film where the villain (played beautifully) suffered at the unknowing hands ...( read more)
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May 24, 2008I think I was about 12 or 13 the last time I saw this. I doubt I'd enjoy it as much now as I did then.
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November 20, 2009A priceless movie, full of great moments. It's one of the few kid themed movies that can still be enjoyed by adults as well. Christopher Lloyd made for a perfectly creepy bum/kidnapper with nothing to lose. It has decent child performances and is a great story of man vs. child.
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November 13, 2009Best Dennis the Menace movie ever. I still get creeped out by the bad guy music and laugh at the cross eyed kid.
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October 25, 2009A wonderful family movie with great actors on the cast list. This movie was created from a classic comic strip with the same title. This story is about a little boy with an unusual view on the world and his ways may disturb the adults in many ways because he always makes trouble ...( read more)
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October 22, 2009I used to watch this movie ALL the time. It is so cute and I love it SO much. The acting of Mason Gamble was adorable.
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Critic Reviews
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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April 21, 2007If it weren't for the comedical genius of Walter Matthau this film would have been a disaster from the start. The proof is in the pudding with the horrific results based on the characters of Hank Ketchum's classic comic strip.
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