House Arrest (1996)
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8% of critics liked it
(12 reviews) -
45% of users liked it
(19,828 ratings)
Grover Reindorf (Kyle Howard) is a kid with a problem, which is how to keep his parents from divorcing. He hits on a solution that makes sense to him. Why not lock them up in the basement, and keep them there until they reconcile? He and his younger sister Stacey (Amy Sakasitz) agree to do just… More Grover Reindorf (Kyle Howard) is a kid with a problem, which is how to keep his parents from divorcing. He hits on a solution that makes sense to him. Why not lock them up in the basement, and keep them there until they reconcile? He and his younger sister Stacey (Amy Sakasitz) agree to do just that, and they successfully lure their parents into the basement and lock them in. When their junior-high-school friends find out what they've done, they decide that their own misbehaving parents need exactly the same treatment. One after another, all are tricked into entering into the Reindorf's basement. Meanwhile, upstairs, the youngsters have a very mild good time, as they can't even bring themselves to swallow the champagne they try. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- Harry Winer
- Written By
- Michael Hitchcock
- Genres
- Comedy, Kids & Family
PG,
- In Theaters
- Aug 14, 1996 Wide
- Studio
- HBO Video
Critic Reviews
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Brandon Judell, Critics Inc./America Online
MGM can make millions with House Arrest. All they have to do is allow free admittance, and charge $10 a head for those wanting to run out of the theater before the end credits roll.
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Robert Faires, Austin Chronicle
Mostly, we get a string of tame set-pieces, one-dimensional characterizations, odd continuity gaps, and heavy-handed attempts at feel-good sentiment.
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Cast
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Jamie Lee Curtis
as Janet Beindorf
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Kevin Pollak
as Ned Beindorf
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Jennifer Tilly
as Cindy Figler
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Christopher McDonald
as Donald Krupp
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Sheila McCarthy
as Gwenna Krupp
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Wallace Shawn
as Vic Finley
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Caroline Aaron
as Louise Finley
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Amy Sakasitz
as Stacy Beindorf
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Ben Stein
as Ralph Doyle
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Ray Walston
as Chief Rocco
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Mooky Arizona
as Matt Finley
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Russel Harper
as T.J. Krupp
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Jennifer Love Hewitt
as Brooke Figler
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Kyle Howard
as Grover Beindorf
