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Ben Healy and his social climbing wife Flo adopt fun-loving seven year old Junior. But they soon discover he's a little monster as he turns a camping trip, a birthday party and even a baseball game into comic nightmares.
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6What people say
This can't be right. The DVD says it's only 80 minutes long. My mental clock's telling me I was watching this thing for three and a half years.
Junior: Hahahahahaha!Mr. Peabody: What's so funny?Junior: You are, you stupid dick!R.I.P. Gilbert Gottfried, the first thing I ever seen you in was this sadistic and mean-spirited romp and it certainly wasn't the last! Comedy legend.🧑💍👩🦰❌️👶⛪️🧒😈🤡🛌👴🇺🇲🏈🌊🎁🎂🧨🔐🔫🤪🎪🚗🧳
Common questions
What is Problem Child about?+
An aspiring adoptive couple finds their lives turned upside down when their new son turns out to be a mischievous, chaotic prankster.
Who directed Problem Child?+
Dennis Dugan directed this 1990 film, which served as his feature directorial debut.
Why is Problem Child often considered controversial?+
Critics frequently cited the film's surprisingly mean-spirited tone and cruel humor as problematic for a movie marketed toward families.
