Getting Even with Dad 1994
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What is Getting Even with Dad?
Topic: Film "Getting Even with Dad" (1994). Format: Factual, original 150-190 word overview.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1994
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 109 minutes
- Release date
- Jun 17, 1994
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- United States of America
- Studios
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Budget
- $30,000,000
- Revenue
- $53,769,594
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime, Family
- Updated
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Topic: Film "Getting Even with Dad" (1994).
Format: Factual, original 150-190 word overview.
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Word count: 150-190 words.
Title: Getting Even with Dad
Year: 1994
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Family
Rating: PG
Release Date: June 17, 1994 (US)
Runtime: 1h 49m
Director: Howard Deutch
Producer: Katie Jacobs
Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Ted Danson, Glenne Headly
Studio/Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Budget: $30 million
Gross: $53.8 million
Critical Reception: Received negative reviews from critics, but was commercially successful.
Plot: Con man Ray is pursuing a final heist involving a stash of rare coins. His estranged son, Timmy, unexpectedly appears. Because Ray is preoccupied with the robbery, Timmy blackmails him into acting like a father. Timmy hides the coins and promises to return them only if Ray takes him to amusement parks and baseball games.
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Should you watch it?
“An estranged con man father gets blackmailed by his clever son into playing parent.”
- Features a high-stakes coin heist plot tangled with family dynamics.
- Showcases a clever son turning the tables on his con man father.
- Combines crime elements with visits to amusement parks and baseball games.
- The father is initially too preoccupied with his robbery to spend time with his son.
Watch it if you enjoy family comedies where an unexpected visitor disrupts a criminal's final job.
The tone balances comedy, crime, and family themes over a runtime of one hour and forty-nine minutes.
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Where can I stream Getting Even with Dad?
The film is available to stream on Prime Video.
Is Getting Even with Dad worth watching?
It is worth watching if you enjoy family comedies featuring a con man and his blackmailing son.
What is the runtime of Getting Even with Dad?
The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 49 minutes.
Who stars in Getting Even with Dad?
The film stars Macaulay Culkin, Ted Danson, and Glenne Headly.
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