Problem Child

"Attila the Hun. Ivan the Terrible. Al Capone. They were all seven once."

Jul 27 1990 PG 1h 21m
Comedy, Family

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.

Plot

The story of a seven-year-old mischievous orphan boy named Junior. He is hardly a model child; mean-spirited and incorrigible. One day, he is adopted by a loving man along with his obnoxious wife named Ben Healy and Flo Healy. Ever since Junior comes into their lives, he turns ordinary days into full-scale comic nightmares! He also leaves a path of serious destruction in his wake, and is even pen pals with Martin Beck (A.K.A. The Bow Tie Killer, a notorious serial killer who kidnaps his faithful correspondent, along with Flo). And now it's up to Ben as he undertakes a rescue mission to get Junior back from Beck before he plans on hurting him.

Written by

Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski

Directed by

Dennis Dugan

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures

Languages

English, Español

Awards

1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
34,837
Average Rating
5.5 out of 10
Metascore
27
Popularity
NA