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Dennis the Menace (1993)

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Directed by
Nick Castle
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 1,609 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A little boy named Dennis Mitchell keeps causing trouble around his neighborhood. His main target is his grumpy neighbor, Mr. Wilson, who gets annoyed by Dennis's mischief.

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What happens

Dennis the Menace is a 1993 American comedy film based on the Hank Ketcham comic strip. It was directed by Nick Castle and written by John Hughes. The plot concerns the misadventures of the mischievous child Dennis Mitchell (Mason Gamble) who menaces his next door neighbor George Wilson (Walter Matthau), usually hangs out with his friends Joey McDonald (Kellen Hathaway) and Margaret Wade (Amy Sakasitz) and is followed everywhere by his dog Ruff. Jeannie Russell, who plays Margaret in the 1959–1963 TV series, makes a cameo appearance. Released in the United States on June 25, 1993, by Warner Bros. under its Family Entertainment label, the film received generally negative reviews from critics but was a commercial success, grossing $117 million on a $35 million budget. A direct-to-video sequel, Dennis the Menace Strikes Again, was released in 1998 and a second sequel, A Dennis the Menace Christmas, was released in 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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