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Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!

1998 · 71 min

A breezy, silly slapstick romp full of harmless chaos and goofy pranks that plays like a long cartoon episode.

Directed by
Charles T. Kanganis
Genres
Family, Comedy
Starring
Don Rickles, George Kennedy, Justin Cooper
Overview
Barricade the doors. Lock the windows. Because he's baaaack. That one-boy wrecking crew, Dennis the Menace, returns for more mischief and mayhem. Based on the comic strip and TV show about a mischievous little boy with a gift for the potentially lethal prank.

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Directed by
Charles T. Kanganis
Genres
Family, Comedy
Starring
Don Rickles, George Kennedy, Justin Cooper
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • friendship
  • aging
  • deception
  • healing
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
kids
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism4
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity1
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
family, comedy
Directed by
Charles T. Kanganis
Written by
Robert Newmyer, Tim McCanlies
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
71 min
Country
United States of America
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English

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