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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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Nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award (1991)
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Box office
Grossed $72M worldwide, about 7.2 times its $10M budget
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Setting
Set in Texas
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Sequels
Followed by Problem Child 2
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Collection
Part of Problem Child Collection
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Music
Music by Miles Goodman
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Peter Lyons Collister
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Details

Director: Dennis Dugan
Writers: Scott AlexanderScreenplay
Larry KaraszewskiScreenplay
Status: Released
Release date: July 27, 1990
Original language: English
Budget: $10M
Revenue: $72M
Countries: United States of America
Collection: Problem Child Collection

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