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Problem Child 2

Problem Child 2

Comedy · Family · 1991

Junior and his father, Ben, move from Cold River to Mortville. Junior becomes threatened by Ben's desire to date again and find a new mother for Junior, and sabotages each of his dates.

Movie details

Problem Child 2

“He’s bad. She’s worse.”

1991 Comedy · Family 1h 30m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

4.9 / 10

24.8K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

7 %

Tomatometer

TMDB

5.9 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

Junior and his father, Ben, move from Cold River to Mortville. Junior becomes threatened by Ben's desire to date again and find a new mother for Junior, and sabotages each of his dates.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Brian Levant

Written by

Larry Karaszewski · Scott Alexander

John Ritter

John Ritter

Ben Healy

Michael J. Oliver

Michael J. Oliver

Junior Healy

Jack Warden

Jack Warden

Big Ben Healy

Laraine Newman

Laraine Newman

LaWanda Dumore

Amy Yasbeck

Amy Yasbeck

Annie Young

Ivyann Schwan

Ivyann Schwan

Trixie Young

Gilbert Gottfried

Gilbert Gottfried

Igor Peabody

Court is in session

Put Problem Child 2 on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.