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Getting Even with Dad

Getting Even with Dad is a 1994 American comedy film starring Macaulay Culkin and Ted Danson.[2]

Getting Even with Dad
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHoward Deutch
Written byTom S. Parker
Jim Jennewein
Produced byKatie Jacobs
Starring
CinematographyTim Suhrstedt
Edited byRichard Halsey
Music byMiles Goodman
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • June 17, 1994 (1994-06-17)
Running time
104 minutes
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30 million
Box office$35 million[1]

Plot Edit

Timmy Gleason is the estranged son of ex-con Ray Gleason and has been living with his aunt Kitty and her fiancée Wayne since the death of his mother some years earlier. Ray works in a bakery designing cakes. When Kitty goes on her honeymoon with new husband Wayne, she dumps Timmy on a reluctant Ray, leaving him to look after his son in San Francisco for the next week.

Timmy is hoping to spend time with his father, but is largely ignored by Ray, who is in the midst of planning a rare-coin heist with his two cronies Bobby and Carl. The robbery is successful, but Timmy learns of it and hides the stolen coins from them. He uses it to blackmail Ray into spending time with him, promising that he will return the coins afterwards. Thus father and son spend the next few days fishing, playing miniature golf and visiting amusement parks, with an amiable Carl and angry Bobby tagging along.

After Timmy suggests to Carl that he made a map of the coins' location, Carl and Bobby find a map in Ray's bedroom and decide to look for the coins on their own without Timmy or Ray. However, this sends them on a wild goose chase that results in them getting arrested for attempting to steal a chest with communion wine from a church thinking the coins were in there. Realizing the map was fake, Bobby then believes Timmy and Ray set them up.

The police are suspicious of Ray, so Detective Theresa Walsh is assigned by her superior to go undercover and surveil him. By chance, Ray and Timmy get talking to Theresa, unaware of who she really is, and invite her for a coffee and then to dinner. Theresa and Ray develop a mutual attraction, causing her boss concern over her willingness to do her job. Timmy and Ray have also gotten closer, so Timmy decides that he wants to stay with his dad permanently. He urges Ray to forget about the stolen coins, because he will probably be caught and sent back to prison. Ray refuses, so Timmy prepares to return home.

At the last moment, Ray has a change of heart. Bobby, however, appears at the bus station, where at gunpoint he forces Ray to open the locker containing the coins. Ray and Bobby are set upon by the waiting police and arrested. Ray is crushed to discover that Theresa is a cop. However, it turns out that the bag in the locker was full of pennies, so Ray is released again. At Timmy's prompting, Theresa finds the rare coins in a gym bag in a department store held by a mannequin. The coins are returned and all charges against Ray are dropped. Ray decides to take on full custody of Timmy and they prepare for a new life together.

Cast Edit

Production Edit

MGM bought the film as a spec script in a bidding war with Hollywood Pictures, Columbia, TriStar, and Paramount with MGM acquiring the script for $500,000.[3]

Macaulay Culkin's character was supposed to have a short haircut in this movie, but Culkin, who had let his hair grow at the time, liked his looks and did not want to cut it. His father, Kit Culkin, demanded his son be allowed to keep his hair the way it was, pointing out that his character was a working-class boy and not a clean-cut, prep school one. He got to keep his long hair.[2]

Locations Edit

The theme park featured in the movie was Paramount's Great America located in Santa Clara, California. Ray's apartment in the movie is located at the corner of Jackson and Mason St. in Chinatown, San Francisco. The church featured in the movie is Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church on 666 Filbert Street in San Francisco. The miniature golf course was filmed at Scandia Family Fun Center located in Rohnert Park, California. The ice rink was located in Berkeley, California.[4] Principal photography took place between July and October 1993.

Reception Edit

Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes retrospectively collected reviews to give a score of 3% based on reviews from 31 film critics, with a rating average of 3.7 out of 10. The site's consensus reads: "Overly formulaic and tonally inconsistent, Getting Even with Dad tries for a sentimental conclusion it doesn't earn and winds up a slapsticky cash grab aimed at fans of Home Alone."[5] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 31 out of 100 based on 26 reviews, indicating “generally unfavorable reviews.”[6] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "B" on scale of A to F.[7]

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film two out of four stars saying, "It wants to be a caper, a comedy, a romance, and a showcase for Macaulay Culkin. That's too much of a stretch."[8]Desson Howe of The Washington Post also gave the film a negative review explaining that "after plying the audience with formulaic predictability, Getting Even doesn't even have the decency to end quickly. Minutes away from sending the audience home, it chooses to fall asleep on the job."[9]

The film grossed $18.8 million in the United States and Canada and $35 million worldwide.[10][1]

Culkin's performance in the film earned him a Razzie Award & a Stinkers Bad Movie Award nomination for Worst Actor (also for The Pagemaster and Richie Rich).

Year-end lists Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ a b "Worldwide rentals beat domestic take". Variety. February 13, 1995. p. 28.
  2. ^ a b "Ted Danson, Macaulay Culkin Work Together On An Even Keel". Morning Call. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  3. ^ Ayscough, Suzan (January 12, 1993). "MGM 'Geting Even' for 500G". Variety. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  4. ^ Pollock, Christopher. Reel San Francisco Stories. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-578-13042-2. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Getting Even with Dad". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  6. ^ Getting Even with Dad, retrieved 2021-07-06
  7. ^ . Archived from the original on 2018-12-20.
  8. ^ Ebert, Roger (June 17, 1994). "Getting Even With Dad :: Reviews". The Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  9. ^ Howe, Desson (June 17, 1994). "Getting Even With Dad". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  10. ^ Getting Even with Dad at Box Office Mojo
  11. ^ Lovell, Glenn (December 25, 1994). "The Past Picture Show the Good, the Bad and the Ugly -- a Year Worth's of Movie Memories". San Jose Mercury News (Morning Final ed.). p. 3.
  12. ^ Ross, Bob (December 30, 1994). "Versed in the worst". The Tampa Tribune (Final ed.). p. 18.

External links Edit

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Getting Even with Dad is a 1994 American comedy film starring Macaulay Culkin and Ted Danson 2 Getting Even with DadTheatrical release posterDirected byHoward DeutchWritten byTom S ParkerJim JenneweinProduced byKatie JacobsStarringMacaulay Culkin Ted Danson Glenne Headly Saul Rubinek Gailard Sartain Hector Elizondo Martin Mull Sam McMurrayCinematographyTim SuhrstedtEdited byRichard HalseyMusic byMiles GoodmanDistributed byMetro Goldwyn MayerRelease dateJune 17 1994 1994 06 17 Running time104 minutesLanguageEnglishBudget 30 millionBox office 35 million 1 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3 1 Locations 4 Reception 5 Year end lists 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditTimmy Gleason is the estranged son of ex con Ray Gleason and has been living with his aunt Kitty and her fiancee Wayne since the death of his mother some years earlier Ray works in a bakery designing cakes When Kitty goes on her honeymoon with new husband Wayne she dumps Timmy on a reluctant Ray leaving him to look after his son in San Francisco for the next week Timmy is hoping to spend time with his father but is largely ignored by Ray who is in the midst of planning a rare coin heist with his two cronies Bobby and Carl The robbery is successful but Timmy learns of it and hides the stolen coins from them He uses it to blackmail Ray into spending time with him promising that he will return the coins afterwards Thus father and son spend the next few days fishing playing miniature golf and visiting amusement parks with an amiable Carl and angry Bobby tagging along After Timmy suggests to Carl that he made a map of the coins location Carl and Bobby find a map in Ray s bedroom and decide to look for the coins on their own without Timmy or Ray However this sends them on a wild goose chase that results in them getting arrested for attempting to steal a chest with communion wine from a church thinking the coins were in there Realizing the map was fake Bobby then believes Timmy and Ray set them up The police are suspicious of Ray so Detective Theresa Walsh is assigned by her superior to go undercover and surveil him By chance Ray and Timmy get talking to Theresa unaware of who she really is and invite her for a coffee and then to dinner Theresa and Ray develop a mutual attraction causing her boss concern over her willingness to do her job Timmy and Ray have also gotten closer so Timmy decides that he wants to stay with his dad permanently He urges Ray to forget about the stolen coins because he will probably be caught and sent back to prison Ray refuses so Timmy prepares to return home At the last moment Ray has a change of heart Bobby however appears at the bus station where at gunpoint he forces Ray to open the locker containing the coins Ray and Bobby are set upon by the waiting police and arrested Ray is crushed to discover that Theresa is a cop However it turns out that the bag in the locker was full of pennies so Ray is released again At Timmy s prompting Theresa finds the rare coins in a gym bag in a department store held by a mannequin The coins are returned and all charges against Ray are dropped Ray decides to take on full custody of Timmy and they prepare for a new life together Cast EditMacaulay Culkin as Timmy Gleason Ted Danson as Ray Gleason Glenne Headly as Detective Theresa Walsh Saul Rubinek as Robert Bobby Drace Gailard Sartain as Carl Hector Elizondo as Lt Romayko Sam McMurray as Detective Alex Serransky Ron Canada as Zinn Sydney Walker as Mr Wankmueller Kathleen Wilhoite as Kitty Gleason Dann Florek as Wayne Scott Beach as WinoProduction EditMGM bought the film as a spec script in a bidding war with Hollywood Pictures Columbia TriStar and Paramount with MGM acquiring the script for 500 000 3 Macaulay Culkin s character was supposed to have a short haircut in this movie but Culkin who had let his hair grow at the time liked his looks and did not want to cut it His father Kit Culkin demanded his son be allowed to keep his hair the way it was pointing out that his character was a working class boy and not a clean cut prep school one He got to keep his long hair 2 Locations Edit The theme park featured in the movie was Paramount s Great America located in Santa Clara California Ray s apartment in the movie is located at the corner of Jackson and Mason St in Chinatown San Francisco The church featured in the movie is Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church on 666 Filbert Street in San Francisco The miniature golf course was filmed at Scandia Family Fun Center located in Rohnert Park California The ice rink was located in Berkeley California 4 Principal photography took place between July and October 1993 Reception EditReview aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes retrospectively collected reviews to give a score of 3 based on reviews from 31 film critics with a rating average of 3 7 out of 10 The site s consensus reads Overly formulaic and tonally inconsistent Getting Even with Dad tries for a sentimental conclusion it doesn t earn and winds up a slapsticky cash grab aimed at fans of Home Alone 5 On Metacritic the film has a score of 31 out of 100 based on 26 reviews indicating generally unfavorable reviews 6 Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade B on scale of A to F 7 Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times gave the film two out of four stars saying It wants to be a caper a comedy a romance and a showcase for Macaulay Culkin That s too much of a stretch 8 Desson Howe of The Washington Post also gave the film a negative review explaining that after plying the audience with formulaic predictability Getting Even doesn t even have the decency to end quickly Minutes away from sending the audience home it chooses to fall asleep on the job 9 The film grossed 18 8 million in the United States and Canada and 35 million worldwide 10 1 Culkin s performance in the film earned him a Razzie Award amp a Stinkers Bad Movie Award nomination for Worst Actor also for The Pagemaster and Richie Rich Year end lists EditDishonorable mention Glenn Lovell San Jose Mercury News 11 Worst not ranked Bob Ross The Tampa Tribune 12 References Edit a b Worldwide rentals beat domestic take Variety February 13 1995 p 28 a b Ted Danson Macaulay Culkin Work Together On An Even Keel Morning Call Retrieved 2010 12 31 Ayscough Suzan January 12 1993 MGM Geting Even for 500G Variety Retrieved June 30 2021 Pollock Christopher Reel San Francisco Stories p 90 ISBN 978 0 578 13042 2 Retrieved 7 August 2023 Getting Even with Dad Rotten Tomatoes Flixster Retrieved November 17 2021 Getting Even with Dad retrieved 2021 07 06 Cinemascore Archived from the original on 2018 12 20 Ebert Roger June 17 1994 Getting Even With Dad Reviews The Chicago Sun Times Retrieved February 8 2013 Howe Desson June 17 1994 Getting Even With Dad The Washington Post Retrieved February 8 2013 Getting Even with Dad at Box Office Mojo Lovell Glenn December 25 1994 The Past Picture Show the Good the Bad and the Ugly a Year Worth s of Movie Memories San Jose Mercury News Morning Final ed p 3 Ross Bob December 30 1994 Versed in the worst The Tampa Tribune Final ed p 18 External links EditGetting Even with Dad at IMDb Getting Even with Dad at Rotten Tomatoes Getting Even with Dad at Box Office Mojo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Getting Even with Dad amp oldid 1179430834, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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