Parental Guidance is a 2012 American familycomedy film directed by Andy Fickman, from a screenplay written by Lisa Addario, and Joe Syracuse. It stars Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, Marisa Tomei, and Tom Everett Scott, and follows a couple who are asked to look after their grandchildren by their skeptical daughter, while she and her husband are out of town.[3][4][5]
The film was the final 20th Century Fox one to be financed by Dune Entertainment as part of a deal with the studio; shortly after, the company merged with RatPac Entertainment and struck a financing deal with Warner Bros. It was theatrically released on December 25, 2012, to negative reviews from critics but was a commercial success, grossing $119.8 million from a $25 million budget.
Artie Decker, a sports commentator for the minor leagueFresno Grizzlies, is fired due to his old-fashioned personality and lack of social media savvy. After telling his wife Diane the news, they get a phone call from their daughter Alice and son-in-law, Phil, asking them to come to Atlanta to babysit their three children Harper, Turner, and Barker while the couple leaves for an entrepreneur convention in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Problems arise as Artie and Diane's laidback personalities collide with Phil and Alice's helicopter parenting. After learning of the children's various problems, such as Harper's "high achievement syndrome", Turner's stutter and Barker's imaginary friend, Carl the Kangaroo, Artie and Diane try to bond with them.
Alice returns home early when her boss gives her an assignment to redesign the website for the X Games. Artie uses this to his advantage and arranges an interview for the role of sports commentator. In an attempt to win over his grandchildren, he breaks several of the rules Alice has set for them, such as forbidding them from eating sugary foods and watching horror movies. Alice is horrified, but after Diane tells her that she and Artie will never be good grandparents if she doesn't give them the chance to, she leaves to join Phil in Hilton Head.
Artie lets Barker skip a playdate to take him to the skate park where his interview is being held. Barker escapes from his supervision, and Tony Hawk nearly runs him over while skateboarding. The incident is later broadcast on the news. Later that day, Diane berates Artie for letting Turner hit his bully after Artie had tried to teach him a lesson about confidence and standing up for himself. Artie has a discussion with him and shows him the Shot Heard 'Round The World event. Meanwhile, Phil and Alice witness the news broadcast of the skatepark incident and return home to Atlanta. The tension comes to a head when Alice discovers Diane has allowed Harper to attend a party the night before a violin recital and Barker claims Carl has been hit and killed by a car.
Alice eventually reconciles with Artie and Diane, and, sensing that Harper has lost her passion for music, allows her to withdraw from the recital. Turner takes her place on stage and overcomes his stutter by reciting the commentary from Shot Heard 'Round The World. Afterward, Artie and Diane successfully reconnect with their grandchildren, and Artie takes up a new job as a commentator for an Atlanta Little League Baseball team.
The film was released Christmas Day 2012, in the United States and Canada and on Boxing Day 2012, in Australia, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. Its international release spans from December 19, 2012, to July 11, 2013, with the first 2013 release on January 3, 2013, in the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and Singapore.[6]
Despite generally negative reviews, box office totals for the film were higher than expected.[2][8]
Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 17% based on 92 reviews with an average rating of 3.84/10. The website's critical consensus states: "Parental Guidance is sweet but milquetoast, an inoffensive trifle that's blandly predictable."[9]Metacritic gives it a weighted average score of 36 out of 100, based on reviews from 20 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[10] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave it an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.[11]
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Parental Guidance is a 2012 American family comedy film directed by Andy Fickman from a screenplay written by Lisa Addario and Joe Syracuse It stars Billy Crystal Bette Midler Marisa Tomei and Tom Everett Scott and follows a couple who are asked to look after their grandchildren by their skeptical daughter while she and her husband are out of town 3 4 5 Parental GuidanceTheatrical release posterDirected byAndy FickmanWritten byLisa AddarioJoe SyracuseProduced byBilly CrystalPeter CherninDylan ClarkStarringBilly CrystalBette MidlerMarisa TomeiTom Everett ScottBailee MadisonCinematographyDean SemlerEdited byKent BeydaMusic byMarc ShaimanProductioncompaniesWalden MediaChernin EntertainmentFace ProductionsDune EntertainmentDistributed by20th Century FoxRelease dateDecember 25 2012 2012 12 25 Running time105 minutes 1 CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget 25 million 2 Box office 119 8 million 2 The film was the final 20th Century Fox one to be financed by Dune Entertainment as part of a deal with the studio shortly after the company merged with RatPac Entertainment and struck a financing deal with Warner Bros It was theatrically released on December 25 2012 to negative reviews from critics but was a commercial success grossing 119 8 million from a 25 million budget Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Release 3 1 Home media 4 Reception 4 1 Accolades 5 References 6 External linksPlot EditArtie Decker a sports commentator for the minor league Fresno Grizzlies is fired due to his old fashioned personality and lack of social media savvy After telling his wife Diane the news they get a phone call from their daughter Alice and son in law Phil asking them to come to Atlanta to babysit their three children Harper Turner and Barker while the couple leaves for an entrepreneur convention in Hilton Head South Carolina Problems arise as Artie and Diane s laidback personalities collide with Phil and Alice s helicopter parenting After learning of the children s various problems such as Harper s high achievement syndrome Turner s stutter and Barker s imaginary friend Carl the Kangaroo Artie and Diane try to bond with them Alice returns home early when her boss gives her an assignment to redesign the website for the X Games Artie uses this to his advantage and arranges an interview for the role of sports commentator In an attempt to win over his grandchildren he breaks several of the rules Alice has set for them such as forbidding them from eating sugary foods and watching horror movies Alice is horrified but after Diane tells her that she and Artie will never be good grandparents if she doesn t give them the chance to she leaves to join Phil in Hilton Head Artie lets Barker skip a playdate to take him to the skate park where his interview is being held Barker escapes from his supervision and Tony Hawk nearly runs him over while skateboarding The incident is later broadcast on the news Later that day Diane berates Artie for letting Turner hit his bully after Artie had tried to teach him a lesson about confidence and standing up for himself Artie has a discussion with him and shows him the Shot Heard Round The World event Meanwhile Phil and Alice witness the news broadcast of the skatepark incident and return home to Atlanta The tension comes to a head when Alice discovers Diane has allowed Harper to attend a party the night before a violin recital and Barker claims Carl has been hit and killed by a car Alice eventually reconciles with Artie and Diane and sensing that Harper has lost her passion for music allows her to withdraw from the recital Turner takes her place on stage and overcomes his stutter by reciting the commentary from Shot Heard Round The World Afterward Artie and Diane successfully reconnect with their grandchildren and Artie takes up a new job as a commentator for an Atlanta Little League Baseball team Cast EditBilly Crystal as Artie Decker Bette Midler as Diane Decker Marisa Tomei as Alice Decker Simmons Tom Everett Scott as Phil Simmons Bailee Madison as Harper Simmons Joshua Rush as Turner Simmons Kyle Breitkopf as Barker Simmons Gedde Watanabe as Mr Cheng Rhoda Griffis as Dr Schveer Jennifer Crystal Foley as Cassandra Tony Hawk as himself Steve Levy as himself Linda Cohn as herselfRelease EditThe film was released Christmas Day 2012 in the United States and Canada and on Boxing Day 2012 in Australia the United Kingdom and Ireland Its international release spans from December 19 2012 to July 11 2013 with the first 2013 release on January 3 2013 in the Dominican Republic Venezuela and Singapore 6 Home media Edit The film was released on DVD and Blu ray on March 26 2013 from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 7 Reception EditDespite generally negative reviews box office totals for the film were higher than expected 2 8 Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 17 based on 92 reviews with an average rating of 3 84 10 The website s critical consensus states Parental Guidance is sweet but milquetoast an inoffensive trifle that s blandly predictable 9 Metacritic gives it a weighted average score of 36 out of 100 based on reviews from 20 critics indicating generally unfavorable reviews 10 Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave it an average grade of A on an A to F scale 11 Accolades Edit Award Category Recipient s Result2013 Young Artist Awards 12 Best Performance in a Feature Film Supporting Young Actor Ten and Under Kyle Harrison Breitkopf NominatedBest Performance in a Feature Film Supporting Young Actor Ten and Under Joshua Rush NominatedBest Performance in a Feature Film Young Ensemble Cast Kyle Harrison Breitkopf Bailee Madison Joshua Rush NominatedReferences Edit PARENTAL GUIDANCE U British Board of Film Classification November 30 2012 Retrieved November 30 2012 a b c Parental Guidance 2012 Box Office Mojo Retrieved May 4 2019 2012 Movies Preview Hunger Games The Dark Knight Rises Avengers amp More Huffington Post January 10 2012 Retrieved June 16 2012 Fox Moves Billy Crystal s Parental Guidance To Christmas Day Deadline Hollywood PMC April 11 2012 Retrieved June 16 2012 Fox Moves Billy Crystal Comedy Parental Guidance Release Date To Christmas CinemaBlend com April 10 2012 Retrieved June 16 2012 Via Press Parental Guidance Release Dates Archived from the original on October 14 2013 Retrieved January 6 2013 Amazon Parental Guidance LA Times Movie box office totals for 2012 projected to set record Retrieved January 2 2013 Parental Guidance 2012 Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media Retrieved August 23 2018 Parental Guidance Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Retrieved August 23 2018 Find CinemaScore Type Parental Guidance in the search box CinemaScore Retrieved May 4 2019 34th Annual Young Artist Awards YoungArtistAwards org Retrieved March 31 2013 External links Edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Parental Guidance film Parental Guidance at IMDb Parental Guidance at AllMovie Parental Guidance at Rotten Tomatoes Parental Guidance at Box Office Mojo 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