Getting Even with Dad

Even with Dad & Co is an American family comedy from 1994.

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After it came to a surprise find of coins worth 1.5 million U.S. dollars at a childless old woman want Raymond " Ray" Gleason and his two accomplices, Robert " Bobby" Drace and Carl this steal and sell on the black market, it being assumed that each receives about $ 250,000. Unfortunately, Ray's sister Kitty sets whose son Timmy from him, since he has no one left after his mother died. But Ray, Bobby and Carl can not discourage their rampage. They are stealing the coins and hiding them on the roof. Unfortunately, Timmy found out what they were doing, so he steals the coins again and hides them. Then he blackmails Ray that he should play for a week for him the perfect father, so he would not send the video tape with the three, and the stolen coins to the police. After this week, they can have the coins gladly again.

Meanwhile, Detective Theresa Walsh has narrowed down the suspects in the robbery at Ray and Bobby the suggestions of a homeless person, which is why they Lt.. Romayko for some time ask so that they can be monitored both. So it looks like Ray, Carl and Bobby try together with Timmy in the aquarium, at Candlestick Park, the home of the baseball team the San Francisco Giants, eim fishing, to have in the museum and while skating fun. After Theresa California's Great America, the four observed in the roller coaster, at karaoke, the carousel and mini golf on the second day at the amusement park, they must intervene on the following day to keep Timmy in front of an approaching bus. This has come up with Ray in contact and will not only coffee, but also invited for dinner. It gives itself as a primary school teacher and kisses Ray.

Meanwhile, Bobby and Carl stole a card from Timmy's room, they believe that this will lead directly to the coins. However, read and interpret the map according to their own methods, so that they not only stumble from one disaster to the next, but also end up in the trash and be removed by the garbage truck. Finally, Bobby also believes that the treasure was in a church. So he engages in the collection and steals a large box to then flee from the nun and being arrested by the police. For all these misfortunes he gives Timmy and Ray 's fault. Timmy, however, has discovered on his video tapes that Theresa is a cop and he and his father will be monitored by the police. He shakes off his pursuers and deposited the coins at the bus station.

Then Timmy Ray gives the key and says that he is between the coins and decide it. Because if he takes the coins, he will never see him again, because the police will arrest him. However, if he decides for him, the police will never arrest a suspect. This makes Ray angry, but he wants to invest the money for his own pastry shop and not continue to commit crimes. But he opts for the money and against his son, so he puts him at the bus station for the next bus and is just about to open the locker. The police is waiting in the background and will intervene only when the key is inserted. But Ray decides around and leaves the money are in favor of his son. Unfortunately, Bobby appears that at gunpoint forcing Ray to open the locker, so the police turn both arrested together with the evidence. However, it was not the desired coins, but only a few pennies. Timmy is Theresa the tip that the real coins in a bag hanging on a mannequin in a department store, so he and his father can be subsequently dismissed, because without evidence, they can not be arrested.

Criticism

Although Ted Danson and Macaulay Culkin " heartwarming, but not silly " play, Caryn James criticized by the New York Times that the film " annoying [ and ] full of pathetic jokes " is. Furthermore, it is the story of " false and nonsensical as the glued Ponytail by Ted Danson ."

In the Chicago Sun- Times attested by the renowned film critic Roger Ebert, the film is full of ambition, because he wants to " be a thriller, a comedy, a romance, and tailored to Macaulay Culkin. " And that was too much. Although one might shed "a few obligatory tears in the final scene ," it create the script writers just do not maintain the necessary tension, whereby they would offer more " unnecessary" and " bizarre" explanations.

The lexicon of the International film said that it is the movie is a " family comedy that is tailored to their child star, but acting not even mastered the modest requirements of written and directed. " In addition, the film is full " was full of attached pathos, mendacious moral and cheap joke. "

The German television magazine Prisma meant not only that Macaulay Culkin " in the lead role of this fast-paced family comedy that is completely tailored to the little Star" shine, but that "this is one of the best movies with Culkin " is.

Background

Originally, the Macaulay Culkin's character of Timmy Gleason should wear short hair. Since Culkin though at the time his long hair liked, his father Kit Culkin could get through it, that his son can keep his hair.

Together with his two other starring roles in The Pagemaster - Richie's fantastic journey and Richie Rich Culkin was nominated at the ceremony of the Golden Raspberry in 1995 as Worst Actor.

In the U.S., the film opened on 17 June 1994 in the cinemas and was only able to import a little more than 18.8 million U.S. dollars again, with an estimated production budget of nearly 30 million U.S. dollars. In Germany he was after he launched on 7 July 1994, as seen from 182 637 moviegoers. Since 27 January 1995, the film on VHS and since 3 April 2003 DVD is available.

1994 in film Howard Deutch Screenplay Film score Miles Goodman Richard Halsey Héctor Elizondo Chicago Sun-Times Richie Rich (Film) 15th Golden Raspberry Awards Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor Pretty in Pink The Odd Couple II The Replacements (film)
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