Dennis the Menace (1993)
He's armed... He's adorable... And he's out of school for the entire summer.
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Dennis the Menace rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb5.7/10· 69K votes
Rotten Tomatoes28%
Metacritic49%
TMDb5.887/10· 2K votesWith 28% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.7/10 on IMDb and 49/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About Dennis the Menace
Mr. Wilson's ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But he'll need Dennis's tricks to uncover a collection of gold coins that go missing when a shady drifter named Switchblade Sam comes to town.
Cast of Dennis the Menace
Walter Matthau
as Mr. Wilson
Mason Gamble
as Dennis Mitchell
Joan Plowright
as Martha Wilson
Christopher Lloyd
as Switchblade Sam
Lea Thompson
as Alice Mitchell
Robert Stanton
as Henry Mitchell
Amy Sakasitz
as Margaret Wade
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Kellen Hathaway
as Joey
Paul Winfield
as Chief of Police
Natasha Lyonne
as Polly
Devin Ratray
as Mickey
Hank Johnston
as Gunther
Dennis the Menace facts
- Budget
- $35M
- Box office
- $117.3M
- Collection
- Dennis the Menace Collection
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Family comedy captures mischievous child character with lighthearted charm
- •Comic adaptation maintains source material tone for nostalgia value
- •Slapstick humor delivers simple entertainment for younger viewers consistently
What the audience disliked
- •Simplistic plot and shallow character development limit emotional resonance
- •Dated comedy style and pacing feel sluggish for contemporary audiences
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