Summary
Josh and Sam are two brothers facing change, their mother is about to marry a French accountant and the kids are sent to go live with their father in Florida.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Kids
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+25)
Critics 29Audiences 54GoodWatch 41
Tomatometer29%
IMDb5.7
Letterboxd · 1 K ratings2.9/5
Audience score47%
Box office
8%of its budget back
- Budget
- $18 M
- Worldwide
- $2 M
Worldwide it made back $2 M of the $18 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 36 min
A typical length for adventure movies, −7 min on the typical 103
typical 10396Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 58 more
Released
1993
November 24, 1993
33 years ago
Genres
AdventureActionComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-Provoking
and 9 more12 people
- Jacob TierneyJoshua 'Josh' Whitney
- Noah FleissSamuel 'Sam' 'Killer Sam' Whitney
- Martha PlimptonAlison (The Liberty Maid)
- Stephen TobolowskyThomas 'Thom' Whitney
- Joan AllenCaroline Whitney
- Chris PennDerek Baxter
- Maury ChaykinPizza Man
- Ronald GuttmanJean-Pierre
Udo KierSalon Manager
Christian ClemensonPoliceman
Jake GyllenhaalLeon Coleman
Danny TamberelliRed Haired Kid #2
Directing · 3
- Billy Weber Director
- John Wildermuth Second Assistant Director
- Artist W. Robinson First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Frank Deese Writer
Production · 7
- Arne Schmidt Production Manager, Executive Producer
- Martin Brest Producer
- Alex Gartner Co-Producer
- Allegra Clegg Associate Producer
- Frank Deese Co-Producer
- Carrie Frazier Casting Director
Camera · 1
- Don Burgess Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Chris Lebenzon Editor
Sound · 6
- Thomas Newman Original Music Composer
- John A. Larsen Supervising Sound Editor
- Teri E. Dorman Supervising Sound Editor
- Bob Badami Music Editor
- Bill Bernstein Music Editor
- Douglas Axtell Production Sound Mixer
Art · 3
- Marcia Hinds Production Design
- Jan K. Bergstrom Set Decoration
- Bo Johnson Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Jill M. Ohanneson Costume Design
- Karl Wesson Hairstylist
- Hallie D'Amore Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 1
- Arnold Peterson Special Effects Supervisor
Other crew · 4
- Gary Combs Stunt Coordinator
- Gary McLarty Stunts
- Michael Runyard Stunts
- Glory Fioramonti Stunts
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