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Overall Rank: 12998

Average Rating: 2.2/4

# of Ratings: 89

Theatrical Release Date: 06/25/1993

Language: English

Genre: Comedy, Family

MPAA Rating: PG

Director: Nick Castle

Actors: Walter Matthau, Mason Gamble, Joan Plowright, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Robert Stanton

Plot: Straight from the comics to the screen: when Dennis is left in the care of neighbors the Wilsons while his parents are away, he brings no end of trouble to the crotchety, old Mr. Wilson. -- Chris Kavan

Matthew Brady - wrote on 10/12/2020

It only takes one bad day for Dennis to snap and kill someone. I mean, he nearly kills Mr. Wilson and Christopher Lloyd. Very dark. I can't believe Michael Myers directed this movie, which now explains a lot.

Unknown - wrote on 10/03/2011

I liked this, when I was a kid. Looking back, it's not a bad movie.

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Dennis the Menace!

MovieAddict - wrote on 04/20/2013

DENNIS THE MENACE, in my opinion, is a great adaptation of the classic TV show and Mason Gamble successfully brings the lovable cartoon character of Dennis to life for us! He plays the kid who is the absolute nightmare of parents and neighbors all over the world. Dennis is not mean spirited or evil….he just happens to do the wrong things for the right reasons. Then, while trying to cover up, he ends up making a worse mess than before. And his cantankerous neighbor Mr. Wilson (Walter Matthau) is usually on the receiving end, whether he likes it or not. Mason Gamble embodies the spirit of the spunky menace you cannot help but love even when he causes Mr. Wilson to miss an event which he has waited 40 years for. Joan Plowright is wonderful as the unfulfilled neighborhood grandmother whom …

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One of My Favorites When I Was 7

Franz Patrick - wrote on 10/26/2008

This is one of those movies that I watched pretty much every day when I was about six years old, so I was glad to have stumbled over it on TV on a very noneventful day. Even though I haven’t seen this picture in over ten years, I was surprised to have remembered some of the dialogues to a tee, especially the witty exchanges between Dennis (Mason Gamble) and Mr. Wilson (Walter Matthau). I was also very amused with Dennis’ friends: Margaret (Amy Sakasitz) and Joey (Kellen Hathaway). Even though they’re little kids and have so much energy, they know just how much to give without crossing that line of disbelief. The movie feels very comic strip with a touch of slapstick comedy. In most films, such a style isn’t my cup of tea but that it’s exactly why I enjoyed this film so much; …