Product Details

• Actors: Amy Yasbeck, Charlene Tilton, Gilbert Gottfried, Ivyann Schwan, Jack Warden
• Directors: Brian Levant, Dennis Dugan
• Writers: Larry Karaszewski, Scott Alexander
• Producers: Robert Simonds
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Universal Studios
• DVD Release Date: March 2, 2004
• Run Time: 172 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000WN0UU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,994 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• Learn more about "Problem Child Tantrum Pack" on IMDb

Editorial Reviews

When seven-year-old Junior comes into their lives, the Healys hope he will brighten their days. But Junior is more mischievous than they could have imagined as he turns ordinary days into full-scale comic nightmares. And the fun only continues when he moves to a new neighborhood and meets an equally mischievous little girl. It's twice the destruction and twice the fun!

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 26 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Fun - A Treat! January 4, 2004

By R. Diaz

Format:DVD

I know, I know, 5 stars???!!! To me yes, 5 stars... If it makes me laugh out loud it get's 5 stars. Why? These movies can be watched again and again without seeming stale to me. Finally, these movies are available on DVD. These movies are pure silliness, but loads of fun. Ok, it's not art, but I laughed my butt off throughout the whole movie(s). It's nice to see that Ritter will be remembered - he was a joy to watch in these two films. I would compare these movies to Dennis the Menace (Dir. by John Hughes). Special scenes to my heart are Martha Quinn (yes, the MTV VJ Martha Quinn) blind date; the food fight in the Bubble Room (in Maitland/Orlando FL -The Bubble Room closed down a few years ago, and it's nice to see it is preserved in this movie); and Lorraine Newmann (from the Not Ready for Time Prime Players aka Saturday Night Live Original Member) wedding scenes. Pure Fun -Pure joy!

18 of 22 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Nah-Nah-Nah-Nah-Nah April 14, 2005

By Micheal Hunt

Format:DVD

I was a little kid, probably younger then Junior when I first saw this movie. I never saw it as a PG rated movie, to me at the time it was kind of a naughty movie that somehow I was getting away with watching, almost being a mischievous kid myself by getting away with watching it. Now, I look back on it with fond memories and how I was probably influenced myself by these movie when I was in school. Tho none of us who where wild child's could say they drove a car through a store window, hung nuns out to fly, electrocuted the neighbours, torched there room, led a bear to the camp site, threw the birthday girls presents into the pool or drove heavy machinery into a wedding, we where guilty of a few things Junior and Trixie get up to in these movies. Junior may not be everybody's idea of a fun movie, but I saw him as the kind of kid that was doing what some kids where imagining, sure, there probably ex-cons by the 4th grade, but ya gotta have a sense of humour.

The 2 movies are placed onto the one disc (same side). There are a few trailers to get through first, and then you have the option for part 1 or 2. Unfortunately there are not any bonus features. I know there are plenty of deleted scenes, you only have to see the trailer once to know that, and what I really would have liked is an audio commentary and a "where are they now" clip. I always wondered who the juniors in the beginning where? Where they related to the main actor, or where they look a likes at younger ages? And what ever happened to the kid who played Junior? Also, a bit about how Amy Yasbeck ( Flo Healy / Annie Young) met her husband , John Ritter(R.I.P) (Little Ben Healy) for the first time on the set of this very movie! Hopefully, one day they will make a special edition for Problem Child, but for now this will do. 2 of 3, and the best of the 2 one disc is a good deal. Both movies are equally funny, which proves the theory that sequels are never as good as the original, wrong!

Problem Child 3 was a lame movie that shouldn't have been made, so take these two great movies for the kids, and maybe the adults might get a kick out of it, too!?

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars More Childhood Favorites!!! January 11, 2009

By Pumpkin Man

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

Problem Child- Ever since I saw this on tv when I was little, I've loved this movie! I love the the plot and direction of this movie and thought everyone was cast perfectly. Junior is a mean-spirited kid that nobody wants. When Ben and Florence Healy consider adopting a kid, Mr. Peabody persuades them to take Junior. Soon after, havoc ensues. My favorite scene is at the birthday party when he throws presents in the pool, puts exploding candles on the cake, and puts pickles in the pinata. Everybody in Ben Healy's life starts hating Junior, but Ben doesn't want to give up, until Junior drives the family car into Ben's dad's store. When a psychopathic killer escapes, he kidnaps Junior and Florence, but at first, Ben doesn't care, until he finds out that the entire time, Junior liked him. Ben saves Junior and tries to stop the bad guy! I highly recommend PROBLEM CHILD!!!

Problem Child 2- When I was a kid, I saw the original on tv and soon after, the sequel came on. I think it's just as good as the original. Ben and Junior Healy move to a different town to start a new life together. All the women of the 'hood think that Ben is sexy and want to date him, but Junior is not about to let that happen. At school, Junior meets a girl that's just as bad as him. Her name is Trixie. A beautiful mean-hearted sexy bank owner named LaWanda Dumore, played by the beautiful Laraine Newman wants to marry Ben and send Junior off to Bahgdad, but Ben does not believe him because of the way Junior has been the last couple of days. Junior tries to fix his dad up with the school nurse, who happens to be Trixie's mom. Will Junior and Trixie stop Ben from marrying LaWanda? I highly recommend PROBLEM CHILD 2!!!