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House Arrest (Clam) [VHS] (1996)

Starring: Kyle Howard, Russel Harper Director: Harry Winer Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Format: VHS Tape
3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)


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Product Details

  • Actors: Kyle Howard, Russel Harper, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Pollak, Amy Sakasitz
  • Directors: Harry Winer
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Number of tapes: 1
  • Studio: Hbo Home Video
  • VHS Release Date: August 19, 1997
  • Run Time: 111 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 0783112149
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #76,632 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A very funny and heartwarming family movie!, January 20, 1998
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If you have kids fourteen and under, I think they'll really enjoy this movie. Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Pollak play a couple who get locked in the basement by their children because the children think they need to spend more time together. Soon other kids decide their parents need some "time out" too, which leads to many very funny situations between the kids and their parent-hostages. Our children loved seeing Jennifer Love Hewitt, one of the stars of "Party of Five," and we really enjoyed Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Pollak, and Jennifer Tilly. A lot of fun! END
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Lot of Fun, March 2, 2003
This movie is a lot of fun. The basic plot is, two kids Grover and Stacey, lock their parents in the basement after they break the news that they are getting seperated. Grover and Stacey think that all they need is time to work out their problems. Soon Grover's friends decide their parents could use some help, and bring them over. The kids try to help their parents as the parents try to escape. A nosy neighbour across the street is constantly watching, but the kids are determined to get their parents back together. This movie is definitley fun for the whole family.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars It's perfectly OK to laugh in the face of adversity., April 12, 2001
By Ben Riddle (Cuyahoga Falls, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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Here is one of the most unusual movies I've ever seen. Grover and his sister Stacey put together a home movie featuring some of their parents' best moments as an eighteenth anniversary present. They soon find out that something is wrong after their parents give them the news of their impending seperation. After his best friend "tips him off", so to speak, Grover and Stacey come up with a novel plan.

The kids decorate the basement to look like Hawaii, where their parents spent their honeymoon. But after Mom and Dad start quibbling over the anniversary cake, Grover decides to take matters into his own hands by locking his parents in the basement. He figures that after a night alone together, Mom and Dad will be able to work out their problems once and for all.

It doesn't work that way, of course. The hilarity level of the movie just gets higher and higher after some of Grover's friends lock their parents in the basement with his own; what starts with a "prison sentence" turns into a all-encompassing group therapy session as all of the parents get to know one another while plotting a means of escape.

The reason I'm only giving this movie four stars is because of the happy Hollywood ending. Not to give more of the plot away, but the plan winds up working, which is not at all typical of real divorce cases. I'm also tempted to call this film a black comedy, since watching it caused me to laugh at things which I wouldn't normally find funny. But maybe that can be a good thing sometimes.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Guilty Pleasure
I am so glad this movie is finally available in widescreen! It has definitely been a guilty pleasure of mine for some time. They really assembled a great cast here. Read more
Published 8 months ago by J. Torrez

3.0 out of 5 stars Cute kids flick
not the greatest movie ever but, somethign good to atch on a sat arvo with the kids.
Published 15 months ago by L. J. ASCENSION

1.0 out of 5 stars The kids have saved the day oh whoopie.
Locking your parents in the basement just to work out their marrage problems what a joke! I think my parents would be so incredibly pissed off and would kill me if I ever locked... Read more
Published on April 7, 2007

1.0 out of 5 stars Kind of annoying!
I use to think it was a cool movie when I first saw it a few times but then I started to get sick of it. Read more
Published on August 23, 2005

1.0 out of 5 stars Kids are not smarter than adults.
They need to remake this movie where the parents remember five minutes into being locked up that they have a cell phone. Read more
Published on August 14, 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Why do people put their reviews on here and explain the entire movie? Dude, just give your opinion of the movie! Read more
Published on August 17, 2003 by Jeremy D. Cannon

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best movies ever made!
I laughed so hard, especially when the guy got stuck, that was funny!! JLH was awesome again!! This is one of the movies she didn't have to save, she just made it better!! Read more
Published on August 27, 2002 by bryhil_04

3.0 out of 5 stars PRETTY COOL!
I first this movie on HBO and I thought it was okay,so I bought it.Now since I'm older I think it went from a 5 to a 3.Trust me,this movie is cool! Read more
Published on July 23, 2001 by Vincent Donato

5.0 out of 5 stars FUNNY!!!
You will love this!A great film about teens locking their parents in a basement.Very funny and good movie.
Published on July 10, 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars This is my hometown!
This is one of my favorite movies as it is set in Defiance, Ohio....my hometown! The movie was written by Michael Hitchcock, who grew up here. Read more
Published on April 9, 2000 by Pat Hire

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