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Directed by | Nick Castle |
Written by | John Hughes |
Based on | Dennis the Menace by Hank Ketcham |
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Cinematography | Thomas E. Ackerman |
Edited by | Alan Heim |
Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $35 million |
Box office | $117.2 million |
Dennis the Menace (released in the United Kingdom as Dennis[1] to avoid confusion with Dennis the Menace and Gnasher) is a 1993 American comedy film based on the Hank Ketcham comic strip of the same name, directed by Nick Castle, written and coproduced by John Hughes and distributed by Warner Bros. under its Family Entertainment label.
The plot concerns the misadventures of a mischievous child (Mason Gamble) who menaces his next door neighbor, George Wilson (Walter Matthau), usually hangs out with his friends, Joey McDonald (Kellen Hathaway) and Margaret Wade (Amy Sakasitz), and is followed everywhere by his dog, Ruff. Jeannie Russell, who played Margaret in the original 1959 TV series, makes a cameo.
Released in the United States on June 25, 1993, the film was a commercial success, grossing $117.2 million on a $35 million budget. Critical reviews were generally negative. A direct-to-video standalone sequel called Dennis the Menace Strikes Again was released in 1998 with a new cast. A second one, A Dennis the Menace Christmas, came out in 2007 with a third cast.