Dennis the Menace (1993 film)

Dennis the Menace
Theatrical release poster by Drew Struzan
Directed by	Nick Castle
Written by	John Hughes
Based on	Dennis the Menace by Hank Ketcham
Produced by	John Hughes Richard Vane
Starring	Christopher Lloyd Joan Plowright Lea Thompson Paul Winfield Mason Gamble Walter Matthau
Cinematography	Thomas E. Ackerman
Edited by	Alan Heim
Music by	Jerry Goldsmith
Production companies	Hughes Entertainment Hank Ketcham Enterprises
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	June 25, 1993 (1993-06-25)
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 family 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.