![]() But, this wasn’t the original idea.Īccording to lore, this film was pitched by the writing duo of Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, the writing team behind Ed Wood, Big Eyes, and American Crime Story: The People vs. Eventually, everybody learns their lesson. Then, he sets up pranks to exact vengeance in a mean-spirited but hilarious way. Junior is a white immature brat who is hated by almost everybody. Problem Child is Dennis Dugan’s first film, released in 1990 – incidentally, this is the same year that Adam Sandler was first hired by Saturday Night Live – and it set up the Dennis Dugan formula: spoiled dude does a bunch of bratty things, a bunch of celebrities have stellar cameos, and everybody learns a lesson. As the saying goes, “That which is popular cannot be ignored forever.” But, good god, he has been directing movies and television for 27 years, and his movies have made a crapton of money. Sure, Dennis Dugan has nominated for Razzie’s Worst Director for five separate films, winning in 2012 for both Jack and Jill and Just Go With It. We may think that the films convey an abhorrent message of normalizing offensive behavior that may be considered sexist, ageist, racist, and any other type of -ist that exists. ![]() This is a movie.Īt some point, we have to acknowledge that Dennis Dugan knows how to make films for his audience.
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