Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!

1998 1h 11m EN

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★5.4TMDB · 241

FamilyComedy

Synopsis

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Barricade the doors. Lock the windows. Because he's baaaack. That one-boy wrecking crew, Dennis the Menace, returns for more mischief and mayhem. Based on the comic strip and TV show about a mischievous little boy with a gift for the potentially lethal prank.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Don Rickles
George Wilson
George Kennedy
Mr. Johnson
Justin Cooper
Dennis Mitchell
Betty White
Martha Wilson
Brian Doyle-Murray
Professor
Carrot Top
Sylvester
Dwier Brown
Henry Mitchell
Heidi Swedberg
Alice Mitchell

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Charles T. Kanganis
Writers: Robert Newmyer, Tim McCanlies, Jeff Schechter
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 71-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Dennis the Menace Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Charles T. Kanganis, shot by Christopher Faloona. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Graeme Revell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jeffrey Reiner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Don Rickles and George Kennedy and Justin Cooper carry the top of the cast.

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IMDB entry: tt0129868 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Charles T. Kanganis directs. Christopher Faloona behind the camera. Graeme Revell scores. Jeffrey Reiner cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 71-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Dennis the Menace Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Charles T. Kanganis, shot by Christopher Faloona. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Graeme Revell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Jeffrey Reiner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Don Rickles and George Kennedy and Justin Cooper carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0129868 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Christopher Faloona
Original score: Graeme Revell
Editing: Jeffrey Reiner
Production design: Joseph T. Garrity
Stunt coordinator: Monty Cox
Runtime: 71 min · 1h 11m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Dennis the Menace Strikes Again! (1998)

Part of

Dennis the Menace Collection

Dennis the Menace is a 1993 American family comedy film based on the Hank Ketcham comic strip of the same name. Dennis the Menace concerns the misadventures of a mischievous child (Mason Gamble) who wreaks havoc on his next door neighbor George Wilson (Walter Matthau), usually hangs out with his friends Joey (Kellen Hathaway) and Margaret Wade (Amy Sakasitz), and is followed everywhere by his dog, Ruff. The film also features a cameo appearance by Jeannie Russell who was a cast member on the original television show. Released on June 25, 1993, Dennis the Menace was a commercial success, grossing $117.2 million on a $35 million budget despite receiving negative reviews from critics. A direct-to-video sequel called Dennis the Menace Strikes Again was later released in 1998 without the cast from this film. Another direct-to-video sequel called A Dennis the Menace Christmas was released in 2007 with different cast from both first and second films.