Parental Guidance poster

Parental Guidance( 2012)

TV-MAComedy
60%
User
Score

Here come the grandparents. There go the rules.

Overview

Artie and Diane agree to look after their three grandkids when their type-A helicopter parents need to leave town for work. Problems arise when the kids' 21st-century behavior collides with Artie and Diane's old-school methods.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Billy Crystal

      Artie Decker

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      Bette Midler

      Diane Decker

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      Marisa Tomei

      Alice Simmons

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      Tom Everett Scott

      Phil Simmons

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      Bailee Madison

      Harper Simmons

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      Joshua Rush

      Turner Simmons

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      Kyle Breitkopf

      Barker Simmons

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      Jennifer Crystal Foley

      Cassandra

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      Rhoda Griffis

      Dr. Schveer

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      Gedde Watanabe

      Mr. Cheng

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      Tony Hawk

      Himself

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      Steve Levy

      Himself

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      Cade Jones

      Ivan Halloran

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      Mavrick Moreno

      Cody

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      Madison Lintz

      Ashley

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      Corey James Wright

      Drayton Glass

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      Justin R. Kennedy

      Brad Zolick

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      Fyodor Cherniavsky

      Orchestra Conductor

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      Brad James

      Rookie Cop

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      Christine Lakin

      Helen

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      Ron Clinton Smith

      Umpire Clark

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      Hunter Weeks

      Dino

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      Joe Knezevich

      Kent

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      Jody Thompson

      Aaron

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      Maia Moss-Fife

      Samantha

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      Jan Harrelson

      Babaloo

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      Dwayne Boyd

      Lowell

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      Tiffany Morgan

      Amanda

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      Kathleen Hogan

      Betsy

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      Gina Herron

      Carol

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      Patricia French

      Rose

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      Nate Panning

      Coach Bostick

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      Joanna Daniel

      Lauren

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      Kendra Goehring-Garnett

      Doris Halloran

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      Matthew Warzel

      Josh

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      Peter Luis Zimmerman

      Nate

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      Erin O'Connor

      Clara

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      Audray McCroskey

      Gwen

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      Marla Malcolm

      Emma

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      Troy Michael Simeon

      Parker

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      Daniel Fridkin

      Chet Halloran

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      Jade Nicolette

      Lulu

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      Karan Kendrick

      Lisa

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      Bart Hansard

      Joey

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      Ralph Branca

      Legendary Judge

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      Brett Cooper

      Speech Student (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by r96sk

    6
    Written by r96sk on Wed Sep 09 2020
    <em>'Parental Guidance'</em> drags. It's very much a one-man band as the amusing Billy Crystal stops this from dropping to deeply low depths, he has a decent amount of good gags and is full of sharp wit. Bette Midler is a (not so) close second, she bounces off Crystal's comedy well. All of the cast that play their family are entirely forgettable, almost annoying in fact. The premise, though it may conclude with a truckload of heart, is boring. It's a tale we've all seen before and it doesn't really add anything different in that regard. It does, to be fair, at least end with a positive me...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    25000000.00

    Revenue

    119772232.00

    Keywords

    • house
    • punishment
    • family
    • chores