4.3 Score

1993 • 1h 34min • PG • Comedy, Family

Dennis the Menace

"He's armed... He's adorable... And he's out of school for the entire summer."

Mr. Wilson's ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But he'll need Dennis's tricks to uncover a collection of gold coins that go missing when a shady drifter named Switchblade Sam comes to town.

IMDb 5.7

RT 27%

MC 49

Director

Nick Castle

Writers

Hank Ketcham

John Hughes

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Walter Matthau

George Wilson

Mason Gamble

Dennis Mitchell

Joan Plowright

Martha Wilson

Christopher Lloyd

Switchblade Sam

Lea Thompson

Alice Mitchell

Robert Stanton

Henry Mitchell

Amy Sakasitz

Margaret Wade

Kellen Hathaway

Joey

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Walter Matthau George Wilson

Mason Gamble Dennis Mitchell

Joan Plowright Martha Wilson

Christopher Lloyd Switchblade Sam

Lea Thompson Alice Mitchell

Robert Stanton Henry Mitchell

Amy Sakasitz Margaret Wade

Kellen Hathaway Joey

Paul Winfield Chief of Police

Natasha Lyonne Polly

Devin Ratray Mickey

Hank Johnston Gunther

Melinda Mullins Andrea

Billie Bird Edith Butterwell

Bill Erwin Edward Little

Arnold Stang Photographer

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