- Getting Even with Dad
Infobox_Film
name = Getting Even With Dad
caption = Film poster
imdb_id = 0109891
writer =Tom S. Parker Jim Jennewein
starring =Macaulay Culkin Ted Danson Glenne Headly Saul Rubinek Gailard Sartain Hector Elizondo
director =Howard Deutch
producer =Katie Jacobs
cinematography =
distributor =Metro Goldwyn Mayer
released = flagicon|USAJune 17 , 1994
runtime = 104 min.
language = English
music =Miles Goodman
awards =
budget ="Getting Even with Dad" is a
1994 comedy film starringMacaulay Culkin andTed Danson .Plot summary
The movie is about a dysfunctional father-son relationship. Timmy Gleason (Culkin) is Ray Gleason (Danson)'s estranged son, who tries to
blackmail his ex-con father into spending time with him. Ray and two cronies (played bySaul Rubinek andGailard Sartain ) pull off a rare coin heist, and then Timmy arrives wanting to share father-son time. Timmy hides the coins and uses them to blackmail his father. The police are suspicious of Ray, and Det. Theresa Walsh (Glenne Headly ) is over-zealous in her undercover observance of Ray and Timmy.Cast
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Macaulay Culkin : Timmy
*Ted Danson : Ray
*Glenne Headly : Theresa
*Saul Rubinek : Bobby
*Gailard Sartain : Carl
*Hector Elizondo : Lt. Romayko
*Sydney Walker : Mr. Wankmueller
*Kathleen Wilhoite : KittyMiscellaneous
*Macaulay Culkin's character was supposed to have a short haircut in this movie, but Macaulay who had let his hair grow at the time liked his looks and did not want to cut it. His father
Kit Culkin demanded on behalf of his son that he should keep his hair the way it was. Pointing out that his character was a working class boy, not a prep school boy. Macaulay got to keep his long hair.*
Saul Rubinek was really hit in the nose with a bat during the scene where he falls down the stairs at the stadium. Since Rubinek was caught off guard, his reaction gave the scene a more realistic look. The director, not thinking twice, decided to leave it in the final cut*The theme park featured in the movie was
California's Great America located inSanta Clara, California .Quotes
*Ray Gleason: So, you dating yet?
*Timmy: I'm eleven.
*Ray Gleason: Yeah, I guess you should give it some time. I myself didn't start dating until I was eleven and a half.External links
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