Dennis the Menace - It's Not THAT Bad - The Story Behind the '93 Adaptation

Note: In the intro I incorrectly state that Home Alone was released in 1991 instead of the correct year 1990.
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[@allnightfright619]

It’s crazy hearing there was any negative takes on this film. I never thought the kids were bad actors. The way the kid played Dennis made it more memorable to me and very quotable.

[@zg-it]

It's fascinating looking back. I just watched the toy recently and was amazed that it had 0% Rotten Tomatoes from back then. It was not liked at all. But I liked it as a kid, and now I brought it up with some people and they all liked it too. If the critics could dictate the Box office, they would be producers

[@flanbeau]

People who criticises a 5 years old working in a movie are as monstrous as those who makes a 5 years old work.

[@jibber27jabber]

Most kid actors just seem to come out of a drama school factory by the time they can talk. It's great to see the real thing once in a while.

[@joeb267382]

@@jibber27jabber I thought the same thing. Usually kids in movies and tv shows have been so trained for the spotlight and are on all the time that they don't resemble a real kid in any way. Mason wasn't that way at all which is why he was good as Dennis.

[@marcohavokkhaos]

I was a kid. I wouldn't know if a kid was a bad actor lol

[@Ginger-wx4bd]

The fact that they gave a five year old a worst actors award is pretty despicable especially because the movie is great

[@shinyagumon7015]

Right? So petty and mean. Make fun of established actors phoning in a bad performance all you want, but a 5-year-old kid in his first ever role? Bully behavior

[@VanishedPNW]

He was fantastic in the film, too. Absolutely perfectly cast. Brilliant young spark. Fuck those morons.

[@brentholladay3113]

He is adorable in it, whoever stated that shouldn’t be watching family movie like this.

[@walker1984]

Nobody really pays Razzie Awards any mind. It's not really something to lose sleep over.

[@LukasSheshene1]

​@@walker1984 agreed

[@Alfie_Dragonborn]

You know you're getting older when you start to take Mr Wilson's side.

[@Sam-lm8gi]

Just wait until we start wearing dentures like Mr. Wilson.

[@MuncleMarkster]

​@@Sam-lm8giI am 40 and have had dentures for a few years due to mouth trauma and gum disease. Movies with denture gags really do hit different. Luckily they gave me a lot of ideas how to get laughs out of mine so it all works out! #silverlining 😁

[@SuperMarioBrosIII]

@@Sam-lm8gi Heck I'll even take Martha's side LOL! 🧓🍪♥🙏

[@Jacob-Vivimord]

I used to cry as a child when Mr. Wilson went looking for Dennis in the night, calling out his name. :'(

[@DiRF]

It's a little scene, but when Matthau emotes the worry through his face, with no dialogue, and jumps in his car and heads out looking for Dennis... it hits surprisingly well.

[@HutchIsOnYT]

The part when Dennis returns home and runs into Mr Wilsons arms gets me

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

@@DiRF fact that the only dialogue is internal in that zoom in shot of Wilson showing remorse as he thinks of all the yelling he did and just the score allows the scene to just play out is perfection!

[@Sam-lm8gi]

I remember this movie made me cry a lot, like when Dennis hears Mr. Wilson calling him a pest, and you totally feel his rejection. It's devastating.

[@Nick-ty9us]

@@DiRF he was an Academy award winning actor for a reason

[@AntiNihilist]

As someone who still owns this movie and watched it before Home Alone, I would never think to compare the two. Their moods were SO different. For one, there's legit characters and emotions in Dennis while Home Alone felt like a familiar 90s era comedy, though it likely just shaped the decade admittedly. Home Alone is a power fantasy for a kid, and Dennis is a family drama where you learn to understand your neighbors even as a kid. Kind of a more developed form of the relationship in Home Alone 2 between the pigeon lady and McCulkin

[@MsLeenite]

I hear you, and you've made some valid points. Certainly, Kevin's remarkably clever and resourceful problem-solving was the meat of Home Alone. Everyone overlooked him, but it turned out he did fine on his own. But for me, a vital element of that film was the regular switch to Catherine O'Hara's ongoing struggle to get home to her child. Hughes could not leave her as a two-dimensional frazzled neurotic; we had to see how terribly ashamed she felt about the situation, and that she would move heaven and earth to get to Kevin. So it was mostly a kid's power fantasy, but also a neglect redemption fantasy for parents. Perhaps I was so struck by this because I was an adult when I saw Home Alone.

[@Sam-lm8gi]

I loved both films as a kid, but TBH, I probably watched Dennis the Menace more often than either of the Home Alone films (unless you count watching Marv's skeleton getting electrocuted on a loop fifty times in a row). Dennis the Menace was simply more emotional.

[@crosseightyeight]

This movie was a regular rental for me as a kid. "Tastes funny. Tastes like paint."

[@punklover99]

And wood

[@Jury4318]

still remember that to this day lol

[@thechuckjosechannel.2702]

I remember that Scene very well.

[@jonathanpasch6604]

Hahaha!! There were so many good parts but that one was my favorite

[@Grim528]

Yeah I rented it a lot too

[@FortunateJuice]

"Tastes like paint. And wood."

[@torstenscholz6243]

The weird thing about this is that he seemingly knows what paint and wood taste like. 🤣🤣

[@scottziegler4238]

I'll make us some sandwiches.

[@Former_Employee]

​@@torstenscholz6243don't you ?

[@Chicken_Wing91]

Mitchell can’t deny it

[@TheRipdub]

I didn't know people thought it was bad. It was one of my favorite movies growing up.

[@dweebcentric]

It was so dopey and cute, and you know… for kids. Like little kids. I loved this movie when I was kid, though now, all grown up, I laugh at a story about pristine upper middle class neighborhood being invaded by homeless creepy guy. But it was stupid fun, as you did in the 90s. (I think Buzz as the brain dead babysitter boyfriend was my favorite).

[@Sam-lm8gi]

Roger Ebert disliked it, but he also hated most of David Lynch and John Carpenter's films. Screw the critics.

[@beowulf1417]

​@@Sam-lm8gi Ebert (and Siskel) would flip flop on every opinion and contradict themselves countless times over their careers. Very little substance to their opinions.

[@Former_Employee]

​@@Sam-lm8giwhaaaa! Wha-wha-whaatt!

[@grsy764]

I loved this movie as a kid. Whenever I eat an apple, I think of Christopher Lloyd.

[@FortunateJuice]

Me too.

[@AlyxLandell]

A Apple

[@TheImmortalLowlife]

Or a can of beans

[@MidniteClimax]

​@@TheImmortalLowlifeyou little worm

[@Soloman_Gumball]

Definitely one of my most recycled VHS, next to the Big Green and Little Giants.

[@allright]

Christopher Lloyd is so creepy in this movie that he reminds me of Freddy Krueger before he got burned up alive.

[@spenser9908]

I always would confuse him with Max Cady from Cape Fear, as a kid.

[@furiousstyles7998]

I won't eat canned beans or venture to see whats under any bridges because I know those both lead to bad things

[@Jury4318]

"what's ah cork?"

[@KairuHakubi]

I ALSO didn't recognize him as a kid.. He put so much into that role. Nobody would have held it against him if he phoned it in a little, but he just.. kicked its ass. While simultaneously playing on the sort of cultural differences since Dennis the Menace's heyday. No longer do parents approve of kids running around wild, they imagine all these unsavory characters around who are gonna hurt them. it was cathartic.

[@TomMSTie1138]

Oh God, he looks like the child catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!

[@MerelyAFan]

The entire cast is solid enough, but its Walter Mattheu's layers as an actor (& ability to make Wilson feel like a real person as opposed to a cartoon character) that really carries the movie.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

Walter is the spitting image of George Wilson and just with added full head of hair

[@torstenscholz6243]

So true. Matthau is such a perfect casting choice and is at his absolute best here. He was always the funniest when he played grumpy, choleric, annoyed characters, a role he excelled in ever since The Odd Couple.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

​@@torstenscholz6243If John Hughes ever knew his friendship with Jack Lemmon, wonder if he'd have Jack as a friend of George Wilson's as a nice cameo and nod to his bond with Walter? Thatd have made for a nice scene

[@torstenscholz6243]

@@Thomasmemoryscentral Wow, now *that* would indeed have been awesome.

[@shiloc009]

"It tastes like paint,... and wood", My sister and I still quote that to this day.

[@PhillipCummingsUSA]

Imagine giving a razzie to a five year old. I feel like that is political somehow.

[@youthoughtaboutit6946]

Feels like it’s just a collective statement of “I can’t stand child actors” that often permeated the industry.

[@TheWinstonSlip]

Some people are just miserable

[@DJMangoh]

A razzie for his first ever movie nonetheless. Ridiculous.

[@mrcritical6751]

Jake Lloyd got the same treatment

[@iaincowell9747]

Kid was a bad actor

[@azn1011]

wait, people think this movie is bad? the sequel, yeah, but this movie? edit: that kid was nomiated for a Razzie? come on that's just punching way down. i completely get nominating some stuck up diva who's full of themselves, but a child actor like that? in their first role?

[@LittleMissLounge]

The Razzies are the CinemaSins of awards shows.

[@brandonmelling771]

Agreed. I've always found the Razzies pretty distasteful anyway, but anytime they nominate a child actor for one it always feels especially gross and mean-spirited.

[@VanishedPNW]

Mason Gamble was fucking FANTASTIC in this film, what the fuck?!

[@Amanda-kd1zr]

Yeah, it's incredible... they did the same thing to Aileen Quinn for Annie in 1982--she "won" too and it was her very first film too. Just to rub in she won "worst supporting actress" (even though she played the title role?) and was nominated for "Worst New Star." Feels incredibly weird, like immature adults trying to be edgy by insulting "annoying" children.

[@KOOPAS1234]

I loved both movies tbh

[@michaelleoanrd194]

You have a great knack for commenting on genuinely underrated movies. Not cult classics or "so bad it's good" but just fairly good and unnoticed. There's a lot of them like that and I hope to see you do more.

[@davidclarey4461]

This movie was my childhood i watched it so many times.

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

Wonder if Hats Off would ever consider reviewing the Pagemaster. Highly underrated film in my opinion, with a great cast, beautiful animation and an amazing soundtrack. My sister and I watched a VHS copy of the movie we had constantly as kids.

[@rillest75]

100%. I would get so wet if they did that

[@voidofhope6259]

Pagemaster is a masterpiece

[@TrikYodz]

@@voidofhope6259PageMasterPiece

[@mario-mario822]

Yes! It's another fantastic Christopher Lloyd performance 😂❤

[@kamdan2011]

The book adaptation with illustrations by Jerry Tiritilli deserves praise as well. It interestingly has Christopher Castile from Beethoven and Step by Step’s likeness for the role of Tyler instead of Macaulay Culkin.

[@licechrispies]

I’ve been binging this channel lately and subsequently watching a ton of classic comedies that I’ve never seen- Blazing Saddles, Airplane!, The Naked Gun. So much comedic gold in those films

[@HatsOffEntertainment]

Cheers!

[@3rdalbum]

I'd love to meet a dude who has never seen Airplane or Naked Gun, so I could show him those movies! I showed them to my wife and she liked them but I think it would have a bigger impact with a dude. If you can, you should see High Anxiety. It's a bit of an underrated movie, but I think it would be right up your alley. It's a Mel Brooks comedy that riffs off Alfred Hitchcock. You don't need to be a Hitchcock fan to enjoy it though.

[@licechrispies]

@@3rdalbum I love Hitchcock movies, I’m going to check it out!

[@-th1rty3-]

Christopher Lloyd is a chameleon, I sometimes I forget I'm watching Christopher Lloyd whenever he's on screen. That cross eyed kid is so adorable, even being a little kid back then I thought he was adorable.

[@Ouchimoo]

A few days ago a video came across with Christopher Lloyd's role in Taxi pushed him towards his role in Back to the Future. My husband and I were talking about how he was everything from the absent minded genius to the sinister Judge to the terrifying homeless guy. They all had this kind of crazy, but never the same type of crazy.

[@no-paint]

I used to watch this religiously as a kid it's still an amazing movie in my opinion

[@Sam-lm8gi]

Literally never heard of anyone disliking this movie. As a kid I watched it as much as, if not more, than Home Alone. It's so good.

[@AdamAus85]

I can't believe Matthau has been gone for 24 years now. Man I feel old.

[@roberttreacy8271]

Just a nitpick: In the beginning, you said Home Alone came out in November 1991. It actually came out a year before.

[@HatsOffEntertainment]

D’oh! Thank you

[@MartyMcFly88]

He also said Nick Castle played Michael Myers in Halloween 2, he only played him in part 1

[@ChibiFighter]

How the hell is the kid who played Dennis a "bad actor" he's really good in this.

[@ekahnoman7331]

My grandma had this on VHS. As well as the 90s Little Rascals, The Shadow, and Casper. (basically all the remakes of stuff she grew up with) Watched them over and over back then and still enjoy them today. 😄

[@abegarfield7031]

I saw this in the cinema despite being a bit too old for it (13). It was the only thing on that we would have got in to see. I looked old enough to get into 18 rated movies but my cousin didn't, so we settled for Dennis. Some guy took his kid to the toilet halfway through, took about 15 minutes, then asked us what they'd missed. He actually expected us to fill him in on the last 15 minutes.

[@averageontarian528]

I watched this movie countless times as a kid. The scene where Mr. Wilson goes out looking for Dennis pulled at my heart strings as a kid because Walter Mathau reminded me of my grandfather and I could see him doing the exact thing. Hits harder after his passing.

[@negavenom]

I'm sorry for your loss

[@averageontarian528]

@@negavenom Thank you 🙏

[@negavenom]

@@averageontarian528 It was the least I could do.

[@isaiahchapman7660]

Dude, you can keep talking about John Hughes as much as you want, and I'll watch it!

[@Sam-lm8gi]

Ditto. John Hughes is the only filmmaker that made me laugh and cry in equal measure. He was a master.

[@torstenscholz6243]

Same. One really cannot appreciate John Hughes enough. He was such a genius comedic writer that gave the world so many great, memorable films and has such a huge influence on US comedic cinema in the 80s and 90s. Sadly he left us way too soon.

[@mrjoe5292]

Who the hell nominates a child for a "worst" award? Not giving every child a trophy is one thing but jeez...

[@duffin.caprous]

I watched this movie so much as a kid. I still love it. Christopher Lloyd's performance scared the crap out of my when I was a kid. Like you, I didn't even know if was him and I loved the Back to the Future movies, too.

[@stevenhandzel5929]

I was 7, and that extreme closeup on his eyes on a huge movie screen gave me the chills.

[@TheNaturalPatHarris]

The music for Christopher Lloyd character is Awesome. Lea Thompson in this is extremely beautiful.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

Funny Lea is first Marty McFlys mother and now Dennis’s mother. 2 films that featured Christopher Lloyd too!

[@coventryterrier5751]

I hope one day you do a review on Blues Brothers 2000. That’s one movie I find fascinating when learning about.

[@ChibiFighter]

I really appreciate that a lot of this movie was shot on location, everything feels so real because of it.

[@auvelier]

“My name is Mr. Wilson and I’m here to say…”

[@Endocrom]

What are you doing in my basement?

[@ChrisMeadows1992]

I think there was such an influx of these Home Alone knockoffs by 1993 that critics and audiences had just had enough of this kind of family film. With three decades behind it, I think Dennis the Menace has really risen towards the top of the pile. The great ensemble cast really carries it.

[@kamdan2011]

They also didn’t like Home Alone to begin with.

[@thechasethompson]

"I bet they don't even lock their doors..."

[@ronaldderosa]

This line always stuck with me.

[@danpalmer5451]

I'm glad you mentioned the British Dennis the Menace. When the movie was released over here (in the U.K), critics slammed it for being twee in comparison to our homegrown version. Although the coincidence of both stripe-shirted, dog owning, catapult wielding Dennises being created at exactly the same time on opposite sides of the pond is bizarre, that's pretty much where the similarities end. As Hank Ketcham once said; '..the British Dennis really IS a menace.'

[@Correc7edAura]

I never thought this movie was bad. I loved it as a kid and enjoy it as an adult. I'd watch it anytime. It's a feel good movie for me and i thought the cast was great.

[@dmansuperich2800]

While not a favorite of mine, I've looked back fondly on this movie over the years. It was never something I hated so I'm surprised to know not many people were fans of it. Another great video man, glad to see your traditional title and thumbnail back after last video had one a bit too "algorithm chasing" imo.

[@billypolard]

I think this is a great, great film. A must watch for me in the summer months. LOVE it. And can’t not get choked up toward the end. Or when Martha recites the poem.

[@dimebagdave77]

Many thanks Hats Off Entertainment ✌️

[@allenrubinstein3696]

I'm really glad to hear that Ketchum was pleased. He's a newspaper comics legend who's a little underrated in the shadow of Charles Schulz. Check out any of his original strips or single panel pieces, and you'll see that not a line is wasted. He really knew exactly what to include and what to leave out.

[@SillyGooseProduction]

I love this movie

[@joshuagoforth1658]

Same plus once again we get Christopher Lloyd in a villain role

[@syria0110]

Me too. My aunt had it on VHS

[@chickengenius4202]

I watched it the other day. Still holds up. Good flick for the whole family

[@spaceo8568]

This movie is an absolute gem. Chris Lloyd and Walter Mathau... you can't deny their incredible cadences. It's silly, it's fun, it's a little scary, but it just oozes so much charm. Everyone should watch it at least once in their life. And I challenge you to not ever want to watch it again. My favorite scene was always the part where Mrs. Wilson recites to Dennis the poem of Winkin, Blinkin and Nod. It's so sweet and poignant and you really feel like she would've made an excellent mother and grandmother.

[@denimdaphne]

I haven't even watched the video yet, but this was a movie of my childhood. I go back and re-watch every few years and this movie holds up pretty well. Glad someone is talking about it!

[@luisrizo8813]

Sent this to Charlie Matthau.

[@C0H87]

My grandparents had a big tv room in their basement but only had a few vhs tapes. This was one of them. We would watch this movie a countless number of times when we would spend weekends with them. A true staple of my childhood. I don’t care how poorly it did critically. It will always be one of my favorites.

[@buzzkillzine8536]

Love this movie. Walter Matthau is so funny and relatable. It's aged really well, and I think kids today would still enjoy it.

[@space-slime]

This really brought me back. I totally forgot about this movie... You really make me reappreciate movies I loved as a kid, thank you! My favorite channel on KZbin.

[@SpeckObst]

I haven‘t seen this movie in 30 years, but I still remember watching it in cinema. At least as a kid, it truly delivered and holy shit was I terrified of the villain. It‘s weird seeing critics citing this as a problem. Because to 4 year old me, it created a great and lasting experience

[@loganswiss6903]

Thank you Joe, for another perfect video, and for mentioning the great Jerry Goldsmith score! I was 22 when the movie came out, yet I loved it (still do) and so did my mom! I'm glad we were also raised by John Hughes... look at yourself Joe, you're a great guy, and "our" dad would be proud!

[@ErinT80]

I always thought this movie was so friggin’ funny 😄

[@MsDisneylandlover]

Beyond 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Clay3613]

The grilling and bridge scene stuck with me for decades.

[@DaddingAllDay]

"Tastes like paint... and... wood." Love this movie!

[@Nick-ty9us]

That’s a quintessential, Walter Matthau line this movie could be better if they had Jack Lemmon playing Mr. Wilson, my best friend, so we can the legendary chemistry between Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau

[@QualityCandor]

In career renowned more for his genre work in sci-fi, horror and action, it's nice to see some love being shown to the lighter side of Jerry Goldsmith's music. The man's sense of emotional depth was beyond compare and I can only imagine that the purebred Americana of "Dennis the Menace" was one of the reasons he instantly signed up for it. Great work as always!

[@MortonGoldthwait]

Shout outs to the legendary Arnold Stang as the photographer for Mr. Wilson's garden. I remember him most as Arnold's best friend in Hercules In New York. Also, my personal favorite scene is when the baby sitter's illiterate boyfriend struggles to read a children's book to Dennis.

[@07foxmulder]

“Suh-bob-ed…”

[@mitchfletcher2386]

I remember him as Top Cat.

[@Nick-ty9us]

He was also a voice actor doing the voice of the honey nut Cheerios bee and others

[@Nick-ty9us]

@@mitchfletcher2386 he was also Herman the mouse in those Herman and Katnip cartoons in the 1950s he was also an accomplished radio actor as well

[@fabioalvesshow]

Watched a lot of times and the characters are spot on

[@scarface5857]

One of the very first movies I watched in the theaters as a kid. I loved it!

[@calebmarmon1310]

Thanks for the video! The “little kid continually causing injury to grown adults in a semi-believable world” genre is one I could never get into, even as a kid. So I appreciate getting this perspective on it.

[@MartyMcFly88]

Nick Castle didn’t play Michael Myers in Halloween 2. He only played him in part 1.

[@nickwheeler5396]

And in parts of the 2018 sequel

[@rockoorbe2002]

After having watched this movie for the first time in 25 years, I love it. And I just can't see anyone else, but Walter Matthau playing Mr Wilson. The one Grumpy Old Man is perfect for the role. I also had no idea that Phil Hartman had voiced Mr Wilson in the cartoon. Which now makes sense because he was my favorite character in the cartoon.

[@TheRealMonkeyrogue]

Always nice to hear your perspective on some of these flicks. Keep up the good work.

[@ReinEngel]

This movie gave us the SNES game, and that gave us the horrifying Mr. Wilson sprite, and that gave us the Game Grumps review. 10/10.

[@MortonGoldthwait]

Thanks for triggering my PTSD. Mr. Wilson is worse than Mr. X, Reaper Leviathans and the Manticore from Animal Well.

[@KairuHakubi]

The Mr. Wilson rap was the MOMENT I knew Game Grumps was gonna be okay without Jon. Dan just killed it with one simple improvised verse.

[@AlexReynard]

"Dennis... I'm gonna learn you how to play buttball..."

[@KairuHakubi]

@@AlexReynard First rule? _Never tell your parents._

[@WeeLin]

"You're gettin' SEVEN across the ass! I had three of my fingers blown off in Korea!"

[@mazer375]

I used to watch this all the time on video. Thanks for reminding me of it. Now I got to show it to my 5 year old.

[@Campbellzilla]

With the upcoming Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F maybe you could do a retrospective on the Beverly Hills Cop series and the troubled development of a fourth entry

[@dannydunn802]

- "What you eaten there sport"? - "A apple"

[@jorgeburgosJrLaVey]

❤❤❤❤ finally KZbin video I need to watch

[@charismatic9904]

I love this movie. I am 42 now and still own it. Got my vhs somewhere in the attic. Watched this COUNTLESS times. One of my faves

[@jonservo]

To this day the scene where Christopher Lloyd gets yanked up by the train and his face is so resigned to how he came to this moment but at the same time is looking at the audience in way that asks “can you believe this folks” still makes me laugh every time. This film should be an easy 80 - 90% on something like rotten tomatoes. I can understand if the humor isn’t a persons cup of tea but this is not a bad movie.

[@RyleeStrange]

You need like, a million more followers. It's not just like every review of old media youtube page. You're something different and thoughtful. And i have been introduced/reminded of so much obscure media going through your channel.

[@HatsOffEntertainment]

Thanks so much!

[@poindextertunes]

Christopher Lloyd and Walter Matthau fkn crushed it in this movie 💯

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

This was one of my favorite films growing up. I would watch Dennis the Menace whenever it would air on Family Channel Canada or Teletoon, and I would enjoy the comedy on display! From the pratfalls to the scary villain, the Dennis the Menace movie from 1993 managed to charm me! Plus, it introduced me to Walter Matthau and Christopher Lloyd! What's not to love!

[@TheBeird]

They nominated a five year old for a Golden Raspberry? I don’t like kids much myself but for Christ’s sake, what a bunch of assholes

[@michaelhull8813]

Each new video, im seeing so much growth in your confidence, critque, and production - appreciate your channel. Thank you!

[@Sarato]

Switchblade Sam is my stereotype of a creepy grownup. I used to love this movie as a kid and I still enjoy it as an adult. I watched it with my son and he also enjoyed it.

[@tonygibson5171]

“We could bury you alive” was always my favorite quote. That and “I’ve lost the only man that I ever loved.”

[@allright]

Nick Castle, aka Michael Myers, also directed one of my favorite 80s movies, The boy who could fly.

[@gmrfreak8435]

Another awesome video! Absolutely loved this as a kid (almost wore out the VHS tape) and still love it to this day! Thank you for making this video Joe, and for ending with Walter Matthau's quote "Martha, where are the GD garden lanterns?!" :)

[@christopherwall2121]

There needs to be a minimum age for nominating an actor for a Razzie, if you ask me. I'm sorry to say Dennis Ketcham was a case like Christopher Milne, where he grew up to resent the famous thing named for him. Not just because he had to endure DECADES of his father telling all of America what a bratty kid he once was, but apparently, Hank Ketcham had a wandering eye, if you know what I mean.

[@torstenscholz6243]

There is nowadays. The razzies have been heavily criticized for nominating underage actors for worst actor in recent years, which is why they now have chosen to only nominate adults.

[@harmzuay]

This is my favorite channel for making me want to revisit childhood favorites. I would have been 9 or 10 when this movie released and I loved it then, but haven't rewatched it as an adult. I'm pretty surprised to hear that people didn't like the movie as I thought all the performances were great. This movie made me a huge Walter Matthau fan and I probably saw every movie he did after.

[@ReviewTheCrew]

I wish this got an actual sequel back in the day where it was Dennis and Mr. Wilson bonding and growing together as people rather than the sequel we unfortunately got.

[@bigthecat100]

Being from the UK this may be sacrilege to say, but I never cared for Dennis & Gnasher at all. He was a bully, but this Dennis never had any real malice behind his actions. But I would regularly watch that Dic cartoon (which, yes, was also re-titled to simply 'Dennis') and yeah, I enjoyed the movie as a 10 year old kid. As a side note, wow, I never knew that was Phil Hartman voicing Mr Wilson!!

[@derekfuiten204]

It's great to see you again and the subject matter is perfect-I loved this movie growing up. Still do. 😊

[@isaiahnaegi645]

Can you do a video on Dr Moreau 1996? Apparently, it's production was as disastrous as Roar 1981

[@SSbrdge]

The photocopier scene at the end is my fav 😂

[@copyrightsmopyright]

Is this video cause of that corpse flower orchid bloom live video?

[@eriknelson7077]

This movie will always hold a special place in my heart. Sure it’s not a masterpiece but I did grow up with it and I always associate it with me watching it with my grandparents. Speaking of which, I know that Mr. Wilson was just a neighbor of Dennis but I always got a sense of him being Dennis’ grandfather. That’s the vibe I always got.

[@TheClutchCanuck]

My dad literally referenced this movie yesterday during the Memorial Day cook out, saying the burgers “taste like paint…and wood” Random Trivia: The actor that played Dennis’ dad voiced one of the smiley lunatics from the game, Manhunt

[@GyspyRaven]

Thanks so much for this channel. We have such similar taste in movies and I adore every video you put out!

[@thEannoyingE]

Christopher Lloyd always stuck out to me in this film, even today, I mean look at his hands, they’re covered in dried blood.

[@VanishedPNW]

Dude he gave my ass nightmares as a kid. I was the same age as the Dennis actor and looked virtually identical to him, so for some reason that added to it because it was like seeing myself with that scary ass dude.

[@stevenhandzel5929]

I still have vivid memories of seeing this in a theatre at the age of 7. It was at the Uptown Theater in Utica, back when it was one of the last large, single screen theaters. That shot from inside Mr. Wilson’s mouth was quite an experience!

[@RHGarciaApr85]

I need to rewatch this soon. I loved it growing up

[@CyndiLarper]

Ketcham was somehow a worse dad than Daniel Plainview.

[@o8thnaspliff]

This film was my sister and I childhood. Great memories and I still remember the Crush soda commercial the vhs tape had😀

[@Mickey-1994]

I loved this movie as a kid and still enjoy it as an adult. It's not groundbreaking or anything but it's a fun movie with a great cast and I miss actors like Walter Matthau and that generation in general. They made better movies and didn't feel the need to put their politics above the entertainment.

[@KairuHakubi]

And even if they had challenged the audience that way (instead of just been entertaining) you KNOW they would have had DIFFERENT characters have different viewpoints, and just have fun with the clashing, not really taking sides. And we wouldn't have minded it as much, because nobody felt like the other side was actively destroying their lives (and half of us are right. and the other half is right to worry because we absolutely would). And when you feel safe, you're a lot happier to hear references to conflict.

[@torstenscholz6243]

Yup, bringing back the good ol' time of the 90s, when films and actors were still allowed to be simply funny and entertain people without any political undertones and not everything had to be overly politically correct. In the 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s everything in entertainment just felt so much lighter and more innocent. Today, political correctness and woke cancel culture have ruined all creativity.

[@TrikYodz]

Found the pity party echo chamber.

[@Mickey-1994]

@@TrikYodz Shave that thing off your face because you look like the creepy guy at the park watching all the kids.

[@Mickey-1994]

@@TrikYodz LOL poor cupcake.

[@danwroy]

What the hell is "Remote"?

[@comixproviderftw_02]

My only reference to this movie is the SNES tie game that Game Grumps showcase

[@trumpetbob15]

As a child when this came out, I never matched this as a competitor with Home Alone. Can't recall if I had heard of the Dennis the Menace comic strip, but the movie itself was great for what it was. As for your mention of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson feeling like a real couple, it certainly did for me! Even watching this video, I'm reminded of my grandparents, who even had similar names (George and Margaret rather than George and Martha). Something about the way the two of them played those roles that just made a child WANT to be near them! Oh, and now I've seen one of my own daughters have nearly an identical look that Dennis has in a couple scenes; it is truly frightening to see it as an adult!

[@Matthew6248]

Home Alone was released in 1990 not 1991

[@castortroy5399]

He never said it was released in 90 he said 91 a few months after the release also it was released at the end of the year

[@HandsomeSteveJacobson]

I was born in June that year