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House Arrest

House Arrest

There's More Than One Way To Keep A Marriage Together...

19965.31h 48m

Overview

High-schooler Grover Beindorf and his younger sister Stacy decide that their parents, Janet and Ned, are acting childishly when they decide to divorce after 18 years of marriage, so they lock them up in the basement until they'll sort out their problems.

Directed by Harry Winer
Written by Michael Hitchcock
Produced by Harry Winer, Judith A. Polone
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Top Cast

Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis

Janet Beindorf

Kevin Pollak

Kevin Pollak

Ned Beindorf

Kyle Howard

Kyle Howard

Gregory Alan 'Grover' Beindorf

Jennifer Love Hewitt

Jennifer Love Hewitt

Brooke Figler

Jennifer Tilly

Jennifer Tilly

Cindy Figler

Christopher McDonald

Christopher McDonald

Donald Krupp

Wallace Shawn

Wallace Shawn

Victor Finley

Ray Walston

Ray Walston

Chief Rocco

Herbert Russell

Herbert Russell

T.J. Krupp

Colleen Camp

Colleen Camp

Mrs. Burtis

Themes & Keywords

basementdivorce

About House Arrest

House Arrest is a comedy, family film released in 1996 exploring themes of basement, divorce. Directed by Harry Winer, it stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Pollak, Kyle Howard. High-schooler Grover Beindorf and his younger sister Stacy decide that their parents, Janet and Ned, are acting childishly when they decide to divorce after 18 years of marriage, so they lock them up in the basement until they'll sort out their problems.

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