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Parental Guidance

Parental Guidance

Here come the grandparents. There go the rules.

20126.01h 44m

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.

Directed by Andy Fickman
Written by Lisa Addario, Joe Syracuse
Produced by Billy Crystal, Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $119.8M

Top Cast

Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal

Artie Decker

Bette Midler

Bette Midler

Diane Decker

Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei

Alice Simmons

Tom Everett Scott

Tom Everett Scott

Phil Simmons

Bailee Madison

Bailee Madison

Harper Simmons

Joshua Rush

Joshua Rush

Turner Simmons

Kyle Breitkopf

Kyle Breitkopf

Barker Simmons

Jennifer Crystal Foley

Jennifer Crystal Foley

Cassandra

Rhoda Griffis

Rhoda Griffis

Dr. Schveer

Gedde Watanabe

Gedde Watanabe

Mr. Cheng

Themes & Keywords

housepunishmentfamilyaftercreditsstingerchoresplayfuldramaticcriticaladmiringadoringamusedappreciativeawestruckenchant

About Parental Guidance

Parental Guidance is a comedy film released in 2012 exploring themes of house, punishment, family, aftercreditsstinger, chores, playful. Directed by Andy Fickman, it stars Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, Marisa Tomei. 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.

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