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| Getting Even With Dad | |
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| Directed by | Howard Deutch |
| Produced by | Katie Jacobs |
| Written by | Tom S. Parker Jim Jennewein |
| Starring | Macaulay Culkin Ted Danson Glenne Headly Saul Rubinek Gailard Sartain Hector Elizondo |
| Music by | Miles Goodman |
| Distributed by | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| Release date(s) | 1994 |
| Language | English |
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Getting Even with Dad is a 1994 comedy film starring Macaulay Culkin and Ted Danson.
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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 by Saul Rubinek and Gailard 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
- 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: Kitty
Miscellaneous
- 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.
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.
