Parental Guidance (2012)

6.0PG105 minDirector: Andy Fickman

2012 film by Andy Fickman

Parental Guidance is a 2012 American family comedy film directed by Andy Fickman, from a screenplay written by Lisa Addario, and Joe Syracuse. It stars Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, Marisa Tomei, and Tom Everett Scott, and follows a couple who are asked to look after their grandchildren by their skeptical daughter, while she and her husband are out of town.

This was the final 20th Century Fox film to be financed by Dune Entertainment as part of a deal with the studio; shortly after, the company merged with RatPac Entertainment and struck a financing deal with Warner Bros. It was theatrically released on December 25, 2012, to negative reviews from critics but was a commercial success, grossing $119.8 million from a $25 million budget.

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What is Parental Guidance about?
Parental Guidance (2012) — The parents of Alice, a controlled mom, agree to take care of her 3 crazy children, Harper, Turner and Barker, because they feel they don't see their grandchildren enough, when Alice and her husband Phil go on a business trip for Phil. But when everything goes downhill, they need
Is Parental Guidance based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Parental Guidance scary?
Content rating: PG. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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