When it comes to comedy, 1990 will go down in history as the year of the ill-mannered slob. Ed O'Neill won rating points for "Married with Children" by scratching his crotch, Andrew Dice Clay and Roseanne Barr got plenty of media attention for grabbing theirs, and Bart Simpson T-shirts
were everywhere. However, PROBLEM CHILD, Hollywood's attempt to re-enact THE BAD SEED for laughs, proved that no mere standup comic or series TV star--cartoon or human--could hope to match the crassness of a major-studio feature. Michael Oliver stars as Junior, an orphan who, as the movie starts,
is shuttled from doorstep to doorstep, steadily working his way down the social ladder. ...
Released:
1990
Rated:
PG
Length:
81 mins