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Parental Guidance

Here come the grandparents. There go the rules.
Dec 25, 2012 · 1h 44m
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Comedy

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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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CAST

Billy Crystal
Artie Decker
Bette Midler
Diane Decker
Marisa Tomei
Alice Simmons
Tom Everett Scott
Phil Simmons
Bailee Madison
Harper Simmons
Joshua Rush
Turner Simmons
Kyle Breitkopf
Barker Simmons
Jennifer Crystal Foley
Cassandra
Directed by Andy Fickman

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$25,000,000
Revenue
$119,772,232
Production
Dune Entertainment III, Chernin Entertainment, Face Productions, Dune Entertainment, Walden Media
Country
US

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