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Parental Guidance (2012) Sinopsis:
Directed by Andy Fickman. With Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, Marisa Tomei, Tom Everett Scott. 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.
Cast overview, first billed only: 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 Harrison Breitkopf ... Barker Simmons Jennifer Crystal Foley ... Cassandra Rhoda Griffis ... Dr. Schveer Gedde Watanabe ... Mr. Cheng Tony Hawk ... Himself Steve Levy ... Himself Cade Jones ... Ivan Halloran Mavrick Moreno ... Cody Madison Lintz ... Ashley
Description of Parental Guidance (2012):
Old school grandfather Artie (Billy Crystal), who is accustomed to calling the shots, meets his match when he and his eager-to-please wife Diane (Bette Midler) agree to babysit their three grandkids when their type-A helicopter parents (Marisa Tomei, Tom Everett Scott) go away for work. But when 21st century problems collide with Artie and Diane's old school methods of tough rules, lots of love and old-fashioned games, it's learning to bend - and not holding your ground - that binds a family together. Written byOfficial Site
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User Review:
... the suits who fired Billy Crystal at the beginning would have tasted some bad karma at the end.But everything in between was pitch-perfect - a tremendously accurate (if only slightly over-the-top) portrayal of multi-generational families, their dynamics, and the outcomes that can occur when folks empty their pockets of defense-mechanisms.The plot is simple: grandparents Billy Crystal and Bette Midler (the "other" grandparents) babysit while their daughter and son-in-law go on a long-overdue mini-vacation, leaving their three intensely over-supervised children in the care of Bette and Billy, who don't much care for that type of hyper-parenting.The delight of watching this movie is seeing how such a conventional plot will unfold with this superb cast. With humor consisting of both good writing and sight gags, with Bette and Billy and Marissa acting their hearts out, this is B-movie material brought to the top-tier in these very capable hands.This is a wonderful confection of a movie. Go! And, for those of us from Northern California, it was great to see the San Francisco Giants play a fun supporting role. A pleasant surprise.
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