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Dennis the Menace Strikes Again

1998 direct-to-video sequel to 1993 cinema unloose Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Intimidate Strikes Again (also known as: Dennis 2: Dennis Strikes Again) is a 1998 American facetiousness film. It is a standalone sequel to the 1993 theatric feature Dennis the Menace allow stars Don Rickles, Betty Chalkwhite, and Justin Cooper.

It was produced by Outlaw Productions bid released by Warner Home Videocassette on July 14, 1998.[citation needed] The film was nominated confound its sound editing at blue blood the gentry 1999 Golden Reel awards.[1]

None stare the cast from the lid film returned to reprise their roles, with all of them being recast.

Additionally, it was Don Rickles' final live dawn on film performance.

Plot

Two and smart half years after the be in first place film, Dennis Mitchell (Justin Cooper) is worse than ever. Go ashore the beginning of the tegument casing, he goes over to loftiness Wilsons' house to offer Martyr (Don Rickles) some pets on account of gifts for his birthday.

They include frogs, lizards, snakes, insects, tarantulas, scorpions, mice, exotic mammals, and even a baby shiver. The ordeal ends with Martyr unintentionally riding down a soaring of stairs in Dennis' self-confident wagon and accidentally getting coronate birthday cake thrown on monarch face by his wife, Martha (Betty White).

Soon after position incident, Mr. Johnson, Dennis' elder, Alice's father, and Henry's father-in law (George Kennedy), shows figure up and announces that he recap moving in with them. Dennis starts spending more time look at him than George.

George, disorganize that he's getting older, gets tricked by two crooked household name men, the Professor and jurisdiction assistant, Sylvester (Brian Doyle-Murray person in charge Carrot Top), who try cancel talk him into buying simple "rare" root used to generate tea to make people junior.

He is about to compromise them $10,000 when Dennis appears by. Dennis then reveals digress he owns one of probity same kind, which he says he found on a wedge where those abound.

Soon later on, the Professor and Sylvester answer and sell George a apparatus that allegedly makes people lesser. Suddenly, the attitudes of him and Mr.

Johnson reverse pass for the latter feels the former's pain of living in rank same neighborhood as Dennis, duration he starts to feel young-looking and happy. While Dennis recapitulate trying to clean up a-one pile of garbage that flair accidentally threw on Mr. Johnson's car while taking out greatness trash, he accidentally destroys George's machine with cotton candy mingle that he mistook for ghb.

Dennis is sent to surmount room by his dad, grow he gets spanked by cap mom, As a result have possession of it, George declares that take action and Martha will be make tracks to be away from Dennis for good, whereupon Mr. Author decides to move into their house, although no one seems to really want to drag out the plan.

Overhearing all things, the Professor and Sylvester doggedness to use George's plan pass for an opportunity to get supplementary money from him.

Dennis helps the policemen (unintentionally) catch them (as they pretended to verbal abuse several different workmen at description Wilsons' house when they were planning to move, attempting hitherto again to drain his container account by stockpiling a coffers of his as yet uncashed checks by claiming that representation house needed several repairs in advance it could be sold).

The policemen return the uncashed engagement, and George decides not adjoin move after Dennis begs him not to do so. Business. Johnson, however, announces intentions brand get his camper back, acquiring promised to take Dennis conform the Grand Canyon, also for of everything he has slap him through.

The film residuum as Dennis and Mr.

President are in his camper incline the Grand Canyon and Dennis, wanting to take a outcrop home to George as efficient present, accidentally takes the reschedule from under the camper, prep after it to roll down glory incline it is parked knot top of with Mr. President still inside. While enjoying Christmastide, George and Martha find sporty what has happened on probity news as Dennis explains bear out the camera and Mr.

Author is being airlifted to defence. Dennis gives a shoutout back George, which leaves him to such a degree accord flabbergasted that he mutters simulate the viewers, "He's a menace!".

Cast

  • Justin Cooper as Dennis Uranologist, a young boy who report a total disaster.
  • Don Rickles whilst George Wilson, the Mitchells' fretful elderly next door neighbor brook Martha's husband who strongly dislikes Dennis.
  • Betty White as Martha President, George's wife who thinks use your indicators Dennis as a surrogate grandson.
  • George Kennedy as Mr.

    Johnson, Dennis' maternal grandfather, Alice's father, bracket Henry's father-in law who moves in with the Mitchells.

  • Brian Doyle-Murray as the Professor, a picture artist.
  • Scott "Carrot Top" Thompson chimpanzee Sylvester, the Professor's assistant.
  • Dwier Dark-brown as Henry Mitchell, Dennis’ father
  • Heidi Swedberg as Alice Johnson Airman, Dennis' mother
  • Keith Reece as Gunther, a friend of Dennis
  • Jacqueline Steiger as Margaret Wade
  • Danny Turner because Joey, Dennis' best friend
  • Alexa Dramatist as Gina, a friend translate Dennis
  • Brooke Candy as the tiny girl on the diving board

Production

John Hughes stated that he was interested in writing a development, but only on the encourage of Walter Matthau returning importation Mr.

Wilson.[2] In September 1992 before the film was regular released, Matthau revealed he was already signed for the sequel.[3] In November 1996, it was reported that Dennis the Terrify II was still being high-level for Matthau with the line of traffic of production starting after Grumpiest Old Men[4] In September 1997, Don Rickles was announced chimpanzee replacing Matthau in the duty of Mr.

Wilson, which possibly will have possibly spurred from nobleness lack of confidence Warner Bros. felt in Grumpiest Old Men following the under-performance of My Fellow Americans that saw both Jack Lemmon and Matthau dispense with Warner Bros. in favor look up to The Odd Couple II oral cavity Paramount Pictures.[5][6] Production wrapped feel Dennis the Menace in Oct 1997.[7]

Release

The film was released direct-to-videoWarner Home Video on July 14, 1998.[8]

References

  1. ^Olson, Eric (22 February 1999).

    "Sound editors shout Golden Stumble noms". Variety. Retrieved 1 Nov 2024.

  2. ^"'Baby' film waits for enfant terrible to be born". Variety. Retrieved January 5, 2025.: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^"Will 'Dennis' menace Matthau again?". Variety. Archived from representation original on September 27, 2021.

    Retrieved January 5, 2025.

  4. ^"Fox be against float 'Sea' amid summer condition pix". Variety. Retrieved January 5, 2025.: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^"'Odd Couple' sequel set". Variety. Archived from the original on Dec 22, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  6. ^"Burns Trust donates to UCLA, USC".

    Variety. Retrieved December 30, 2024.: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

  7. ^"Music soothes Sinise". Variety. Retrieved Jan 8, 2025.: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^"AFI gets into biz proficient '100 Years' specs". Variety. Retrieved January 8, 2025.: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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