this kid be rather bad and but in no way do they make him the type that outsmart adult and can foil experienced thief at every turn . no and he be not so much a brat and a he be a kid with severe emotional problem . a nice couple look to adopt get rather suckered into adopt him and while the husband be a bit more willing to give this kid a chance the mother be not . through in a bizarre michael richards character and the always annoy gilbert gottfried and you have yourself a rather bad movie with a few laugh in it here and there . i actually prefer the sequel to this film a i like the fact they bring amy yasbeck back a a different more likable character a there be one to many character in this film that be thoroughly unlikable a it be . even the kid be rather annoy at first in this one and and they kind of chill him out in the sequel too . the plot be simple enough though a the prospective parent go to adopt this kid that they think be great by the way the orphanage be throw a party a they depart and they soon realize they have themselves a little hellion . add to that this little hellion get into contact with a convict of some sort . not sure about this character and at first i think it be suppose to be his real father or something . not all that good and but i will pick this ahead of that culkin kid any day of the week .