this movie be a real treasure . walter matheau be excellent a mr. wilson and mason gamble bring the cartoon dennis to life for u . christopher loyld do a wonderful job of be a menacing switchblade sam and be able to be vicious without be truly scary which be helpful a this be primarily a family movie . his part be important because it show how even a really mean person ( which mr. wilson character be not ) can be foil by the innocent childhood antic of dennis the menace . the real joy of this film and beyond the many sight gag and the smart dialog and be how the movie doesn not seem to age with time . i saw it at the theater in the early 90 and it still seem fresh 13 year later . also and it be one of those rare movie that can be watch over and over and still surprisingly be interesting and enjoyable and brightly funny .