nick castle direct this hilarious family film that do good then what people give it credit for today . this be a live action version of the classic comic strip that i still read to this day . walter matthau and mason gamble fit their character so well and have such great chemistry together . joan plowright play mrs. wilson in this movie . lea thompson and robert stanton also make an appearance a dennis parent . i be question christopher lloyd role when i saw this in theater because that almost overshadow the fact that this be a family film and his role a a robber catch me off guard . i do not like his role until the end and him and mason gamble have a great moment together in the end when dennis be torture him and i laugh to tear on that see and the knife nail him the butt . overall and an 8 out 10. there really be no plot to this film and just a good hearted comedy with a great cast and some great comedic moment .