House Arrest

1996
PG
1h 48m

IMDb RATING

5.8/10

9.5K

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Jamie Lee Curtis, Jennifer Tilly, Caroline Aaron, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Christopher McDonald, Kevin Pollak, Wallace Shawn, Mooky Arizona, Herbert Russell, Kyle Howard, Sheila McCarthy, Amy Sakasitz, Alex Seltz-Wald, Harry Winer, and Josh Wolford in House Arrest (1996)

A group of children, desperate to keep their various parents from getting divorces, kidnap them and hold them prisoner in a basement in order to force them to reconcile.

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Desperate to keep their various parents from getting divorced, a group of teenagers kidnaps them and holds them prisoner in a basement to force them to reconcile.Desperate to keep their various parents from getting divorced, a group of teenagers kidnaps them and holds them prisoner in a basement to force them to reconcile.Desperate to keep their various parents from getting divorced, a group of teenagers kidnaps them and holds them prisoner in a basement to force them to reconcile.

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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

9.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

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Trivia
Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi, Billy Crystal, Tom Hanks, and Bill Murray were considered for the role of Ned Beindorf.

Goofs
Stacey's nail gun would require air pressure to make it work. There is no air hose hooked to it, making it impossible to use.

Quotes
Donald Krupp: You're son is truly certifiable!
Ned Beindorf: My son is certifiable?
Donald Krupp: Yeah, your son.
Ned Beindorf: How about when the yearbook come's out your kid"s picture is gonna be there "Most likely to be a serial killer" That's your boy!

Crazy credits
As the closing credits roll, we are shown the various family members in Hawaii hula-dancing, often in native garb or something close to it, singly and in various combinations. The footage ends with Chief Rocco (Ray Walston) stumbling out of some bushes with a set of night-vision goggles with which he tries to observe the rest of the cast (in full daylight).

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Tin Cup/House Arrest/Killer: A Journal of Murder/Alaska/Butterfly Kiss (1996)

Soundtracks
Love Will Keep Us Together
Written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield
Published by Entco Music
Performed by Captain & Tennille
Courtesy of A&M Records

User reviews35

Featured review

Cut little comedy

I don't know why a lot of critics attacked this movie. What is there to attack? That's the problem with critics, they're always way too serious. Lighten up! No one said this would be Saving Private Ryan. It's not even Honey I Shrunk The Kids, but it's still cute.

I mean think about it, at one point (well, more than one) in our lives we all just wish we could lock our parents in the basement. The acting is not superb but it's cute and the kind you would expect from a movie like this. The one person I will hand it to is Jennifer Tilly, who really stole the show as Jennifer Love Hewitt's teen-like mother. Not bad at all, though not near to becoming one of the best. This movie will soon be forgotten but if it ever comes on TV watch it.