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5.8/10
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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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- 1 nomination
Herbert Russell
- T.J. Krupp
- (as Russel Harper)
Alex Seltz-Wald
- Jimmy Finley
- (as Alex Seitz)
- Director
- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaFilm debut of Kyle Howard.
- GoofsStacey's nail gun would require air pressure to make it work. There is no air hose hooked to it, making it impossible to use.
- Crazy creditsAs 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).
- SoundtracksLove Will Keep Us Together
Written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield
Published by Entco Music
Performed by Captain & Tennille
Courtesy of A&M Records
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It's a kids movie, people!
Frankly I don't understand why people like to say "this wouldn't happen in real life" to put down a movie. If all we saw movies about were things that happened, it would be very dull indeed. Imagine it: "Harry Goes To The Mailbox, Discovers Bills!" But I digress. For a kid's movie, especially one that never made it to the silver screen as another commenter noted, I think House Arrest is quite good. It's cute, it's warmfuzzy, pretty funny at times (if you can pretend to be the 8-year-old that you once were); it has well-spoken kids and an emotional message and plot, unlike a lot of trash that poses as good family entertainment (read: Home > Alone! Spy Kids!). To put it bluntly, it's good, wholesome entertainment and if you have kids you won't find it a mental sacrifice to watch it with them. If I ever have kids, I will put this on my shelf.
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- erisynne
- Jan 2, 2002
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $7,032,782
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,275,808
- Aug 18, 1996
- Gross worldwide
- $7,032,782
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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