Prankish characters and main actors. "Difficult child" is the best comedy of childhood!

Teenage comedy "The Difficult Child" won the sympathy of the audience around the world, barely having appeared on screens in 1990. Many fans are ready to revise it, because it is obvious that such pictures will never become obsolete. The article is devoted to the successes of the best children's comedy and to the performers of the main roles.

"Difficult child" or "Alone at home"?

For director Dennis Dugan, famous for his friendship with Adam Sandler and the production of paintings with his participation, "The Difficult Child" became a debut film. The script to it was written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karatevski, who subsequently collaborated a lot. The picture, designed exclusively for the children's audience, was filmed simultaneously with another hit of the same year - "Alone at home" was released on the eve of Christmas holidays, while "Difficult Child" appeared at the box office in the summer, during the long-awaited vacation. In general, both films are often compared. The general, perhaps, remains the protagonist - and there, and here he became a notorious prankster. The rest of the paintings are completely different. Except that initially the creators of the "Difficult Child" planned to give the main role to Macaulay Culkin, but later they felt that the actors should be different in order not to confuse the viewer.

The success was obvious

"Difficult child" takes its place in the list of the best children's films for family viewing. It's understandable: a funny, light comedy is perceived properly. Although fate has deprived the boy so much that even the nuns have refused him, you are sympathetic to Junior. All his leprosy becomes almost ordinary, although some of them may seem tough. The main thing that the picture makes is the compulsory presence of the family, which will give attention and love.

Acting merit

The film is famous for many features, which together with the popularity of the picture. A special place is occupied by actors. "Difficult child" brought together as no one famous artists, and eminent stars who have already won success. Not only the main, but a number of secondary characters are pleased with their diversity of characters. This is also the caring father of Ben Healy, who seems to be the only one who cares about junior; His quarrelsome little wife Flo, whose adopted son is "up to the light bulb"; Cheerful grandfather-egoist, Ben-senior, pursuing his goals, but in general a fairly positive character. And also Roy's neighbor, dressed as a bear, and eternally displeased Mr. Peabody, who dreams never to face the main prankster Junior. All of them took their niche in the picture.

Like the general mood of the film, the atmosphere on the set was appropriate, which can be confirmed by the actors. "Difficult child" is filled with humor; Good, sometimes with a "black" tinge jokes are present in every second episode, causing a spectator smile. Apparently, many of Junior's contemporaries, sitting in front of the screen, watched with interest each of his new tricks, marveling at the cleverness of the 7-year-old boy.

The actors could talk about the success of the picture. "Difficult child" fell in love with young viewers, but critics were unhappy. They considered Junior's jokes malicious leprosy, not a worthy example to the younger generation. The comedy focuses not on the fact that the foster child is often handed over "on the hands" - on the contrary, it is Junior who tests his new-found parents for strength, and unfortunately, not everything is tested by him.

"Difficult child": actors as the main faces of the painting

To find the performer of the main role, the creators announced a casting. It is not easy to choose from hundreds of bright talented candidates, especially if they are children.

Michael Oliver's career began when he was just two years old. This angelic boy became the face of the catalog of one trade network. Further, the career was associated exclusively with short appearances in TV commercials, until the agent sought him out and proposed a "Difficult Child." In 1994, the actor was nominated for a youth prize for participating in the continuation of the film. The career of Oliver ended after the only role of Junior, which brought him world popularity. In 1995 he played in a criminal action movie "Dillinger and Capone", but the role was insignificant. After 10 years, The Greatest awarded Michael 68 in the list of "100 children actors."

For the role of Junior's father, the producers took John Ritter, who grew up in the family of an actress and singer of country music. At the time of filming "The Difficult Child" he was quite a popular comedy actor who played in dozens of successful films: "Real Men", "Prison for Children", "Last Entertainment".

On the role of Ben the elder invited Jack Warden, a veteran of Hollywood, the nominee for "Oscar" for the best supporting actor in the films "Heaven can wait" and "Shampoo." The selfish, but good-natured grandfather of Ben, he played in two sequels of the film.

Career Amy Yasbek, who played the wife of Ben Flo, began with episodic roles in many serials. She was most popular with the paintings "Splash 2" and "Calling at midnight", as well as a small part in the famous "Beauty". After the "Difficult Child" she continued her career, appearing in such films as "Mask" and "Home for the holidays."

Amy Yasbek became the wife of John Ritter 9 years after the release of "The Difficult Child." They have a common daughter Stella Dorothy Yasbek.

"Difficult child 2": actors are old, jokes are new

The continuation followed a year later. Junior and Ben Healy move to a small town, where immediately become the object of attention of local ladies. It turns out that the population here is predominantly feminine, because each newly-born neighbor wants to scold the handsome papa. This Ben is on hand, because he was going to look for Junior's mother. But only the offspring believes that the two of them are not bad, but because he is doing everything to stop his father ...

The characters from the first part returned again. The company of the senior Ben went bankrupt, and he came to his son and grandson, which does not always please Junior. The director of the shelter, Mr. Peabody, is now the director of the school, into which the prankster gets. There he meets a local hooligan Trixie. Amy Yasbeks plays her mother, school nurse Annie Young. A wealthy lady Luanda Dumor after eight marriages decides that the new husband will be charming Ben. She in every possible way tempts him and tries to establish contact with Junior. But he will not allow his father to marry this woman, which is better to choose a modest nurse ...

Before the role of untied Trixi Ivianne Schwan gained fame thanks to the cult comedy of 1989 "Parents". After the "Difficult Child", her acting career did not work out, but the girl does a lot of shooting in advertising and writes music CDs using a stage name.

Unsuccessful continuation

In 1995, the third part of the "Difficult Child" was published. In the trikvel, new actors were shot, in particular, Justin Chapman played the junior. The only characters left in the sequel were Grandfather Ben and Mr. Peabody. The picture did not enjoy such recognition as its predecessors, and on the whole proved to be a failure.

Twenty-two years later, the main actors, "The Difficult Child" for whom became a milestone in life, met to create a photo shoot. During the interview, they shared their impressions of the shootings, the success of the film and how he instantly turned them into superstars. The only thing that upsets the audience is the lack of a further career for the performers of the main roles. But Michael Oliver and Ivianne Schwan are not upset. They have something to do in life, and most importantly - they have wonderful memories of the best childhood film.