Problem Child 3

1995 "Junior in Love!"
3.4| 1h27m| PG| en
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Now a pre-teen, Junior has fallen head over heels for a classmate who doesn't even notice him, but does notice three other boys – a child star, a hockey player and a Boy Scout – who are rivals to Junior. This means war!

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Also starring Carolyn Lowery

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Karry Best movie of this year hands down!
Tayyab Torres Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.
Josephina Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.
Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
stormhawk2018 I really am curious as to why they kept making these horrible films. This is yet another painfully unfunny and strained comedy that has nothing to offer to the viewer. The Problem Child 1 was good, the 2 was okay, but the 3 was execrable. The use of comedy is awful, and the comedic elements aren't good, while they're supposed to be funny. This film offers nothing new to the series; it only offers more awful, unfunny comedy for the viewer. This film was just as bad and it had no redeeming factor whatsoever. This third film of 'Problem Child' saga has a bad script, bad cast and overall bad jokes that really aren't funny. This is a painful film to watch and it just didn't have anything whatsoever to make it funny. This is one of those sequels that should never have been made, and the filmmaking here is sloppy and director Greg Beeman can't make anything funny, as they had done Dennis Dugan or Brian Levant. Add to that a bad script, and you have a pointless, unworthy third film to a franchise that never was funny in the first place. William Katt takes over for John Ritter, who starred as Ben in feature editions; Justin Chapman replaces Michael Oliver as Junior. Repeating his role as Ben's father is Jack Warden. Murph, Junior's bully in the second film, in this one, it seems that they buried the hatchet. Gilbert Gottfried, who played different roles in each of the first two films, here plays a third: a sadistic, inept orthodontist. When laughing-gas-inhaling Nurse Kiki (Kelli Thacker) inadvertently posts an X-ray of a horse's mouth instead of Junior's, Gottfried diagnoses "appaloosa gingivitis nervosa." And that's one of the funnier lines. The acting is either overblown or wooden throughout, with the exception of Katt, who's all but invisible; perky Carolyn Lowery, who plays a psychiatrist and Ben's potential love interest; Gottfried, of course; and Warden, who's wasted. The rest of the actors were just terrible, especially Jennifer Ogletree, whom played the role of Tiffany. It was clear that Jennifer had no previous acting experience, and it really showed up in this only and mediocre entry in the series.Problem Child 3 is a misfire and is one of the worst comedies that you can watch. Avoid this film if you can because there is nothing good here whatsoever. If you're looking for something funny, look elsewhere.
dmrotstein In fact, I've watched it as a child and many years later as an adult, and I liked it every time. My distinct impression is that Justin Chapman is a noticeably better actor than Michael Oliver, so that was a welcomed change. John Ritter was better, but Ben Healy isn't such a leading character in this movie anyway, so it's not very noticeable. And this one is probably more funny than the first two combined. In fact, I'd say it's almost perfect, as long as you remember two things:1. Disregard the first two movies - the continuity isn't so good, even though Big Ben does try to explain away the disappearance of some of the characters from the previous movie. What caught my eye the most is that Junior's adoption is completely ignored. But that goes for the second movie as well.2. Don't take this movie too seriously. Much like "Hudson Hawk", it's designed for a mindless fun, not to be over-analyzed for a deep meaning or lack thereof. If you going down that road and start asking questions like how come Junior always gets away with things that would get him locked up in a real world despite his age, you won't be able to enjoy this movie. Or the first two ones, for that matter.Anyway, the ending turned out better than in the previous movies, because it was fitting, and yet not very predictable... but that's all I can say here. So I take a point for each of the requirements above and leave it with 8.
Azza-awsomeness This would have to be the worst comedy I've ever seen. The first two were masterpiece's, the first set up Ben Healy and Junior and the second set them up with the perfect partners on both accounts.Then this came along. Not only did they ruin the original characters by not having the original's play their roles but they also *bleeped* up the story completely by Taking out Trixie, Her mother and Big Ben's new wife.The jokes are bland and unoriginal compared to the first two and the story is worthlessly crap.Only watch it if you have a choice between watching it and a documentary on cloth fibers.
u_know_u_want_me_19 I have seen this film several times and it is one of my favourites, Justin Chapman carries well the epitome of the typical little evil boy that everyone dreads running into and it has my full support! Big Ben tries his best but Junior seems to have him under control and locking him in the cupboard is just the type of thing we've all come to expect from him. That dentist as well, he just grates on your nerves but you have to love him, and he is well played by Gilbert Gottlieb. One of my favourite characters is Murph, don't ask me why, but he makes me laugh.His sister Bertha didn't exactly appeal to Junior though "Who let her out of Jurassic Park?" That had me buckled for hours. The line that sums the whole film up for me is, "She's the most beautiful girl in the world - and I don't even want to torment her..." Class. Pure class. So there :P