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House Arrest is a 1996 American comedy film directed by Harry Winer, written by Michael Hitchcock, and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Pollak, Jennifer Tilly, Christopher McDonald, Wallace Shawn, and Ray Walston with supporting roles done by Kyle Howard, Amy Sakasitz, Mooky Arizona, Russel Harper, and an up-and-coming Jennifer Love Hewitt. It tells the story of two children who lock their parents in the basement upon their plans for a separation as the other children they know get involved by locking their respective problem parents in there as well.
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1996 · 1h 49m · Comedy · Family
TMDB 5.4/10 (145 votes)
High-schooler Grover Beindorf and his younger sister Stacy decide that their parents, Janet and Ned, are acting childishly when they decide to divorce after 18 years of marriage, so they lock them up in the basement until they'll sort out their problems.
Directed by Harry Winer
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Harry WinerDirector
Kyle Howardas Grover Beindorf
Jennifer Tillyas Cindy Figler
Sheila McCarthyas Gwenna Krupp
Wallace Shawnas Vic Finley
Caroline Aaronas Louise FinleyMMooky Arizonaas Matt Finley
Herbert Russellas T.J. Krupp
Jennifer Love Hewittas Brooke Figler
Amy Sakasitzas Stacy Beindorf
K. Todd Freemanas Officer Davis