Parental Guidance (film)
Parental Guidance previously titled Us amp Them is a 2012 American familycomedy film starring Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, Marisa Tomei and Tom Everett Scott and directed by Andy Fickman. The film was released on December 25, 2012. This movie was the last Dune Entertainment film to be distributed by 20th Century Fox.
After Artie Decker, Sports Commentator for the minorleague Fresno Grizzlies is fired from his job due to his old school talk and lack of social media, his eagertoplease wife, Diane, agrees to babysit their three grandkids, Harper, Turner and Barker in Atlanta when their daughter, Alice and her husband, Phillip go away for an entrepreneur exhibition. Problems arise as Arties and Dianes parenting skills collide with Alice and Phillips helicopter parenting. After learning of the childrens various problems, such as Harpers high achievement syndrome, Turners stutter and Barkers imaginary friend, they try to make the children their new best friends.Alice eventually returns home when her boss gives her an assignment to redesign the website for the X Games. Artie uses this to his advantage, as he arranges an interview for the role of sports commentator. He manages to place Barkers life in danger as he nearly gets hurt by a skateboard ridden by Tony Hawk. Eventually, the tension comes to a head as Alice disagrees with Diane letting Harper attend a party the night before a recital and the death of Barkers imaginary friend, Carl. Alice eventually reconciles with Artie and Diane, and allows Harper to withdraw from the recital. Turner takes Harpers place in the recital and resolves his stutter by reciting the commentary from the Shot Heard Round The World. Afterwards, Artie and Diane become a major part of their grandchildrens lives with Artie taking up a new job as a commentator for a little league baseball team along with Turner. ........
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