Parental Guidance
- IMDb link: 1047540
- IMDb rating: 6 (27,581 votes)
- Genres: Comedy, Family, Family
- Director: Billy Crystal, Andy Fickman
- Cast: Marisa Tomei, Bette Midler, Tom Everett Scott and others
- Release date: 25 Dec 2012
- Release year: 2012
- Runtime: 105 minutes
- Country: United States
- Keywords: adolescent, misbehavior, grandfather granddaughter relationship, fired, grandfather grandson relationship, grandmother granddaughter relationship, grandmother grandson relationship, parents, town, helicopter parents
Plot:
Artie Decker, a sports commentator for the minor-league team Fresno Grizzlies, is fired for his old-school talk and lack of social media. He and his eager-to-please wife Diane agree to babysit their three grandchildren, Harper, Turner, and Barker, in Atlanta when their daughter Alice, and son-in-law Phil, go out of town for an entrepreneur exhibition. Problems arise as their parenting skills collide with Alice and Phil's helicopter parenting. After learning of the children's various problems, such as Harper's high-achievement syndrome, Turner's stuttering, and Barker's imaginary friend Carl, they try to make them their new best friends.