Life with Mikey

Life with Mikey
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJames Lapine
Written byMarc Lawrence
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRob Hahn
Edited byRobert Leighton
Music byAlan Menken
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
  • June 4, 1993 (1993-06-04)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$12.4 million[1]

Life with Mikey (also known as Give Me a Break) is a 1993 American comedy film directed by James Lapine and written by Marc Lawrence. The film stars Michael J. Fox, Nathan Lane, Cyndi Lauper and Christina Vidal in her film acting debut.

Plot

Mikey Chapman (Michael J. Fox) is a former child star from a 1970s sitcom. Now a talent agent for child stars, Mikey discovers Angie Vega (Christina Vidal), a girl who pick-pockets for money and lives with her teenage sister and her boyfriend. Together, they try to hit it big and earn her a role on a series of television commercials.

Cast

Reception

The film received generally negative reviews.[2][3][4][5] Review aggregator RottenTomatoes reports that 25% of the 12 critics gave the film a positive review, with 3 fresh and 9 rotten review, with a rating average of 4.05 out of 10.[6]

Box office

The film debuted at number 7 at the US box office.[7][8][9][10]

References

  1. ^ Life with Mikey at Box Office Mojo
  2. ^ Rainer, Peter (1993-06-04). "MOVIE REVIEWS: A Fox Steals the Show in Too-Cute 'Life' - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  3. ^ "Life With Mikey :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews". Rogerebert.suntimes.com. 1993-06-04. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  4. ^ Maslin, Janet (1993-06-04). "Life with Mikey". Movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
  5. ^ "'Life With Mikey' (PG)". Washingtonpost.com. 1993-06-04. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  6. ^ "Life with Mikey". Rotten Tomatoes.
  7. ^ DAVID J. FOX (1993-06-08). "Weekend Box Office: 'Cliffhanger', 'America' Hold On". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  8. ^ DAVID J. FOX (1993-06-15). "Weekend Box Office: Universal's Monster Smash". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  9. ^ Fox, David J. (1993-06-21). "'Hero': When $15 Million Isn't Quite Enough: Movie box office: By Hollywood standards, the Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle opens poorly. But Columbia is 'very, very, very happy with it'. - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  10. ^ DAVID J. FOX (1993-06-22). "Weekend Box Office: 'Proposal' Joins the $100-Million Club". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
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