Dennis the Menace

1993 film directed by Nick Castle
Movie film Q783486
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Dennis the Menace

Summary

Dennis the Menace is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (998 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dennis the Menace's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Dennis the Menace's director is recorded as Nick Castle[4].
  • Dennis the Menace's screenwriter is recorded as John Hughes[5].
  • Dennis the Menace's composer is recorded as Jerry Goldsmith[6].
  • Dennis the Menace's genre is recorded as comedy film[7].
  • Dennis the Menace's based on is recorded as Dennis the Menace[8].
  • Dennis the Menace's followed by is recorded as Dennis the Menace Strikes Again[9].
  • Dennis the Menace's cast member is recorded as Walter Matthau[10].
  • Dennis the Menace's cast member is recorded as Mason Gamble[11].
  • Dennis the Menace's cast member is recorded as Joan Plowright[12].
  • Dennis the Menace's cast member is recorded as Christopher Lloyd[13].
  • Dennis the Menace's cast member is recorded as Lea Thompson[14].
  • Dennis the Menace's cast member is recorded as Paul Winfield[15].
  • Dennis the Menace's cast member is recorded as Natasha Lyonne[16].
  • Dennis the Menace's cast member is recorded as Devin Ratray[17].
  • Dennis the Menace's cast member is recorded as Robert Stanton[18].
  • Dennis the Menace's cast member is recorded as Ben Stein[19].
  • Dennis the Menace's cast member is recorded as Bill Erwin[20].
  • Dennis the Menace's cast member is recorded as Billie Bird[21].
  • Dennis the Menace's cast member is recorded as Arnold Stang[22].
  • Dennis the Menace's producer is recorded as John Hughes[23].
  • Dennis the Menace's production company is recorded as Great Oaks Productions[24].
  • Dennis the Menace's production company is recorded as Hank Ketcham[25].
  • Dennis the Menace's director of photography is recorded as Thomas E. Ackerman[26].
  • Dennis the Menace's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0106701[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Dennis the Menace's producer is recorded as John Hughes[23]. Its director is recorded as Nick Castle[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as John Hughes[5]. Cast members include Walter Matthau[10], Mason Gamble[11], Joan Plowright[12], Christopher Lloyd[13], Lea Thompson[14], and Paul Winfield[15].

Publication

Publication dates include +1993-01-01T00:00:00Z[28] and +1993-07-08T00:00:00Z[29]. Dennis the Menace's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Its genre is recorded as comedy film[7].

Reception

Reviews include 4.3/10[31], 49/100[32], and 28%[33].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Dennis the Menace's followed by is recorded as Dennis the Menace Strikes Again[9].

Why It Matters

Dennis the Menace ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (998 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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