She's Out of Control

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She's Out of Control

PG

Released Apr 14, 1989

1h 37m

Comedy

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A Los Angeles radio-station manager's (Tony Danza) girlfriend (Catherine Hicks) shows his teenage daughter (Ami Dolenz) how to be sexy.

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Michael Wilmington

Los Angeles Times

The script is another one of those high-concept specials that sound like they were midwifed by an agent.

Apr 23, 2014

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Carrie Rickey

Philadelphia Inquirer

Essentially a feature-length sitcom, She's Out of Control specializes not in psychology but in snappy patter.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 23, 2014

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Variety Staff

Variety

Despite some funny scenes, the sitcomish treatment of a father's anxiety over his teenage daughter's budding sexuality is mostly shallow and uneven.

Aug 6, 2007

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People Magazine

Director Stan Dragoti keeps things lively and makes this adolescent paean to popularity relatively painless.

Apr 23, 2014

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David Nusair

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As dated as an '80s music video...

Rated: 2/4

Jun 4, 2010

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TV Guide

This leads to all manner of trivial, pseudo-comic shenanigans, but not to any insight, comic or otherwise, into the emotional realities of father-daughter relationships.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 6, 2007

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Really good 80ies father / daughter relationship movie. This movie definetely is underrated. If people would watch this in theatres today people would love it. Such sweat charme and humor. The comedy scenes all feel really natural and not so forced like modern movies. Love it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Overprotective dad must learn to deal with teenage daughter.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Great comedy with Tony Danza, fatherhood and a great turn of events!!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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8/22/2015: Not near as good as I remembered. My judgement must have Benin clouded due to a huge crush on Dolenz!

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Absolutely love this movie! I loved it when it came out and it is just as good today. I always wanted to have a major makeover like her and well I got it just over years of puberty. LOL

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Catherine Hicks is in this movie, and she is a talented actress adept at both comedy and drama. She's made MANY bad movies, unfortunately, but her talents shine through in all of them. Unfortunately, that grunting, mugging talentless half-man/half-gorilla that we call Tony Danza stars in this thing. All the Catherine Hickses in the world can't mask what a gaping black hole this man is, was and always will be. He takes an already obnoxious movie and cranks it up to such high levels, your eardrums will bleed and your teeth will shatter. Don't watch this film unless you LOVE (I mean am hopelessly DEVOTED to) Catherine Hicks.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Janet Pearson

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Katie Simpson

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Synopsis

A Los Angeles radio-station manager's (Tony Danza) girlfriend (Catherine Hicks) shows his teenage daughter (Ami Dolenz) how to be sexy.

Director: Stan Dragoti
Producer: Stephen Deutsch
Screenwriter: Seth Winston, Michael J. Nathanson
Production Co: Weintraub Entertainment Group, Upstart Productions
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 14, 1989, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.8M
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Surround

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