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Movie Info
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Director -
Tom Shadyac -
Producer -
Russell Simmons , Brian Grazer -
Screenwriter -
Jerry Lewis , Bill Richmond , David Sheffield , Barry W. Blaustein , Tom Shadyac , Steve Oedekerk -
Distributor -
Universal Pictures -
Production Co -
Universal Pictures , Imagine Entertainment -
Rating -
PG-13 -
Genre -
Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jun 28, 1996, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jun 15, 2012 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$128.8M -
Runtime -
1h 35m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Stereo