Problem Child is a 1990 American comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan in his feature film directorial debut and produced by Robert Simonds. The film stars John Ritter, Michael Oliver, Jack Warden, Gilbert Gottfried, Amy Yasbeck, and Michael Richards. The film revolves around a man named Ben (Ritter), who, after learning his wife is infertile, decides to adopt a boy named Junior (Oliver). Unbeknownst to him, Junior is a disruptive and unruly child, who knows nothing but chaos.

Plot

Ben Healy Jr. is a pleasant man working for his father, "Big Ben" Healy Sr., a tyrannical sporting goods dealer running for mayor, who intends to sell his entire estate to a Japanese conglomerate, as he considers his son "too nice" to be his heir. Ben Jr. would love to have a son of his own but his obnoxious social climbing wife, Flo, has been unable to conceive. He approaches less-than-scrupulous adoption agent Igor Peabody with his dilemma and Peabody presents him and Flo with a 7-year-old boy named Junior.