House Arrest

House Arrest

There's More Than One Way To Keep A Marriage Together...

PG 1996 · 109 min · ★ 5.4 · Comedy, Family

High-schooler Grover Beindorf and his younger sister Stacy decide that their parents, Janet and Ned, are acting childishly when they decide to divorce after 18 years of marriage, so they lock them up in the basement until they'll sort out their problems.

Directed by Harry Winer · Written by Michael Hitchcock

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