House Arrest

House Arrest is a 1996 comedy film starring Kyle Howard, Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Pollak. The film tells the story about a group of children who kidnap their parents after learning of their problems with each other and hold them prisoner in a basement in order to force them to reconcile. Home is where the hostages are. (taglines)

Quotes

 * T.J.: My dad treats my mom like dirt.
 * Matt: And my dad's coming up on his second year with Louise.
 * Grover: So?
 * Matt Finley: So he always divorces in his second year, you know that, it's like clockwork.


 * Gwenna: A lot of people don't dress their age. Phil Donohue did a whole special on...
 * Donald: Gwern, nobody wants to hear about Phil Donohue.
 * Cindy: Excuse me, why are you always interrupting her all the time?
 * Donald: Well I don't think I interrupt her all...
 * Cindy: How would you like it if somebody interrupted you every time you tried to talk?
 * Donald: Well like I said, I don't think I interrupt her all...
 * Cindy: I don't think you respect her very much.
 * Donald: Respect? That's my wife, of course I respect her.
 * Gwenna: Actually Don, you're not very nice to me.
 * Donald: Gwen, I am talking! [to Cindy] You're one to talk about respect. You think your daughter respects you? You dress like you're 12...
 * [Gwen shoves a piece of cake in his face]

Taglines

 * Home is where the hostages are.
 * There's More Than One Way To Keep A Marriage Together...
 * Ever wanted to spend your parents to their room?

Cast

 * Kyle Howard as Gregory Alan "Grover" Beindorf
 * Jamie Lee Curtis as Janet Beindorf
 * Kevin Pollak as Ned Beindorf
 * Amy Sakasitz as Stacy Beindorf
 * Mooky Arizona as Matthew "Matt" Finley
 * Wallace Shawn as Victor "Vic" Finley
 * Caroline Aaron as Louise Finley
 * Alex Seitz as Jimmy Finley
 * Josh Wolford as Teddy Finley
 * Herbert Russell (as Russel Harper) as Theodore Joseph "T.J." Krupp
 * Christopher McDonald as Donald Krupp
 * Sheila McCarthy as Gwenna Krupp
 * Jennifer Love Hewitt as Brooke Figler
 * Jennifer Tilly as Cindy Figler
 * Ray Walston as Chief Rocco
 * Ben Stein as Ralph Doyle