and they prepare for a new life together. Cast Macaulay Culkin as Timmy Gleason Ted Danson as Ray Gleason Glenne Headly as Detective Theresa Walsh Saul Rubinek as Robert "Bobby" Drace Gailard Sartain as Carl Hector Elizondo as Lt. Romayko Sam McMurray as Detective Alex Serransky Ron Canada as Zinn Sydney Walker as Mr. Wankmueller Kathleen Wilhoite as Kitty Gleason Dann Florek as Wayne Scott Beach as Wino Production MGM bought the film as a spec script in a bidding war with Hollywood Pictures, Columbia, TriStar, and Paramount with MGM acquiring the script for $500,000. Macaulay Culkin's character was supposed to have a short haircut in this movie, but Culkin, who had let his hair grow at the time, liked his looks and did not want to cut it. His father, Kit Culkin, demanded his son be allowed to keep his hair the way it was, pointing out that his character was a working-class boy and not a clean-cut, prep school one. He got to keep his long hair. Locations The theme park featured in the movie was Paramount's Great America located in Santa Clara, California. Ray's apartment in the movie is located at the corner of Jackson and Mason St. in Chinatown, San Francisco. The church featured in the movie is Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church on 666 Filbert Street in San Francisco. The miniature golf course was filmed at Scandia Family Fun Center located in Rohnert Park, California. The ice rink was located in Berkeley, California. Principal photography took place between July and October 1993. Reception Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes retrospectively collected reviews to give a score of 3% based on reviews from 31 film critics, with a rating average of 3.7 out of 10. The site's consensus reads: "Overly formulaic and tonally inconsistent, Getting Even with Dad tries for a sentimental conclusion it doesn't earn and winds up a slapsticky cash grab aimed at fans of Home Alone." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 31 out of 100 based on 26 reviews, indicating “generally unfavorable reviews.” Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "B" on scale of A to F. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film two out of four stars saying, "It wants to be a caper, a comedy, a romance, and a showcase for Macaulay Culkin. That's too much of a stretch." Desson Howe of The