(Universal) had no alternative but to acquiesce in defendant’s extortionate demands.” Even if the role of ‘Junior’ could be recast, the staging of Oliver’s refusal immediately before principal photography was to commence left plaintiff without sufficient time to cast the role. “Casting Oliver to replay his role as ‘Junior’ was essential to the Sequel. "(Universal) had already committed in excess of $4 million in guaranteed artists’ compensation and pre-production costs (for ‘Problem Child II’),” the complaint reads. The guaranteed payment of $250,000 comes due in June of this year. The studio also is demanding a refund of a $20,000 fee it paid to Ponce as part of the renegotiated deal, as well as an agreement that the studio owes nothing to Oliver in terms of profit participation. The studio therefore calls the newest contract null and void-and has demanded that Oliver return $170,000-that’s the $250,000 the studio paid Oliver for the sequel minus the $80,000 salary to which it had agreed prior to the renegotiation. In its complaint, Universal states that Oliver and Ponce forced Universal to renegotiate under “economic duress” by an “outrageous and wholly unjustified” refusal to perform in “Problem Child II” unless their financial demands were met. According to Ponce, she had asked for $1 million for Oliver-the same salary she said was paid to John Ritter, who starred as Junior’s harried father-but settled on the total of $500,000 minimum. He also was guaranteed another $250,000 at least, depending on the film’s revenue. However, before shooting commenced on “Problem Child II,” Oliver’s contract was renegotiated to pay him a $250,000 salary. That figure was upped to $80,000 during filming of “Problem Child.” In his contract for the first movie, Oliver was guaranteed $60,000 if he made a second picture.
THE CAST OF PROBLEM CHILD MOVIE
Oliver was paid $40,000 for the first movie it earned $53 million in its domestic release. In a case loaded with complaints and cross-complaints, the dispute boils down to a disagreement between Universal and Oliver over the renegotiation of the child actor’s contract between “Problem Child” and “Problem Child II.” But 10-year-old Michael Oliver, who starred as the incorrigible Junior in Universal Pictures’ “Problem Child” and “Problem Child II,” has been slapped with a $190,000 lawsuit in a bitter contract dispute with Universal over his salary for the sequel.īeginning with a pretrial hearing today in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Universal will launch a courtroom attack against Oliver and his mother and guardian, Dianne Ponce. but I'm still not able to.One naughty boy might spend a week with no Nintendo another disobedient darling could go to bed without dessert. Trixie: "well? it's just that she's able to whistle.
Ben: "anything different between the 2 of you girls lately?".Lexi Rabe as April Ritter (She's also got the exact same last name in tribute and memoriam of the late John Ritter respectively.).Kate Hudson as Nancy Ritter (She's got the exact same last name in tribute and memoriam of the late John Ritter respectively.).Matthew Morrison as Toby Ritter (He's got the exact same last name in tribute and memoriam of the late John Ritter respectively.).Jennifer Love Hewitt as Annie Young-Healy (voice, digital double of Amy Yasbeck's Annie Young-Healy).Bill Hader as Ben Healy (voice, digital double of the late John Ritter's Ben Healy).Vivien Lyra Blair as Trixie Young-Healy (voice, digital double of Ivyann Schwan's Trixie Young-Healy).Julian Hilliard as Junior Healy (voice, digital double of Michael Oliver's Junior Healy).another problem child named Ricky Jefferson comments about Trixie being the young girl who's not able to whistle just as perfectly as April is. they become quite surprised when they discover that she can whistle but Trixie can't. Trixie notices a young girl named April Ritter who's just about hers and Junior's age. The Healy family members take a vacation beach trip to Los Angeles to stay overnight at the Ocean View Hotel.
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