POST-WOGAN WHIMSY with made-to-measure wiseguy kid forever outwitting adult neighbour who wants to shag his mother. Decent plotting ensured results were notch above usual US mid-80s fare, helped by inoffensive JASON BATEMAN on lead duties and DAVID GARRISON as his nemesis.
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