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Release Year1997
Runtime1h 24m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationPG
GenresComedy, Family
Votes91
DirectorAndy Cadiff
WritersJoe Connelly, Brian Levant
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.4 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsLeave It to Beaver
About Leave It to Beaver
The Cleavers are an all-American family living in Ohio – wise father Ward, loving mother June, teenage son Wally, and 8-year-old Theodore, better known as 'Beaver'. Beaver hopes to get a bike as a gift from his father and to please him tries out for his school football team and he makes it, only to be embarrassed. The bike he gets is quickly stolen. Meanwhile, Wally is trying to help his friend Eddie Haskell to get the heart of pretty classmate Karen, but Karen seems to like Wally more, and that leads to tensions between the friends.
Directed by Andy Cadiff, Leave It to Beaver leans on a strong ensemble — Christopher McDonald, Janine Turner, Cameron Finley — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1997.
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