Editing Problem Child 2 (section)

{{Short description|1991 film by Brian Levant}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Problem Child 2
| image          = Problem child two poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Brian Levant]]
| writer         = [[Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski|Scott Alexander<br />Larry Karaszewski]]
| producer       = [[Robert Simonds]]
| based_on           = {{based on|Characters|Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski}}
| starring       = {{plainlist|
* [[John Ritter]]
* [[Michael Oliver (actor)|Michael Oliver]]
* [[Laraine Newman]]
* [[Amy Yasbeck]]
* [[Jack Warden]]
}}
| music          = [[David Kitay]]
| cinematography = Peter Smokler
| editing        = Lois Freeman-Fox<br>Robert P. Seppey
| studio         = [[Imagine Entertainment]]
| distributor    = [[Universal Pictures]]
| released       = {{Film date|1991|7|5}}
| runtime        = 90 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $11–15 million<ref name=lat>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-04-23-ca-1583-story.html|title='Problem Child' Part III -- The Courtroom: Movies: Universal takes film's child star to court in a bitter contract dispute over his salary for the sequel.|last=Haithman|first=Diane|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=1992-04-23|access-date=2014-06-30}}</ref>
| gross          = $32.7 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=problemchild2.htm|title=Problem Child 2|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=2014-06-30}}</ref>
}}

'''''Problem Child 2''''' is a 1991 American [[black comedy]] film and a sequel to the 1990 film ''[[Problem Child (film)|Problem Child]]''. It follows the exploits of Junior ([[Michael Oliver (actor)|Michael Oliver]]), an adopted orphan boy who deliberately wreaks comedic havoc everywhere he goes. [[John Ritter]] returns as his adopted father, Ben Healy. [[Amy Yasbeck]], who played Ben's wife, Flo, in the first film, also returns, this time as school nurse Annie Young with a daughter named Trixie ([[Ivyann Schwan]]) who is also a problem child.

It was directed by [[Brian Levant]] in his [[List of directorial debuts|feature film directorial debut]] and produced by [[Robert Simonds]], who also produced the first film. In addition, [[Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski]] return as screenwriters. It was rated PG-13, unlike its predecessor, which was rated PG. While failing to match the success of the first film, ''Problem Child 2'' doubled its budget in box office receipts.