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Rent-a-Kid is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Fred Gerber released in USA on 1 january 1995 with Leslie Nielsen
Rent-a-Kid (1995)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 january 1995
Length 1h25
Directed by Fred Gerber
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about families
Rating54%
Rent-a-Kid is a 1995 American comedy film. It stars Leslie Nielsen, Christopher Lloyd, and Matt McCoy.
Synopsis
Cliff Haber (Tony Rosato) runs an orphanage, and decides to go on a vacation. He has his father, Harry Haber (Leslie Nielsen), run the orphanage while he is away. Harry has a rental store and decides that it would be a good idea to rent out youngsters to prospective adoptive parents after he hears his son's testimony on how hard it is for him to find parents for the youngsters he takes care of. Meanwhile, as his son is away, he gets a bigger ideas by overhearing a couple at a Mexican restaurant, a couple by the name of Russ and Valerie Syracuse (Matt McCoy and Sherry Miller) arguing over the issue of wanting to have children.Actors
Leslie Nielsen
(Harry Haber)
Christopher Lloyd
(Lawrence 'Larry' Kayvey)
Matt McCoy
(Russ Syracuse)
Sherry Miller
(Valerie Syracuse)
Judge Reinhold
(Jeffrey Shayes)
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