House Arrest is a 1996 comedy film. The film was directed by Harry Winer who has directed other films but is more prolific as a television series director. The film stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Pollak. The film boasts a very thorough supporting cast in Christopher McDonald, Wallace Shawn, Jennifer Tilly, Ben Stein, and an up-and-coming Jennifer Love Hewitt. The film was released on August 14, 1996 and went on to gross only over $7 million at the box office. The film was panned by many critics which could explain its low take at the box office. The film was shot at various locations in the... U.S. states of California and Ohio. Monrovia, California was the location for several exterior house scenes while most interior shots were done at the CBS/Radford lot in Studio City, California. The story was set in Defiance, Ohio, although another town, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, actually doubled for it. The film begins by showing the Beindorfs, Janet , Ned , Grover , and Stacy , a supposedly happy family living a typical family life in the suburbs.
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| Release date: | August 14, 1996 |
| Directed by: | Harry Winer |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 108 Minutes |
| Producer: | Judith A. Polone, Harry Winer |
| Music by: | Bruce Broughton |
| Screenplay by: | Michael Hitchcock |
| Estimated budget: | $5,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |