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Help Wanted: Kids

German title: Job Busters
Francaise title: S.V.P. Enfants!!
Spain title: Se Necesita Ayuda: Niños
Russian title: Срочно требуются дети
Original title: Help Wanted: Kids

Alternative titles:
Disneyland: Help Wanted: Kids

Family comedy – USA
Production year: 1985
Movie length: 92 minutes

Director: David Greenwalt
Writer: Stephen Black, Henry Stern
Cinematograph: King Baggot
Music: Craig Safan

Movie description:

When the Burkes loose their jobs in New York, they have to move to Arizona, where Tom has a job-offer in the management of a small company for children’s clothing. Unfortunately Tom’s new Boss Sirus Lovelin turns out to be extremely fond of the traditional American family and automatically assumes Amanda to be housewife and mother – but the Burkes don’t even have children! To not offend him, they »hire« Coop und Mickey, two kids they met prowling the streets. When they turn out witty, but nasty and impertinent, the Burkes want to rid themselves of them, but are entangled already too deeply in their lie...

Cindy Williams and Bill Hudson star as New York yuppies Lisa and Tom Burke, who moved to Arizona when both are hired by a new ad agency. The couple’s boss is big on »family values« and encourages his employees to project an appropriate image. Unfortunately, the Burkes are childless, and for a while it looks as if their fabulous new job will end before it begins. But not to worry: Lisa and Tom hit upon a foolproof scheme to create an »instant family« by advertising for a pair of rambunctious youngsters to pose as the Burkes’ children.

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