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| Directed by | James Lapine |
| Written by | Marc Lawrence |
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| Cinematography | Rob Hahn |
| Edited by | Robert Leighton |
| Music by | Alan Menken |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $12.4 million[1] |
Life with Mikey (also known as Give Me a Break) is a 1993 American comedy film directed by James Lapine and written by Marc Lawrence. The film stars Michael J. Fox, Nathan Lane, Cyndi Lauper and Christina Vidal in her film acting debut.
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Mikey Chapman (Michael J. Fox) is a former child star from a 1970s sitcom. Now a talent agent for child stars, Mikey discovers Angie Vega (Christina Vidal), a girl who pick-pockets for money and lives with her teenage sister and her boyfriend. Together, they try to hit it big and earn her a role on a series of television commercials.
The film received generally negative reviews.[2][3][4][5] Review aggregator RottenTomatoes reports that 25% of the 12 critics gave the film a positive review, with 3 fresh and 9 rotten review, with a rating average of 4.05 out of 10.[6]
The film debuted at number 7 at the US box office.[7][8][9][10]
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