Dennis the Menace

Walter Matthau as George Wilson Mason Gamble as Dennis Mitchell Joan Plowright as Martha Wilson Christopher Lloyd as Switchblade Sam Lea Thompson as Alice Mitchell Robert Stanton as Henry Mitchell Amy Sakasitz as Margaret Wade Paul Winfield as Chief of Police Natasha Lyonne as Polly Devin Ratray as Mickey Hank Johnston as Gunther Melinda Mullins as Andrea Billie Bird as Edith Butterwell Bill Erwin as Edward Little Arnold Stang as Photographer Ben Stein as Boss Diana Rein as Babysitter Suzy Brack as Next-Door Neighbor (uncredited) Thomas F. Evans as Dennis Mitchell's Neighbor (uncredited) Jeannie Russell as Neighbor (uncredited)

Alan Heim Editor John Hughes Producer John Hughes Screenplay Nick Castle Director Debbie Lee Carrington Stunt Double Jerry Goldsmith Original Music Composer James D. Bissell Production Design Ann Roth Costume Design Wylie Stateman Supervising Sound Editor Scott Martin Gershin Sound Designer Jane Jenkins Casting Director Alexander Courage Orchestrator