No Deposit, No Return

A pair of jokers make double trouble in a hullaba-lulu of a caper

1976 • 112 min • Comedy · Family · Crime

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Synopsis

Two rich children devise a way to escape their grandfather and visit their mother. Unfortunately for two hapless safe crackers, they become part of the plan.

Our family guide

Best from age 6

Movie Knight Score

94 reviews

100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
63 Audience · 93 · 49%

Two mischievous children, eager to reunite with their mother, orchestrate an elaborate scheme involving two unsuspecting safecrackers to escape their grandfather's care. Their plan leads to comical chaos and unexpected alliances.

Violence & peril: 1/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 0/10
Romance & sensuality: 0/10
Scary moments: 1/10

Heads up

Children temporarily run away from home
Mild peril involving safecrackers

What it models well

Resourcefulness and problem-solving
Family bonds and longing
Unexpected friendships

Talk about it after

Why the children felt they needed to run away
The consequences of their elaborate plan
The difference between pranks and criminal acts

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Top billed cast

Director: Norman Tokar • Crew: Arthur Alsberg, Don Nelson, Joseph L. McEveety

Reviewer notes

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
It undoubtedly runs for too long, but <em>'No Deposit, No Return'</em> still satisfied me. It has a similar vibe to it as <em>'Candleshoe'</em>, which Disney released roughly twelve months after this.…
r96sk, TMDB Community