Rick Ducommun’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Rick Ducommun has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 1990s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Groundhog Day.
Recurring themes

Matilda
1996
Comedy · Family

Ri¢hie Ri¢h
1994
Comedy · Family

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
1991
Comedy · Family

Father of the Bride Part II
1995
Comedy · Family

Rookie of the Year
1993
Family · Comedy

Monkey Trouble
1994
Comedy · Family

Fathers' Day
1997
Comedy · Family

I'll Be Home for Christmas
1998
Comedy · Family

A cynical TV weatherman, along with his idealistic producer and his sardonic cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself repeating the same day over and over.
Dir. Harold Ramis · With Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott

When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an investigation. But it's hardly how Ray, who much prefers drinking beer, reading his newspaper and watching a ball game on the tube expected to spend his vacation.
Dir. Joe Dante · With Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher
Bullied by his siblings and nagged by his parents, 11-year-old Preston Waters is fed up with his family — especially their frugality. But he gets his chance to teach them a lesson when a money-laundering criminal nearly bulldozes Preston with his car and compensates the boy with a blank check. Preston makes the check out for $1 million and goes on a spending spree he'll never forget.
Dir. Rupert Wainwright · With Brian Bonsall, Karen Duffy, James Rebhorn

High school misfits Stoney and Dave discover a long-frozen primeval man buried in their backyard. But the thawed-out Link—as the boys have named him—quickly becomes a wild card in the teens' already zany Southern California lives. After a shave and some new clothes, Link's presence at school makes the daily drudgery a lot more interesting.
Dir. Les Mayfield · With Sean Astin, Brendan Fraser, Pauly Shore

A young boy is scared of the monster under his bed. He asks his 6th grade brother to swap rooms for the night as a bet that the monster really exists. Soon the brother becomes friends with the monster and discovers a whole new world of fun and games under his bed where pulling pranks on kids and other monsters is the main attraction.
Dir. Richard Greenberg · With Fred Savage, Howie Mandel, Daniel Stern