"Blank Check," shamelessly modeled on "Home Alone" and marketed as one more cute Disney comedy, is about an 11-year-old with a one-track mind.

"It's not a sunny Disney comedy," Mr. Lane said.

And unlike Warner Brothers, whose action-adventures often perform strongly overseas, Disney comedies have scant European or Asian interest.

Keenan Wynn had played villainous Alonzo Hawk in many other Disney comedies before taking on the role of John Slade.

This new Disney comedy is slick, funny and warmhearted, very much in the old-fashioned Disney mode.

Knowles then learned that there were two test screenings in the area - a Disney comedy and Fox's "Great Expectations."

Lacking only the Flubber of vintage Disney comedies, "Beethoven" features a cute pet, a squeaky-clean family and quaintly harmless notions of villainy.

The new Disney comedy titled "Son-in-Law" is of a ghastliness so consistent that it becomes remarkable.

The Parent Trap A remake of the 1961 Disney comedy.

It's interesting and funny, I love that it's not a typical Disney comedy and I love that there's no annoying laughter in the background!