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Disney's The Kid (2000)
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Reviews Counted:95
Fresh:47
Rotten:48
Average Rating:5.2/10
Consensus: Critics find The Kid to be too sweet and the movie's message to be annoyingly simplistic.
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Genre: Comedies
US Box Office: $2,989,675
Synopsis: Russ Duritz is a success--he has looks, he has money, and he has power. The only things he's missing are friends and a conscience. But when an eight-year-old boy mysteriously keeps popping up in... Russ Duritz is a success--he has looks, he has money, and he has power. The only things he's missing are friends and a conscience. But when an eight-year-old boy mysteriously keeps popping up in his high-security home, Russ finds things getting strange: The boy turns out to be himself at age eight--Rusty. Once Russ is able to even accept that the boy is who he says he is (with the hilarious help of Dana Ivey as a therapist under pressure and Lily Tomlin as Russ's assistant), he resists being associated with that image of himself yet again: a pudgy "loser" with a speech impediment. His halfhearted attempts to court his assistant, Amy, are accelerated when his younger self decides to take a hand. Russ thinks he's supposed to help his eight-year-old self become less of a geek, but Rusty might be there to teach Russ a thing or two about the things that really matter. Director Jon Turteltaub also produced this nostalgic, shamelessly emotional film, which features cameos by Larry King and Harold Greene. [More]
Starring: Bruce Willis, Spencer Breslin, Emily Mortimer, Lily Tomlin
Starring: Bruce Willis, Spencer Breslin, Emily Mortimer, Lily Tomlin, Jean Smart, Chi McBride
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Screenwriter: Audrey Wells
Producer: Jon Turteltaub, Christina Steinberg, Hunt Lowry
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Reviews for Disney's The Kid
This is obviously a blowoff role for Willis; apart from a few frantic scenes where he thinks he's crazy, he appears to be reading lines in his sleep.
...revives that "inner child" pop-psychology drivel that was popular for about two months back in 1991. ...a syrupy second act full of painful memories involving sick parents, handicapped dogs (no joke!) and forgotten ambitions.
Latest News for Disney's The Kid
January 01, 2000:
Disney's The Kid has a very strong chance at being a 'surprise hit.' ![]()
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January 01, 2000:
Too bad infamously awful director Jon Instinct Turteltaub is at the helm. ![]()
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January 01, 2000:
After his great interplay with young Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense, Willis has had lots of practice working this kids -- which should help him here. ![]()
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January 01, 2000:
A summer release from Disney with Willis and a kid? I see dead presidents -- tens of millions of 'em -- everywhere. ![]()
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