Disney's The Kid (2000)
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
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 his high-security home, Russ finds things getting strange: The boy turns out to be himself at age... 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]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Bruce Willis, Emily Mortimer, Spencer Breslin, Lily Tomlin, Jean Smart
Screenwriter: Audrey Wells
Producer: Jon Turteltaub, Christina Steinberg, Hunt Lowry
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
DVD Info
Release:
Feb 4, 2003
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Reviews
...boring and slow and unfunny and a waste of Bruce Willis' time.
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.
Si el niño que alguna vez fuimos nos preguntara qué es lo más importante que hemos aprendido en nuestra vida, ¿qué responderíamos?
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