Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang

1999

Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang

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Based on noted Montreal author Mordecai Richler's classic children's adventure of the same name, the film is about a boy named Jacob (Max Morrow) who has to say everything twice to be heard, simply because he is the youngest of five children. Desperately needing to be taken seriously, he offers to go to the grocery store for his Dad, embarking on his first solo journey. The quest goes horribly wrong when he loses his nerve and runs off, only to bump into a ten-pound hanging salami. He wakes up to find himself in court charged with insulting a grown-up. The Singing Judge sentences Jacob to the children's prison on Slimer's Island. The fog-bound and crocodile infested prison is presided over by the fearsome Hooded Fang (Gary Busey). Help is supposed to be on its way in the form of the heroic Child Power Masters. When that is delayed, Jacob Two Two hatches a cunning plan to take on the Hooded Fang himself. Fraught with childhood fantasies and fears, the film encourages children to feel strong in the threatening world of adults.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Kids & Family, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Directed By:

George Bloomfield
Written By:

Tim Burns
In Theaters:

Oct 8, 1999 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Apr 16, 2002
Runtime:

96 minutes
Studio:

Shaftesbury Films

Cast

Gary Busey
as The Hooded Fang

Miranda Richardson
as Miss Fowl

Maury Chaykin
as Mr. Cooper/Louie Loser

Mark McKinney
as Mr. Fish

Max Morrow
as Jacob Two Two

Ice-T
as The Judge

Joe Dinicol
as O'Toole/Noah

Alison Pill
as Shapiro/Marfa

Emma Bambrick
as Shelly

Jake Goldshire
as Oscar

Shawn Roberts
as Daniel

John Evans
as Dad

Dixie Seatle
as Mom

Pedro Salun
as Jailer

Roger Clown
as Dancing Slimer

Daniel Richler
as Reporter

Byron Bully
as Big Kid

Johnnie Chase
as Officer

Bob Land
as Luigi

Alexandra Johnson
as Hannah

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Jul 30, 2007

Not very good version of the Jacob Two-Two story by Mordecai Richler. A lot of it was because of how perfect the 1977 film was; so this one's flaws stuck out. The kid playing Jacob Two-Two was pretty generic and lacked character. The Ice-T rap-session in the courtroom didn't seem to fit. Gary Busey as the Hooded Fang was scary for all the wrong reasons. Mark McKinney and Miranda Richardson seemed like standup comics in animal costumes. The prison set didn't feel like the one described in the book. The songs were dreadful. It felt English rather than French, losing its special charm. Cheap and direct to pay-per-view and Blockbuster bargain bins.

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