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Format: VHS
Jan 2000
Rated PG
Recording Mode: Dolby Surround
Sound: HiFi, Surround, Stereo
Closed Captioned
97 min.
Color
Extra Info: Clam Shell Case; Closed Captioned
UPC: 043396116405 |
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Movie Description
Good things often come in little packages, as young Omri (Hal Scardino) discovers when he receives a present from his friend Patrick, a plastic Indian figure that comes to life after Omri locks him in his toy cupboard. Little Bear (Litefoot), an Iroquois Indian from 1761, opens up new worlds of thought, experience, and tolerance to young Omri. A few disastrous experiments with other toys in the cupboard and Patrick's insistence on receiving his own living toy reveals to Omri that the "toys" have feelings just as he does, no matter how small their stature. Frank Oz (BOWFINGER) directs from a script from Melissa Mathison (E.T.).
Synopsis
Omri receives for his birthday a coveted skateboard, but also a strange little cabinet and an Indian figurine, which ultimately prove to be far more fascinating. When Omri opens the cabinet after locking the Indian in there all night, he discovers the plastic figure has been replaced by the living, but still toy-size, Iroquois Indian Little Bear, who has been transported there from 1761. Omri's adventures with Little Bear teach him about other cultures and friendship, but his experiments with the cupboard culminate in disaster, forcing Omri to realize that the tiny Indian is as much a person as he is and deserves to be returned to his own time and place, not kept in Omri's world as a plaything. A magical tale of imagination and adventure, THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD sensitively explores the deep bond between kids and their toys.
Film Notes
Released theatrically in the U.S. on July 14, 1995. The film grossed $35.6 million at the domestic box office.
The screenplay by Melissa Mathison (E.T.) is based on the book by Lynne Reid Banks.
The film marked the feature debut of Litefoot, a Cherokee rap music performer.
Industry Reviews
"...THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD is capable of creeping up on you and aiming straight for the heart..."
Sight and Sound - p.42-3 - Nick James
"...Refreshingly sophisticated..." -- Rating: B+
Entertainment Weekly - p.60 - Melissa Pierson
"...A paragon of the genre..." - Recommended
Premiere - p.88 - Howard Karren
"...[The] effects cleverly capture the little-guy-in-the-big-room scenario....Litefoot cuts a striking figure..."
Variety - Brian Lowry
"...The most self-effacing of films, a gentle and low-key effort directed in a determinedly non-flashy manner....Scardino is one of the few child actors who actually seems like a real kid..."
Los Angeles Times - p.F1 - Kenneth Turan
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