Disney's The Kid

The Kid - Image is everything ( The Kid ) is an American comedy film directed by Jon Turteltaub, produced in 2000. Starring Bruce Willis is seen.

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Morgan Russell Duritz lives in Los Angeles and image consultants. He is very successful in his profession, but has neither his father nor Sam to his younger sister Janet and their children a good relationship. In fact, he feels compassion for the elderly as a mortal sin. His only friend, who has not given up on him is his younger colleague Amy, which practically represents the opposite of him.

Shortly before his 40th birthday dive Rusty Russell's eight -year-old alter ego on. The Little Rusty can not believe what will become of him once: an unmarried, of lonely yuppie - not a pilot and without a dog named Chester! The repellent Russell initially believes to be suffering from hallucinations. He then recalls his difficult childhood, which he had tried to repress his life. He now tries together with Rusty to change anything in his life.

By looking back into the past, the tragedy revealed in Russell's life: his heart sick mother will die soon. The father tries in his fear, they do not upset to have to grow up faster Rusty. This explains Russell's later eyes twitching and his distance from his father and the rest of his family, but also his contact shyness.

Russell and Rusty look after the future of the year 2030, in which the 70 -year-old Russell is happily married, has four children and has a dog named Chester. Rusty disappears. Russell reveals his colleague Amy his love.

Reviews

  • Thomas Schloemer wrote on www.filmspiegel.de, the film was " sentimental ".
  • Lou Lumenick praised in the New York Post Bruce Willis and criticized the screenplay.
  • Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun - Times, the film was " warm ". He praised the portrayal of Bruce Willis as " nice".
  • In the lexicon of international film states: " Borrowing from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol story develops [ ... ] very little interest in moralizing plot, but is primarily used as a screen for Bruce Willis, who once again let his image as an action hero behind wants. "

Awards

Spencer Breslin won the 2001 Young Artist Award and was nominated for a Saturn Award. The film won as best comedy or a nomination for the Young Artist Award.

Background

The film was shot in Los Angeles and Santa Monica. His cost of production was estimated at 65 million U.S. dollars. The grossing in U.S. cinemas was 69.7 million U.S. dollars. In British cinemas almost a million pounds sterling was recorded.

The actor Matthew Perry has a cameo as haired computer scientists. He and Bruce Willis played in the same year starred in The Whole Nine Yards.

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