Themes: Crisis of Conscience, Redemption, Time Travel
Main Cast: Bruce Willis, Spencer Breslin, Emily Mortimer, Lily Tomlin, Chi McBride
Release Year: 2000
Country: US
Run Time: 104 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
If you could talk to the child that you used to be, what advice would you give him? That question forms the basis of this comic fantasy. Forty-year-old Russ Duritz (Bruce Willis) is a wealthy and powerful "image consultant" who has made a career out of telling people how to present themselves. But while he's a success in business, he's a failure in life; he's vain, mean-spirited, and hasn't been able to hold onto a marriage (or even a pet dog). One day, Russ is startled to meet Rusty (Spencer Breslin), a stocky kid whom he soon realizes is himself at the age of eight, having passed through a wrinkle in time. Young Rusty doesn't seem much happier than the grown-up Russ, so the older man takes his younger self under his wing and tries to teach him how to avoid the mistakes he's made, while Rusty encourages Russ to be a more caring human being. Along the way, Russ and Rusty become friends, and realize how much they can learn from each other. Disney's The Kid also stars Jean Smart as one of Russ' clients, Lily Tomlin as his assistant, and Daniel Von Bargen as his father. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Jean Smart - Deirdre Lafever; Dana Ivey - Dr. Alexander; Daniel Von Bargen - Sam Duritz; Stanley Anderson - Bob Riley; Susan Dalian - Giselle
Credit
David S. Lazan - Art Director, Stephen Eads - Associate Producer, Marcia Ross - Casting, Donna Morong - Casting, Gail Goldberg - Casting, William M. Elvin - Co-producer, Bill Johnson - Co-producer, Gloria Gresham - Costume Designer, William M. Elvin - First Assistant Director, Jon Turteltaub - Director, David R. Ellis - Second Unit Director, Peter Honess - Editor, David Rennie - Editor, David Willis - Executive Producer, Arnold Rifkin - Executive Producer, Marc Shaiman - Composer (Music Score), Garreth Stover - Production Designer, Peter Menzies, Jr. - Cinematographer, Hunt Lowry - Producer, Jon Turteltaub - Producer, Christina Steinberg - Producer, Lauren Cory - Set Designer, Paul Sonski - Set Designer, Gary A. Lee - Set Designer, Charisse Cardenas - Set Designer, Sloane U'ren - Set Designer, Beck Taylor - Set Designer, Peter Devlin - Sound/Sound Designer, Audrey Wells - Screenwriter, Gary Capo - Second Unit Director Of Photography, James E. Price - Visual Effects Supervisor, Kelly Cabral - Supervising Sound Editor, The Secret Lab - Visual Effects, Larry Dias - Set Decorator
