The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)

Director:

Frank Oz

Writers (WGA):

Lynne Reid Banks (novel)
Melissa Mathison (screenplay)

Release Date:

14 July 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Adventure | Fantasy

Tagline:

Adventure comes to life

Plot:

On his ninth birthday a boy receives many presents. Two of them first seem to be less important: an...

Plot Keywords:

Indian | Best Friend | Magic | Cupboard | Birthday

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

Hal Scardino	...	Omri
Litefoot	...	Little Bear
Lindsay Crouse	...	Jane
Richard Jenkins	...	Victor
Rishi Bhat	...	Patrick
Steve Coogan	...	Tommy Atkins (British medic)
David Keith	...	Boo-hoo Boone
Sakina Jaffrey	...	Lucy
Vincent Kartheiser	...	Gillon
Nestor Serrano	...	Teacher
Ryan Olson	...	Adiel
Leon Tejwani	...	Baby Martin
Lucas Tejwani	...	Baby Martin
Christopher Conte	...	Purple Mohawk
Cassandra Brown	...	Emily (girl in Omri's class)

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild language and brief video images of violence and sexy dancing.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:PG | Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Philippines:G | New Zealand:G | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. | Portugal:M/6 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Lynne Reid Banks wrote her original novel as a bedtime story for her son, Omri.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Omri and his mother are looking at the cupboard, Omri closes the door. In the next shot, the door is open.

Quotes:

Boone: [crying] Everybody's so *BIG*!

Movie Connections:

References "Beavis and Butt-Head" (1993)

A warm, excellent family film

Why this movie doesn't have an average of around 9 eludes me. It is a wondeful film. So well acted and with a very engaging story. This is a great film for the whole family. You'll love it. The lead actor - Hal Scardino - is such a natural. He's completely believable, as is his friend. The Indian is also wonderfully brought to life. How they made the special effects work so well back in 1995 (well... that was a while back for film special effects anyway...) I don't know. I wish we could see more warm hearted films like this today.