The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)

On his ninth birthday a boy receives many presents. Two of them first seem to be less important: an old cupboard from his brother and a little Indian figure made of plastic from his best ... See full summary »

Director:

Frank Oz

Writers:

Lynne Reid Banks (novel), Melissa Mathison (screenplay)

Stars:

Hal Scardino, Litefoot, Lindsay Crouse

6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hal Scardino	...	Omri
Litefoot	...	Little Bear
Lindsay Crouse	...	Jane
Richard Jenkins	...	Victor
Rishi Bhat	...	Patrick
Steve Coogan	...	Tommy
David Keith	...	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

Storyline

On his ninth birthday a boy receives many presents. Two of them first seem to be less important: an old cupboard from his brother and a little Indian figure made of plastic from his best friend. But these two presents turn out to be much more magic than the rest...

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Plot Keywords:

birthday | friend | best friend | boy | magic | 

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Taglines:

Adventure comes to life

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Genres:

Family | Adventure | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 July 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Chave Mágica

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$45,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

£1,234,684 (UK) (19 January 1996)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Kennedy/Marshall Company, The, Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the books, Omri's father's name is Lionel; in the movie, his name is Victor.

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Goofs

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

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Quotes

[Darth Vader, a T-Rex, G.I. Joe, a Cardassian, a Ferengi, and Robocop stop fighting and notice Omri]
Robocop: [with gun aimed at Omri] Halt!
T-Rex: Rrrahrr?

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Connections

Spoofed in The Borrowers (1997)

User Reviews

A Family Film Gone Wrong

I'll totally exclude the fact that they raped the book. The book is delightful, enchanting and enthralling.

The movie is the total opposite of all these things. The acting is awful on all fronts. Terrible directing from Frank Oz, terrible casting, terrible everything. I only revisited this disaster to put myself to sleep last night.

There are only a few circumstances for anyone to be seeing this.

Dodge at all costs unless you're curious about the book comparison or if you have a kid that you need to distract for 90 minutes or so. Horrendous adaptation, horrendous film-making.