Magic in the Water (1995)

Radio psychologist Jack Black takes his children Joshua and Ashley on a 'vacation' to a lake in British Columbia. While he grinds away at work the children discover that the famous local ... See full summary »

Director:

Rick Stevenson

Writers:

Rick Stevenson (screenplay), Icel Dobell Massey (screenplay),

Stars:

Mark Harmon, Joshua Jackson, Harley Jane Kozak

2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Harmon	...	Jack Black
Joshua Jackson	...	Joshua Black
Harley Jane Kozak	...	Dr. Wanda Bell
Sarah Wayne	...	Ashley Black
Willie Nark-Orn	...	Hiro
Frank Salsedo	...	Uncle Kipper (as Frank Sotonoma Salsedo)
Morris Panych	...	Mack Miller
Ben Cardinal	...	Joe Pickled Trout
Adrien Dorval	...	Wright Hardy
Mark Acheson	...	Lefty Hardy
Anthony Towe	...	Taka
John Procaccino	...	Frank
Tom Cavanagh	...	Simon, Patient #1
Garrett Bennett	...	Christian, Patient #2 (as Gareth Bennett)
Brian T. Finney	...	Bug-Eyes, Patient #3

Storyline

Radio psychologist Jack Black takes his children Joshua and Ashley on a 'vacation' to a lake in British Columbia. While he grinds away at work the children discover that the famous local lake monster "Orky" may not be just a gimmick to attract tourists after all. In fact, Orky may enable them to get closer to their workaholic dad, and help stop local polluters who are dumping toxic waste into Orky's home.

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Plot Keywords:

lake | children | radio psychologist | vacation | monster | 

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Taglines:

In a small town, on a peaceful lake, a mythical creature is about to surface.

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Genres:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for language and moments of peril

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English Dutch

Release Date:

30 August 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Glenorky

Filming Locations:

Kaslo, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Gross:

$2,643,346 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Oxford Film Company, Pacific Motion Pictures Corporation, TriStar Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Early in the movie Ashley is wearing an over-sized powderkegblue (UCLA) football jersey #7. Mark Harmon was the starting UCLA Quarterback - he wore #7.

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Goofs

The boat disappears and reappears on the dock.

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Quotes

Joshua: I'm supposed to wanna do that sort of thing at my age. It's a teen thing.

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Crazy Credits

Orky as Himself [Orky is the sea monster]

User Reviews

Children deserve better

I seldom worry too much about wasting three dollars, but I will always regret the time and the three dollars I wasted seeing this in a theater years ago.

The actors must have had some major bills to pay to accept their roles in this junk. The story is as hackneyed and cliched as any I have seen anywhere. Children definitely deserve better than this. Even THE MIGHTY KONG was better than this!