Tom & Thomas (2002)

A young boy empath who feels the pain and experiences of another is dismissed as having an imaginary friend. Then the two meet and the adventure begins as the discovery of their mutual history unfolds.

Director:

Esmé Lammers

Writer:

Esmé Lammers

Stars:

Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Sean Bean, Inday Ba

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aaron Taylor-Johnson	...	Tom / Thomas (as Aaron Johnson)
Sean Bean	...	Paul Sheppard
Inday Ba	...	Celia Scofield
Bill Stewart	...	Finch
Sean Harris	...	Kevin
Derek de Lint	...	Mr. Bancroft
Geraldine James	...	Miss Tromp
Jonathan Schwerzmann	...	Older Boy
Romaine Fagin	...	Funny Boy
Victoria Hasted	...	Miss Hogan
Ravin J. Ganatra	...	Mr. Bahiti (as Ravin J. Granatra)
Anil Douglas	...	Bruce
Leagh Conwell	...	Harold
Doortje Peters	...	Debby
Mike Dowling	...	Police Officer 1

Storyline

Living in different environments and without actually knowing each other, the nine-year-old boys Tom and Thomas have always been aware of the other's existence. At the time they finally meet Tom is on the run from some child smugglers who operate their business from his boy's home. The smugglers mistake Thomas for Tom and attempt to get him out of the country on a plane. Tom, who has no intention of losing his brother, finds himself in the middle of a smuggling operation and it takes all his efforts to reunite with his brother and bring the family together.

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Plot Keywords:

imaginary friend | kidnapping | female teacher | actor playing multiple roles | child kidnapping | 

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Genres:

Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for threatening situations, thematic elements and some mild language

Details

Country:

Netherlands UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 January 2002 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Széttéphetetlen kötelék

Filming Locations:

Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cine II CV, First Floor Features

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the Mirror Maze (at around 35 mins) and after, viewers should realize that although Tom and Thomas are wearing identical white corduroy jackets with hooded orange zippered liners, Thomas' liner is zipped up so his front is orange while Tom's liner is unzipped, so his front is black. A more subtle difference is that Thomas' hair is parted on his left while Tom's hair is parted in the middle. Viewers may confuse them before the Mirror Maze when, after Thomas and his father enter the Space Museum with tickets, Tom sneaks in (at around 34 mins) by calling out "Mom, wait for me", pretending she is ahead of him -- staff thinking he were Thomas would aid his ruse.

User Reviews

Very good underestimated movie

The movie "Tom and Thomas" recently appeared in the Netherlands on DVD and Video.

Due to circumstances I was not able to view this movie in the theatre. I wish I had, because Tom and Thomas is a very good crafted and impressive movie.

Aaron Johnson as Tom/Thomas was a real good choice by Esmé Lammers for this role. It is one of the most impressive performences in acting I have seen in years. It would be ashame if we never heard from Aaron again. I now understand that he frequently performs at the London theaters in plays.

I hope his acting in the new Jackie Chan movie "Shanghai Knights", to be released in February 2003, will be as impressive, or even more impressive than what I saw in "Tom and Thomas".

Sean Bean also performed well, but I think there was not enough room in the movie for him to use all his talent, which is in fact a pity.

It is clear that the film was made by Esmé Lammers together with her husband Dick Maas (a famous movie producer in the Netherlands).

I personally thought before viewing this movie that it would be a very lovely childrens story, but the are in fact a few very exiting moments. I would not recomment to let children up to 8 view this by themselves.

It is clear that a high standard of craftmanship has been used.

Critics in the Netherlands were not long as enthusiastic about this film as me, but I think this movie deserves much more credit than it has gotten up to now.

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