Timmy is a bright boy but a lousy student. His teacher, Mrs. Stevens, has threatened to fail him. While he is supposed to be working on a current events project, he captures an escaped convict and holds the man hostage in his tree-house.
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| Credited cast: | |||
| Jim Varney | ... | Carl Banks | |
| Joey Zimmerman | ... | Timmy Taylor | |
| Todd Bosley | ... | Stevie | |
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Kristopher Kachurak | ... | Buddy |
| Mark Moses | ... | Rick Taylor | |
| Debby Boone | ... | Beth Taylor | |
| Richard Kline | ... | Principal Ott | |
| Jack McGee | ... | Nick | |
| Christopher Doyle | ... | Scalise | |
| Aria Noelle Curzon | ... | Janie Paulson | |
| Cliff Emmich | ... | Detective Nelson | |
| Louan Gideon | ... | Mrs. Stevens | |
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Sam Rubin | ... | TV Reporter |
| Frank Welker | ... | Kato (voice) | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Brendan O'Brien | ... | Himself | |
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Timmy Taylor and his two friends, Stevie and Buddy capture escaped convict Carl Banks (Jim Varney) and hold him hostage in their treehouse over the weekend so that Timmy can use Carl as his current event project at school on Monday. The boys then find that Carl is mixed up in a counterfeiting ring that could spell trouble for them too. Written by van_whistler@hotmail.com
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It takes an entire police force to look for an escaped convict...And a group of ten-year-olds to catch him.Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
24 September 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Le prisonnier en fuite See more »Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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Carl Banks: Ouch! How do I look?
Buddy: Like a movie star.
Carl Banks: Yeah, which one?
Buddy: Ever see Nightmare on Elm Street?
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Jim Varney was having complications during production of this film. Varney, being a heavy tobacco smoker, was diagnosed with lung cancer during production and refused to halt filming due to his illness, which eventually killed him. See more »Goofs
Stevie's hair during the treehouse courtroom scene. See more »Quotes
Buddy: [taking off Carl's fake women's eyelashes] What'd you put these on with, airplane glue?Carl Banks: Ouch! How do I look?
Buddy: Like a movie star.
Carl Banks: Yeah, which one?
Buddy: Ever see Nightmare on Elm Street?
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I like this movie and I thought that this was the best Jim Varney movie yet I've seen. I liked this movie SO much that I asked for it for Christmas and watched it over and over and over again and yet I still like it. My favorite part is the tree house Court scene and when Carl escapes. I thought that both of those scenes were absolutely hilarious. Don't ask me how I got to be A Treehouse hostage fan. It's Jim Varney. I don't know how I got a Jim Varney fan I'm glad to be a fan of Jim Varney and all of his movies. I will still like this movie for a very long time and nothing will take that away from me. And I really mean that.