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Anton Tennet, Blake Foster, Christopher Lloyd, Michael Purvis, Olivia Tennet ...( see more  see more... ) , Todd Emerson

Ryan Mitchell's parents don't understand him. His teenage brother constantly blames him for the bad things he's done. And to top it all off, the girl he's in love with is dating the local bully. One d...( read more  read more... )ay, after being chased by the bully, Ryan stumbles upon an ancient Navajo burial ground where he finds a witchdoctor's Wishing Glass. He promptly wishes for a world with no parents and no teenagers. Soon, the adults disappear and it's "Kids World," - nobody over the age of twelve anywhere! But is this world more than Ryan bargained for? Soon, other kids start disappearing also, and then things take an even more serious turn when local bully Detloff gets hold of the Wishing Glass.

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PG, 1 hr. 34 min.

Directed by: Dale Bradley

Release Date: November 9, 2001

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DVD Release Date: April 16, 2002

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  • goodgurl4life85
    August 5, 2008
    goodgurl4life85
    SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD MOVIE...!~!
  • phantopp
    July 28, 2008
    phantopp
    "Ryan Mitchell" (Blake Foster) is your typical 12-year old. He has a bully of a brother. his parents don't understand him. He is part of a small clique of friends called "The Cool Cats Club" and has a crush on the girl next door, who is a year older. He even has to deal with a ta...( read more)ller bully (Todd Emerson).

    One day, while running away from "Detloff" (Emerson) and his gang, the "Cool Cats" fall into an underground cave and find a mystical light that grants wishes. After being grounded for not wearing his bike helmet, "Ryan" sneaks out of the house and goes back to the cave and wishes that the adults, as well as the teens, would disappear.

    The next day, the children are on their own. The adults and the teens, except for "Detloff", who has lied about his age because of his height. However, the strange man in the neighborhood (Christopher Lloyd) the majority of the children either are afraid or make fun of hasn't disappeared because he has the mental capacity of a third grader.

    Now, "Ryan" has to take responsibility in taking care of his younger sister (Olivia Tennet) while helping out "Leo" (Lloyd), who can't take care of himself, while being a kid running amok in a world without adults.

    This is absolutely a kids movie, and the comedy in it reflects it. I think I groaned at some of the jokes in this movie more than anything else. Adults might get pretty bored with this film because there is nothing that adults will understand more than the kids. All the jokes are for kids, and will probably make them laugh.

    There is some good performances in this film. A lot of scenes when the kids are running amok after those over 13 disappear seem to be ad lib, as they seem to be authentically having fun. One performance that wasn't that great, probably because of the character's limitations, was that of Lloyd. He was pretty believable, but he really couldn't shine in this role.

    The special effects, like the whole movie, are pretty low budget. For a movie that is only about seven years old, the special effects appear to be older. It was pretty obvious that the special effects for the strange things that come from the "Wishing Light" are obviously added in during post-production and are not blended into the scenes very well. It was also pretty obvious that there was a light bulb in the thing, and the "crystal" part is made out of some sort of plastic.

    Cinematography is not that great in this movie. Many times it was obvious that they were using a handheld camera to capture the action. The camera angles were pretty average through the entire movie.

    The music in this movie was pretty forgettable. There was no use of well-known songs in it. In fact, there was not one song performed by a well-known music artist.

    Sorry adults, this one is passable for you. But, if there really isn't anything else at your local video store, this could be a fair rental for kids.
  • rebeccabryant33
    May 17, 2008
    rebeccabryant33
    I watched almost all of this with my son before he left to go to a sleep over last night. :O)
  • braddad68
    April 16, 2008
    braddad68
    Strange. Most kids will probably love it though!
  • robinh4
    January 13, 2008
    robinh4
    This is a good movie. But, I think if you're around 12 years old, you will like it more. Christopher Lloyd is an awesome actor.
  • Keoni666
    September 21, 2007
    Keoni666
    Ha ha i watched this movie a couple of year back and i remembered that i actually found it rather interesting ... what the world would be like if there were no adults around... Haha good stuff but im not to keen on the kid playing the lead role he's abit of a camera hog to say th...( read more)e least!
  • saraalhasan1
    July 27, 2007
    saraalhasan1
    have fun in kids world
  • ds093
    July 18, 2007
    ds093
    Non-sensical dull-dom. The only fresh thing in this movie, the only thing that makes it worth watching is Christopher Lloyd's performance.
  • whoamidoiknow
    January 22, 2007
    whoamidoiknow
    It was an ok movie but those kids no way knew how to wish. When your granted unlmited wishes why don't you make like the big castle or somthing unbeatable. It was a good movie and idea.

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