Hal Scardino
Omri
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Jul 14, 1995 · A family fantasy film based on a children's book by Lynne Reid Banks. Omri, a boy from Brooklyn, discovers that his plastic Indian toy comes to life and has adventures with him.
- (31K)
- Drama, Family, Fantasy
- Frank Oz
- 1995-07-14
The Indian in the Cupboard is a 1995 American family fantasy film directed by Frank Oz and written by Melissa Mathison, based on the 1980 children's book of the same name by Lynne Reid Banks. The story revolves around a boy who receives a cupboard as a gift on his ninth birthday.
On his birthday, Omri (Hal Scardino) is given several simple gifts, including an old wooden cupboard and a small plastic figurine of a Native American man. When he locks the toy inside the...
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- Frank Oz, Robert Harris
- PG
- Fantasy
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A boy named Omri receives a magic cupboard that can bring his toys to life. He befriends a 18th-century Native American named Little Bear, but faces a dilemma when his friend Patrick brings a cowboy from the Wild West.
A 1995 fantasy adventure film based on a novel by Lynne Reid Banks. A boy receives a plastic Indian toy that comes to life and becomes his friend.
Jul 14, 1995 · A movie about a boy who can make plastic toys come to life in a magic cabinet. Roger Ebert finds it creepy and depressing, and questions the ethics of controlling the little people's destinies.
