Hal Scardino
Omri
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Jul 14, 1995 · A fantasy film about a boy who locks a plastic Indian toy in a cupboard and brings it to life. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
- (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.
The Indian in the Cupboard is a low fantasy children's novel by the British writer Lynne Reid Banks. It was published in 1980 with illustrations by Robin Jacques (UK) and Brock Cole (US). It was later adapted as a 1995 children's film of the same name. Later books in the series were illustrated by Piers Sanford.
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...
- (23)
- Frank Oz, Robert Harris
- PG
- Fantasy
Jan 1, 1980 · The Indian in the Cupboard is a very moving story about a boy named Omri who discovers he has a magical cupboard that can bring plastic toys to life. In some places, the text seems a little racist, dealing mainly with stereotypes.
- (105.9K)
- Paperback
- Lynne Reid Banks
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 nine-year-old boy gets a plastic Indian and a cupboard for his birthday and finds himself involved in adventure when the Indian comes to life and befriends him.
- 96 min
