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The Kid & I

Play trailer Poster for The Kid & I PG-13,  2005,  1h 33m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 35% 26 Reviews Tomatometer 34% 10,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
35% Tomatometer 26 Reviews 34% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
A teenager who has cerebral palsy gets the chance to star in an action movie with an out-of-work comedian (Tom Arnold).
The Kid & I

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Critics Consensus

Well-intentioned but sappy, The Kid & I is a strange hybrid of comedy and cinema verite.

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Lou Lumenick New York Post Dec 6, 2005
1/4
The mesmerizingly awful The Kid & I is a historic first: a comedy about the making of a vanity production that is itself a vanity production. Go to Full Review
Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper Dec 5, 2005
It's terribly uneven, it's far too corny and it's really not all that great, but it's so strange and so compelling that you have to see it. Go to Full Review
Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News Dec 2, 2005
1.5/4
Tom Arnold does have talent, but some self-defeating streak keeps him from using it. Go to Full Review
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Jun 15, 2009
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Tom Arnold wrote and stars in this heart-on-sleeve "comedy" that will go down in cinema history as one of the most awkward additions ever made to the genre. Go to Full Review
Doris Toumarkine Film Journal International Mar 1, 2007
Works most poignantly as a testament to a father's love and an unapologetic celebration of Hollywood's m.o. Go to Full Review
Matt Pais Metromix.com May 4, 2006
1/4
Has straight-to-DVD written all over it. Go to Full Review
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Penelope Spheeris

Director

Tom Arnold

Bill Williams

Linda Hamilton

Susan Mandeville

Richard Edson

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Joe Mantegna

Davis Roman

Brenda Strong

Bonnie

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Movie Info

Synopsis A teenager who has cerebral palsy gets the chance to star in an action movie with an out-of-work comedian (Tom Arnold).
Director
Penelope Spheeris
Producer
Penelope Spheeris, Tom Arnold, Brad Wyman
Screenwriter
Tom Arnold
Distributor
Slowhand Cinema Releasing
Production Co
Kid & I Prods
Rating
PG-13 (Crude Humor|Some Language|Drug References)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 2, 2005, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 24, 2006
Runtime
1h 33m
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