Family Films Collection - 4-DVD Box Set ( Rent-a-Kid / Treasure Island / Spy Kids / Tommy and the Wildcat (Poika ja ilves) )

Family Films Collection - 4-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Rent-a-Kid / Treasure Island / Spy Kids / Tommy and the Wildcat (Poika ja ilves)
Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Dolby Surround )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
383 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Biographies
Box Set
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1995 - 2001 and produced in:
Canada ( USA, Canada )
Finland ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Fred Gerber
Peter Rowe
Robert Rodriguez
Raimo O. Niemi

Written By:
Paul Bernbaum
Peter Rowe
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Rodriguez
Ville Suhonen
Martin Daniel

Actors:
Leslie Nielsen ..... Harry Haber
Christopher Lloyd ..... Lawrence 'Larry' Kayvey
Matt McCoy ..... Russ Syracuse
Sherry Miller ..... Valerie Syracuse
Amos Crawley ..... Brandon Ward
Cody Jones ..... Kyle Ward
Tabitha Lupien ..... Molly Ward
Tony Rosato ..... Cliff Haber
Lisa LaCroix ..... Teresa Woolcot
Kevin Hicks ..... Dan Woolcot
Tannis Burnett ..... Mrs. Lachman
Edward Heeley ..... Mr. Lachman
Judah Katz ..... Dr. Leff
Ellen-Ray Hennessy ..... Tracy, Haber's Office Secretary
Michael Anderson Jr. ..... Mr. Nicely
Sarah Holland ..... The Strumpet
Pax Lohan ..... Gran
Anthony Booth ..... Chief Revenue Officer
Christopher Benjamin ..... Squire Trelawney
Malcolm Stoddard ..... Captain Smollet
David Robb ..... Doctor Livesey
Kevin Zegers ..... Jim Hawkins
Jake Fry ..... Morgan
Dermot Keaney ..... Israel Hands
Cody Palance ..... Blind Pew
Philip Whitchurch ..... Black Dog
Al Ashton ..... George Merry
Walter Sparrow ..... Ben Gunn
Patrick Bergin ..... Billy Bones
Jack Palance ..... Long John Silver
Antonio Banderas ..... Gregorio Cortez
Carla Gugino ..... Ingrid Cortez
Alexa PenaVega ..... Carmen Cortez
Daryl Sabara ..... Juni Cortez
Alan Cumming ..... Fegan Floop
Tony Shalhoub ..... Alexander Minion
Teri Hatcher ..... Ms. Gradenko
Cheech Marin ..... Felix Gumm
Robert Patrick ..... Mr. Lisp
Danny Trejo ..... Machete
Mike Judge ..... Donnagon
Donnamight ..... Cool Spy
Richard Linklater ..... Pastor
Guillermo Navarro ..... Agent Johnny
Johnny Reno ..... FoOglie #1 / Flower
Shannon Shea
Konsta Hietanen ..... Tommy
Risto Tuorila ..... Uncle Jouko
Jarmo Mäkinen ..... Haapala
Antti Virmavirta ..... Father
Kristiina Halttu ..... Helena
Rauno Ahonen ..... Jaska
Jussi Puhakka ..... Oula
Markku Huhtamo ..... Kalle Pokka
Mikko Kivinen ..... Park Director
Aarno Sulkanen ..... Chief of Police
Tero Jartti ..... Junior Herdsman
Ville Myllyrinne ..... Policeman
Katariina Kaitue ..... Mother
Pentti Jumisko ..... Junior Herdsman
Tapani Kenttämaa ..... Junior Herdsman

Synopsis:

Rent-a-Kid (1995)
Harry Habert, owner of a rent office has an original idea: To rent babies from a nearby orphanage to the local families. He rents the Ward brothers to his first customers…

Treasure Island (1999)
In this adaptation of the classic tale by Robert Louis Stevenson of pirates and greed, young Jim Hawkins and his friends embark on a fateful voyage after Captain Billy Bones leaves him with a map to a buried treasure. Dangerous complications ensue when pirates led by Long John Silver, who are part of the crew, attempt to sabotage the expedition and claim the treasure for themselves.

Spy Kids (2001)
Carmen and Juni think their parents are boring. Little do they know that in their day, Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez were the top secret agents from their respective countries. They gave up that life to raise their children. Now, the disappearances of several of their old colleagues forces the Cortez' return from retirement. What they didn't count on was Carmen and Juni joining the "family business."

Tommy and the Wildcat (1998)
Tommy's father is a zoologist working on a wild animal reserve in northern Finland. He wants to discover whether the lynx can be reintroduced into the wilderness. But the locals are worried the lynx could kill their animals. When the experiment fails, the inhabitants demand it should be sold. But Tommy has grown fond of the lynx and sets it free. In the rugged, wintery countryside, the lynx has no knowledge of survival and a poacher is after it. Tommy must find the lynx first.

Rent-a-Kid (1995)
In this light-hearted comedy, an ingenious salesman devises a clever scheme for finding homes for orphans. A pair of yuppies, trying to decide whether or not to become parents, use the plan to test out three rambunctious children in their home.

Treasure Island (1999)
Film adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure yarn. Young Jim Hawkins becomes involved in skullduggery on the high seas when ailing pirate Billy Bones (Patrick Bergin) arrives to stay at his grandmother's inn, 'The Admiral Benbow'. Bones is being hunted down by his former shipmates, who want to get their hands on a map revealing the secret location of famous pirate Flint's treasure. Bones gives Jim the map, and he is joined by Doctor Livesey and Squire Trelawney when he goes in search of the island where the treasure is hidden. However, also hot on the trail is rascally one-legged pirate Long John Silver (Jack Palance), posing as ship's cook and ready to call his fellow crewmen to mutiny when the time is right!

Spy Kids (2001)
Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez are the world's best secret agents. Their mission is to assassinate each other. When they get within one inch, they fall in love. They marry, and have two kids, Carmen and Juni. They don't tell their kids. Ten years later, they are called into a mission. When their Uncle Felix babysits the Cortez kids, and rogue agents invade the house, Uncle Felix reveals the truth, their parents are spies and were just kidnapped, and Felix is not their uncle. Carmen and Juni escape, and try to rescue Mom and Dad, and save the world.

Tommy and the Wildcat (1998)
Twelve-year-old Tommy reluctantly moves with his father from the big city to a small Lapp village - the childhood home of his mother, who has recently died. The village is close to the northernmost wildlife reserve in the world, where Tommy's father will be working on a project to release a captive lynx into the wild. The boy gradually falls under the spell of his new surroundings, and discovers that his mother was involved in protecting the local lynx, and, when his father's project fails, and the lynx is about to be sold, he decides to set it free himself. A dramatic series of events ensues, and Tommy, through his brave actions, regains the trust and respect of his family and the village.

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