Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1842 Films to Buy & Rent
Inspector Gadget (1999)
- Dir. David Kellogg
Feat. Matthew Broderick
- Fast, silly and proud of it, this is the Disney take on a hero with more gizmos than a Swiss Army Knife.
Matthew Broderick dodges death as both…
Jack Frost (1999)
- Dir. Troy Miller
Feat. Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Mark Addy
- After a fatal car accident, Michael Keaton returns to life as… a snowman in this rather slushy Christmas movie. Seeking to fulfil his neglected…
Kids World (1999)
- Dir. Dale G Bradley
Feat. Ryan Mitchell, Christopher Lloyd
- Set–in–America, but made–in–NZ, this cute wish–fulfilment fable has 12–yr old Ryan Mitchell and his pals…
Little Bear Movie, The (1999)
- Dir. Raymond Jafelice
- The affable creation of Maurice Sendak, Little Bear gets his own movie, in which he and his new pal Cub, go on an expedition with Owl, Hen, Cat and…
Maisy (TV Series) (1999)
- Animated versions of the colourful, gentle and educational world of Maisy the Mouse and friends.
BEDTIME & OTHER STORIES – Maisy goes…
Mighty Joe Young (1999)
- Dir. Ron Underwood
Feat. Charlize Theron, Bill Paxton
- Good natured eco–action movie, a remake of the 1949 film of the same name (KING KONG lite, if you will), follows the re–habitation of an…
Muppets from Space (1999)
- Dir. Tim Hill
- Kermit and co. leap to the rescue of Gonzo the Great, whose been kidnapped for research purposes after it's discovered he's from another planet.…
My Dog Skip (1999)
- Dir. Jay Russell
Feat. Frankie Muniz, Diane Lane, Kevin Bacon…
- Heart–warming childhood memoir of Willie Morris, growing up poor and awkward in 40s Mississippi, but finding confidence through his friendship…
My Favourite Martian (1999)
- Dir. Donald Petrie
Feat. Jeff Daniels, Christopher Lloyd
- Family sci–fi comedy based on the US 60s TV series, with Jeff Daniels as the ordinary Joe who harbours a stranded extra–terrestrial…
My Neighbours the Yamadas (Houhokekyo tonari no Yamada-kun) (1999)
- Dir. Isao Takahata
- With an original eye and ear for the burdensome triviality and difficulties of everyday life, this Japanese animation concerns a set of suburbanite…