Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1834 Films to Buy & Rent
Pokemon (TV Series) (1997-2005)
- Deliver your children into the hands of this Japanese computer–game spinoff created by Nintendo, centred around little fur–ball creatures…
Pooh's Grand Adventure: Search for Christopher Robin (1997)
- Dir. Karl Geurs
- Winnie and friends embark on a search for 'lost' Christopher Robin, unknowing that he's in fact left for school. Musical numbers sweeten the ride in…
Simple Wish, A (1997)
- Dir. Michael Ritchie
Feat. Mara Wilson, Martin Short, Kathleen Turner
- Mara Wilson's (MATILDA) simple wish for a fairy–godmother upturns the blundering Martin Short, who helps/hinders her crusade to rescue her…
Simpsons, The - Season 09 (TV Series) (1997)
- The first cracks begin to appear in the stories of this almost perfect TV Series:
Disc 9.1: The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson, The Principal…
Teletubbies (TV Series) (1997)
- The 'beings' of this wildly successful BBC–series, Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa–Laa and Po, will delight your children and/or make them go all…
That Darn Cat (1997)
- Dir. Bob Spiers
Feat. Christina Ricci, Doug E. Doug
- Teenage sleuth Christina Ricci and pet detective Doug E. Doug investigate a mysterious kidnapping with the help of her cute puss–puss. Fun…
Weird Al Show, The (TV Series) (1997-1998)
- Dir. Peyton Reed
Feat. Al Yankovic
- Short–lived 'educational' children's TV show from the mind of 'Weird Al' Yankovic, perhaps best known in New Zealand for his pop song parodies,…
Whole of the Moon, The (1997)
- Dir. Ian Mune
Feat. Toby Fisher, Nikki Si'Ulepa, Pascale Bussieres…
- Heartfelt yet uplifting story of two disparate teenage cancer patients who find strength in their misfortune. Dir. Ian Mune's talent for coaxing…
101 Dalmatians (1996)
- Dir. Stephen Herek
Feat. Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson…
- Ambitious live–action remake of Disney's own animated hit sends both dog and breeder into panic mode when fiendish designer Cruella De Vil…
A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
- Dir. Arlene Sanford
Feat. Shelley Long, Gary Cole
- Superior script propels this 'equal' sequel in which the '70s squarest pegs unwittingly contend with such taboos as bigamy (Mom's first husband shows…