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Baby-sittor
From 6 years oldShane Wolfe (Vin Diesel), an elite soldier, is entrusted with protecting the children of a murdered scientist. Caught between the most formidable killers and a rebellious teenager, a depressed youngster, an 8-year-old kung fu fan, her 3-year-old little brother and a baby, Shane is going to have to fight with one hand and heat up the heat. bottle of the other! In Baby-sittor, Vin Diesel skillfully plays with its image of "badass" for this effective family comedy although with the expected springs.
The cat that comes from space
A cat-like alien, but with much more advanced abilities, is forced to land on Earth with his ship due to technical issues. The army recovers the machine to discover its origin. The cat then decides to take this opportunity so that his means of transport to cross space is restored ... The film has a synopsis finally quite close to that of ET. Anyway, The Cat Who Comes From Space offers a very honest entertainment and indeed some scenes close to AND, released four years later. Each spectator will have their own opinion.
Computer Madness
After an accident with a computer, Dexter Riley, a more than average student, finds himself with a brain as powerful as a computer and remembers everything he reads ... 18-year-old Kurt Russell holds the first role in the film released in 1969 in the United States, which will be followed by two sequels: Pas vu, pas pris (1972) where Dexter finds the secret of invisibility and The strongest man in the world (1975), in which Dexter discovers that cereal mixed with a chemical gives him super strength. The film has gotten a little old, but those nostalgic for this era will be delighted.
My sister is an alien
From 6 years oldTwo teenage girls who have nothing in common will have to team up to achieve the goal they have set for themselves: to cause their parents to separate. It all begins when Kathy, single mother of young Megan, meets Cosmo Cola and decides to marry him. Cosmo also has a daughter: Ariel. But Cosmo and Ariel have strange behaviors and Megan quickly discovers that they are aliens ... A classic TV movie intended for the Disney Channel led by Courtnee Draper and Tamara Hope.
What a dog's life
From 9 years oldA magic ring suddenly turns a boy into a sheepdog. To become who he was again, he will have to do good around him ... This low budget film is worthy of the eye, led by a Fred MacMurray in great shape. What a dog's life will be an unlikely success. Incidentally, in 1959, Ben-Hur grossed $ 66.1 million and was the biggest hit of the year. However, What a dog's life with its $ 9 million for just $ 1 million budget was the highest grossing film of that year.
A candidate for hair
From 6 years oldA district attorney is turned into a dog in the midst of an election campaign. He's going to have to find out why he underwent this amazing metamorphosis. This is not the first time that he is transformed, since this prosecutor was the child of What a dog's life (1959) became an adult in Un candidate au poil (1976). However, it is not the same actor since the young Tommy Kirk is replaced here by a face well known from the Disney films of the 60s and 70s: the priceless Dean Jones.
A cosmonaut at King Arthur
From 6 years oldAstronaut Tom Trimble and his lookalike robot find themselves accidentally propelled back into the past, in sixth century England. Held prisoner in Camelot by King Arthur, they soon uncover a plot fomented by Sir Mordred and Merlin to seize the throne. Will they manage to use their technological advance to protect King Arthur from the coup that threatens him ... First adaptation of A Yankee at the court of King Arthur by Mark Twain by Disney before The Kid and the King (1995). The story had already dealt with in 1921, 1931 and 1949 with Bing Crosby in the lead role. The Disney version is dated but wacky enough to be worth a look.
A suit for two
From 6 years oldPete, a shy high school student, has always tried to stand out in the eyes of other students at his school. The day his best friend, Poole, bequeaths his allergy mascot costume to him, Pete seizes the chance offered to him and quickly becomes an anonymous star to those around him. Disney Channel TV movie, Un costume pour deux has few surprises but offers very decent entertainment.
Underdog, unidentified flying dog
From 6 years oldFollowing an accident in the secret laboratory of the dreaded Professor Simon Barsinister, a completely normal beagle dog finds himself endowed with superpowers. Talented and hidden behind a wacky superhero costume, Underdog vows to protect the citizens of Capitol City, and in particular a very beautiful spaniel named Polly Purebread. Faced with the Machiavellian plot of the sinister Barsinister and his henchman Cad, only Underdog can save the day ... For children and beagle lovers.
A crazy, crazy, crazy Friday
A widowed mother about to get married again. His relationship with his daughter, a real tomboy, is strained. Their lives are turned upside down on a Friday morning, when the two of them realize that they have been the victims of an exchange of personalities. The mother then finds herself endowed with the character of her daughter and vice versa ... Jodie Foster lends her features to this "tomboy" facing Barbara Harris. Today a little forgotten compared to the remake with Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, this film is the original and deserves the rediscovery just for its frantic pace and its cast.
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