Rating: PG13
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 12/02/2005(USA
Release Date: 10/24/2006
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1/DD2
Run Time: 93 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations, Adult Humor, Profanity, Drug Content
Distributor/Studio: Entertainment Studios
A washed-up actor finds an unlikely path back to the big screen in this offbeat
family comedy.
Bill Williams (
Tom Arnold) is an actor whose career has gone into a severe tailspin ever since his brief fling with fame -- a supporting role in the
Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle
True Lies. Sinking into a well of alcohol and depression,
Williams unsuccessfully attempts suicide before his agent (
Henry Winkler) tells him he's finally found a project for him.
Aaron Roman (
Eric Gores) is a teenager with cerebral palsy who loves
action movies, especially
True Lies.
Aaron's father,
Davis Roman (
Joe Mantegna), is a very wealthy man -- so wealthy that, as a present for his son's 18th birthday, he's going to bankroll a professionally shot
action movie which will star
Aaron. Would
Williams be willing to write and co-star in
Aaron's birthday movie?
Williams isn't so sure this is a great idea, even with a million-dollar payday, until he meets
Aaron. Charmed by the kid's pluck and determination,
Williams signs on for the world's most expensive home movie.
Williams and producer
Susan Mandeville (
Linda Hamilton) hire
Wayne's World director
Penelope Spheeris to helm the project, and persuade bikini model
Arielle Kebbel to appear as
Aaron's love interest, but what started out as strictly a job-for-hire becomes something more as
Williams and his fellow cast and crew members get to know their challenged young star.
The Kid & I actually was written by co-star
Tom Arnold, and
Penelope Spheeris directed the film as well as playing herself.
Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Jamie Lee Curtis, and
Shaquille O'Neal also appear in cameo roles.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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