The Kid & I (2005)
- Starring:
- Tom Arnold, Eric Gores, (more)
- Director(s):
- Penelope Spheeris
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Category:
- Comedy
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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
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 93 mins
Complete Cast:
- Tom Arnold - Bill Williams
- Linda Hamilton - Susan Mandeville
- Richard Edson - Guy
- Shannon Elizabeth - Shelby Roman
- Joe Mantegna - Davis Roman
- Jamie Lee Curtis - Herself
- Pat O'Brien - Himself
- Brianne Davis - Marla
- Lisa Wilhoit - Fake Reporter #2
- Mark Chadwick - Blind Guy
- Arnold Schwarzenegger - Himself
- Eric Gores - Aaron Roman
- Henry Winkler - Johnny Bernstein
- Brenda Strong - Bonnie
- Arielle Kebbel - Arielle
- Yvette Nicole Brown - Bunny
- Shaquille O'Neal - Himself
- Branden R. Morgan - Fake Reporter
- Alejandro Patino - Apartment Manager
- Bill Goldberg - Himself
- Penelope Spheeris - Penelope Spheeris
- Eric Dickerson - Coach
- Director(s):
- Penelope Spheeris
- Writer(s):
- Tom Arnold
- Producer(s):
- Tom Arnold, Brad Wyman, Penelope Spheeris
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Adult Humor, Drug Content, Adult Situations, Profanity)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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