Uptight New York City executive, Michael Cromwell, pursues his soon-to-be ex-wife to South America and returns home with the son he never knew he had—a boy raised in a tribal village in Brazil. Armed with only his blowgun, the 13-year-old Mimi-Siku discovers that the world outside his jungle home is indeed a strange place.
Acting
Martin Short commits to physical comedy like his life depends on it.
Practical Effects
The tarantula is real and Martin Short's terror is genuine.
Director
John Pasquin
Tim Allen
Michael Cromwell
Martin Short
Richard Kempster
JoBeth Williams
Dr. Patricia Cromwell
Lolita Davidovich
Charlotte
Sam Huntington
Mimi-Siku
David Ogden Stiers
Alexei Jovanovic
Bob Dishy
George Langston
Valerie Mahaffey
Jan Kempster
Leelee Sobieski
Karen Kempster
Luis Ávalos
Abe
Carole Shelley
Fiona
Dominic Keating
Ian
Rondi Reed
Sarah
Oni Faida Lampley
Madeleine
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Sam Huntington's film debut—he later played Jimmy Olsen in 'Superman Returns' and the werewolf in 'Being Human.'
The film is a remake of the 1994 French hit 'Un indien dans la ville,' which somehow made even less sense.
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