Despite Russ' cool demeanor and lack of emotional depth, both his secretary, Janet (LILY TOMLIN), and personal assistant/sometime girlfriend, Amy (EMILY MORTIMER), stick with him, only serving to reinforce his behavior. That's about to change, however, when he suddenly has repeated encounters with Rusty (SPENCER BRESLIN), a somewhat awkward and pudgy eight-year-old boy.
It's not long before Russ and Rusty realize they're the same person, but at different ages, a point that scares the boy but cracks up the businessman as he believes he's experiencing his first mental breakdown. When Janet confirms that Rusty is real, however, Russ realizes he has a bigger problem. With the boy representing a childhood he worked hard to suppress, Russ tries to figure out the reason behind Rusty's sudden appearance. Meanwhile, the boy isn't happy to learn that at the age of forty he'll be a man without a wife, dog or a job as a pilot. In other words, he's grown up to be a loser.
Realizing that he can help Rusty - with the help of his friend, Kenny (CHI McBRIDE), the heavyweight champion of the world - while helping himself, Russ tries to remember his childhood and one certain pivotal moment from the past that can not only help return Rusty there, but may also be the key to help the busy businessman regain his inner child, become a better person and make amends with Amy.
Violence consists of a brief fight between schoolboys, a father briefly reprimanding his son and some accidental hitting, and some of those scenes might be a tiny bit suspenseful to the youngest of kids. Meanwhile, some behavior that occurs in the film might prove to be enticing to imitate to impressionable kids.
Some tense family moments are present (including talk of a boy's mother dying and him being afraid of not being perfect in front of his father), while some "adult" comments are made and a few characters briefly drink. Beyond that, the film's remaining categories have little or nothing in the way of major objectionable content. Nonetheless, should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for anyone in your home, we suggest that you more closely examine our detailed content listings.
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(2000) (Bruce Willis, Spencer Breslin) (PG)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Minor
Minor
Heavy
Minor
None
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Moderate
None
Minor
None
Minor
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Minor
None
Moderate
Moderate
Mild
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Reviewed July 2, 2000 / Posted July 7, 2000
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