The Indian in the Cupboard

"Adventure comes to life."

1995 1h 36m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 719

AdventureFamilyFantasy

Synopsis

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A nine-year-old boy gets a plastic Indian and a cupboard for his birthday and finds himself involved in adventure when the Indian comes to life and befriends him.

“Adventure comes to life.”

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Cast

Hal Scardino
Omri
Litefoot
Little Bear
Lindsay Crouse
Jane
Richard Jenkins
Victor
Rishi Bhat
Patrick
Steve Coogan
Tommy
David Keith
Boone
Sakina Jaffrey
Lucy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Frank Oz
Writers: Melissa Mathison
Languages: Italian, English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 79% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, English.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Frank Oz, shot by Russell Carpenter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Randy Edelman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ian Crafford shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Hal Scardino and Litefoot and Lindsay Crouse carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Adventure comes to life.".

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The take

Frank Oz directs. Russell Carpenter behind the camera. Randy Edelman scores. Ian Crafford cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Italian, English.

Trivia

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1Earned back only 79% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
231 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, English.
4Directed by Frank Oz, shot by Russell Carpenter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Randy Edelman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ian Crafford shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Hal Scardino and Litefoot and Lindsay Crouse carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Adventure comes to life.".
9IMDB entry: tt0113419 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "based on novel or book", "cupboard", "puppet", "based on children's book".