Figure 1.--Here is Ryan's nemesis, Ditloff, with the wishing glass. Ditloff is holding the wishing glass while making a wish to give Ryan and his friends new outfits. Click on the image to see Ryan, Stu and Twinkie in their new outfits, courtesy of Ditloff.

Here we have a rather surealistic film made for teenagers. A HBC reader suggested including it on the HBC movie list. The movie is "Kids World". Movie trailers headline, "No Rules, No Schools & No More Adults ...". The main character is 11-year old Ryan Mitchell. Ryan is about to vecome a teenagers, but unfortunately he has a host of problems. He is convinced like many teenagers that his parents don't understand his problems. His older brother greatly complicates his life. And even worse the girl he really likes is an item with his nemesis--an older boy who doesn't like him and could easily punch his lights out. The film really gets going when Ryan's nemesis chases him into an Indian burial ground. He falls into a scary underground cavern fully equipped with frigtening skeletons. There he finds a witchdoctors Wishing Glass, not quite the thing for Indian burial grounds, but important for the story.

Filmology

Here we have a rather surealistic film made for teenagers. A HBC reader suggested including it on the HBC movie list. The movie is "Kids World". The film is directed by Dale G. Bradley.

Setting

Cast

"Kid's World" features Christopher Lloyd and Blake Foster along with Anton Tennet, Michael Purvis, and Todd Emerson.

Plot

Movie trailers headline, "No Rules, No Schools & No More Adults ...". The main character is 11-year old Ryan Mitchell. Ryan is about to become a teenager, but unfortunately he has a host of problems. He is convinced like many teenagers that his parents don't understand his problems. His older brother greatly complicates his life. And even worse the girl he really likes is an item with his nemesis--a larger boy who doesn't like him and could easily punch his lights out. The film really gets going when Ryan's nemesis chases him into an Indian burial ground. He falls into a scary underground cavern fully equipped with frigtening skeletons. There he finds a witchdoctors Wishing Glass, not quite the thing for Indian burial grounds, but important for the story. Ryan using the Wishing Glass he soon discovers that he can have anything he wants. Then his father grounds him again. Ryan makes another wish. He wishes that all teenagers and adults would just disappear. Ryan finds himself in a new "Kids World," without adults or teenagers. There is no one more than 12 years of age to be found. Only it isn't at all what he expected. The result is a series of funny situations. Soon Ryan concludes that his wish was not such a good idea after all. He decided he better put the situation back to normal. which lead him to believe that although it seemed like a good idea, he is going to have to wish things back to normal. Then Ryan's memesis Ditloff gets his hands on the Wishing Glass. The fireworks really begin and Ryan finds himself faced with the need to save the world.

Costuming

Created: 2:20 AM 4/17/2005
Last updated: 2:20 AM 4/17/2005