the "indian & the cupboard" is not a good movie
becouse ther is BAD WOORDS in the movie
an' it's not that fun to watch
(DONT by it)

Omri receives several gifts for his birthday, including a cupboard and a plastic action figure of an Indian. That night he discovers that he can make the Indian, Little Bear, come to life by putting him in the cupboard. Bear builds a house but yearns to return to his "other" life. In the meantime, Omri's friend, Patrick, is envious of Little Bear and puts a plastic cowboy in the cupboard and brings him to life. Soon the Cowboy, Boone and Little Bear are fighting and Omri must seek help when Boone is wounded. Eventually Omri learns some important lessons about real and play lives.

This is a good movie for both adults and children. The special effects are good. There's a nice fantasy element and lessons are learned without preaching. Frank Oz, the Director, tends to be a little too fancy at times with his camera shots, which, for an adult at least, interferes with the story, but kids probably won't mind.

The DVD comes with very few extra features. Viewers have a choice between Full Screen and Wide Screen versions, which is a great option. There's also a Director's Commentary and a few still pictures from the movie, including some with the oversized props used in the film. I wish they had done a feature on how the special effects were done instead of those few pictures.

I've never read the book, so I can't compare the movie to it. However, the watching the movie makes me want to buy the book!

I remember rushing out to watch this movie when it first appeared in theaters, since I was an enormous fan of the Lyn Reed Banks books. Alass, this movie took what could have been a wonderful adaptation, and turned it into a dumbed-down pile of insipid script and mostly forced acting. When I first saw it, I loved everything about it and immediately fell in love with the boy playing Omri, but now, I realize that his acting is horrible, but it's not his fault. The script is below mediocre; it's pitifully babyish. Lyn Reed Banks's stories had a charm of old-fashioned nostalgia to them, not so with this film. It has been completely modernized, including a few curse words, a relocation to the US, and a total emphasis on stereotyping the characters and making as many comical gags at their expense as possible. I will admit that there are several very touching moments, and even a little educational value to this, since Litefoot plays his character perfectly, and Frank Oz did feel inclined to at least include a song and a few sundry bits of the Iroquois language here. But overall, I would recommend the books over this.