Movie Info

Michael J. Fox's Mikey is the Broadway Danny Rose of child actors. A former child sitcom star turned half-hearted agent to a stable of overeager ado...(read more...) lescents, he finds a natural talent when he watches a 12-year-old pickpocket (Christina Vidal) work a crowd to tears. Of course, nothing comes without a price, and the self-involved bachelor soon becomes the unlikely big brother to street-smart Vidal, who soon gives way to sunny cheer. Fox is such an inspired casting choice that most critics missed the undercurrent of self-loathing and loneliness in his impulsive irresponsibility and glib, effortless charm, and Nathan Lane is hilarious as his overworked brother and business partner. They don't get much help from the script, which bounces between smarmy showbiz satire and warm, fuzzy family comedy and winds up as neither, but they manage to make it funny nonetheless.--Sean Axmaker

Director: James Lapine

MPAA: PG

Running Time: 91 min.

Release Date: Jun 04, 1993

Cast: Christina Vidal, Cyndi Lauper, David Huddleston, David Krumholtz, Frances Chaney, Kathryn Grody, Mary Alice, Michael J. Fox, Nathan Lane, Victor Garber