Magic in the Water (1995)

Director:

Rick Stevenson

Writers (WGA):

Rick Stevenson (screenplay) &
Icel Dobell Massey (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

30 August 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

In a small town, on a peaceful lake, a mythical creature is about to surface.

Plot:

Radio psychologist Jack Black takes his children Joshua and Ashley on a 'vacation' to a lake in British Columbia...

Plot Keywords:

Mythology | Expedition | Brother Sister Relationship | Underwater

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Mark Harmon	...	Jack Black
Joshua Jackson	...	Joshua Black
Harley Jane Kozak	...	Dr. Wanda Bell
Sarah Wayne	...	Ashley Black
Willie Nark-Orn	...	Hiro
Frank Salsedo	...	Uncle Kipper (as Frank Sotonoma Salsedo)
Morris Panych	...	Mack Miller
Ben Cardinal	...	Joe Pickled Trout
Adrien Dorval	...	Wright Hardy
Mark Acheson	...	Lefty Hardy
Anthony Towe	...	Taka
John Procaccino	...	Frank
Tom Cavanagh	...	Simon, Patient #1
Gareth Bennett	...	Christian, Patient #2
Garrett Bennett	...	Christian, Patient #2 (as Gareth Bennett)

Also Known As:

Glenorky
Le lac magique (Canada: French title) (TV title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for language and moments of peril.

Runtime:

98 min | USA:101 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English | Dutch

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:G | Spain:T | UK:PG (video premiere) | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Kaslo, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Oxford Film Company

Trivia:

Early in the movie Ashley is wearing an over-sized powderkegblue (UCLA) football jersey #7. Mark Harmon was the starting UCLA Quarterback - he wore #7.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Uncle Kipper is showing Joshua and Ashley the totem pole, the camera is pointed down on the characters. As the camera pans lower, a crew member's foot is visible at the bottom of the screen.

Quotes:

Joshua: I'm doing a man thing here. Staring death in the face. Stuff like that.

Children deserve better

I seldom worry too much about wasting three dollars, but I will always regret the time and the three dollars I wasted seeing this in a theater years ago.

The actors must have had some major bills to pay to accept their roles in this junk. The story is as hackneyed and cliched as any I have seen anywhere. Children definitely deserve better than this. Even THE MIGHTY KONG was better than this!