Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang (1999)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

George Bloomfield

Writers:

Tim Burns (writer)
Mordecai Richler (book)

Release Date:

8 October 1999 (Canada)

Genre:

Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

It takes a certain boy to be a super hero!

Plot:

One day, a boy named Jacob Two-Two (aptly named because every phrase that he utters is repeated) decides...

Plot Keywords:

Children | Prison | Boy | Slime | Lawyer

Awards:

3 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Gary Busey	...	The Hooded Fang
Mark McKinney	...	Mr. Fish
Miranda Richardson	...	Miss Fowl
Max Morrow	...	Jacob Two Two
Ice-T	...	Justice Rough, The Judge
Maury Chaykin	...	Mr. Cooper / Louie Loser
Joe Dinicol	...	O'Toole / Noah
Alison Pill	...	Shapiro / Marfa
Emma Bambrick	...	Shelly
Jake Goldsbie	...	Oscar
John Evans	...	Jacob's Dad
Dixie Seatle	...	Jacob's Mom
Shawn Roberts	...	Daniel
Pedro Salvín	...	Jailer
Roger Clown	...	Dancing Slimer

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

Trivia:

In the original Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang (1978), the character of Shapiro had the alter ego of Emma and was played by Marfa Richler. In the 1999 version, Shapiro's alter ego is actually named Marfa (played by Alison Pill this time around).

Quotes:

The Hooded Fang: [to Miss Fowl] If I catch you eavesdropping again, I'll have you pan-fried Southern style.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang (1978)

Great Cast! Great Fun!

This movie is extremely well done, from start to finish! Gary Busey is absolutely wonderful in his role of The Hooded Fang, and young Max Morrow delivers what is, probably one of the very best performances ever for a child at that age in his role of Jacob Two Two!

This movie was very well written and directed, making it interesting and very amusing to both children and adults. The songs are very entertaining and original and fit the plot nicely.

In order to enjoy this movie, one must first take it for what it is: a fantasy, rather than to compare its plot to the real world, which might allow those who have no sense of humor or fantasy to read into it something dark or dreadful. A child's nightmare in a fantasy story is not meant to be interpreted as being the 11 o'clock news, and the songs that were expertly written to support this movie's plot were not supposed to be "Bridge Over Troubled Waters". Everyone who has an imagination and is not too old to smile or laugh at things that are meant to be silly, will appreciate this movie for what it was meant to be, and for what it turned out to be: a lot of fun... a lot of fun!