The Kid (also known as Disney's The Kid) is a 2000 American fantasy comedy-drama film, directed by Jon Turteltaub and written by Audrey Wells. The film follows a 40-year-old image consultant (Bruce Willis) who is mysteriously confronted by an eight-year-old version of himself (Spencer Breslin); Emily Mortimer, Lily Tomlin, Chi McBride, and Jean Smart also star.
The film was released in the United States by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution on July 7, 2000. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $110.3 million against its $65 million budget.
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Plot
Days from turning 40, Russ Duritz is a successful but unsympathetic image consultant in Los Angeles and has a strained relationship with his father. Returning home one day he finds a toy plane on his porch and a strange boy indoors, whom he chases through the streets.
After seeing the boy enter a diner, Russ finds no sign of him inside. Thinking he is hallucinating, he visits a psychiatrist, but finds the same boy on his couch eating popcorn and watching cartoons when he returns home. The boy says his name is Rusty and that he was just searching for his toy plane.
