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A Boy And His Car
“Trivia: Brian De Palma (Untouchables, Scarface, Carlito's Way, Mission Impossible) is credited in the Special Thanks”
19900h 24m
Overview
Playing hooky from school, Tony, a student/chorister at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, spends the afternoon at Central Park's Sailboat lake and retrieves a remote control device left behind by a pair of sailboat racers. Back in the schoolyard, Tony pretends that he has a car to go with the remote control. When another boy tries to take the control from him, it falls on the ground and a red remote-control sports car miraculously appears. The car "dances" to rap music and even brings Tony a can of soda. One day, a sinister-looking man with a briefcase steals the car and flees into the subway. Tony and his classmates pursue the thief to the Wall Street area and ask to inspect the briefcases of passing businessmen. Eluding the students, the crook hails a taxi and hurls the briefcase from the window. Next morning, Tony hears the sound of a sports car during a church service. Returning to its rightful owner, the magical car mysteriously reappears at the end of the processional.
Directed by Mark Ruzzin
Written by Anne Richardson
Produced by Anne Richardson, Mary Baker
0Top Cast
A
Ariel Sanchez
Tony Cortez
C
Chris Davis
The Briefcase Man
T
Tom Roberts
School Teacher
D
Douglas Robinson
Younger Boy
I
Israel Cortez
Older Boy
Themes & Keywords
new york cityurban youthchorus boytoystudent filmcarsurban fantasyrc carsurban fairy tale
About A Boy And His Car
A Boy And His Car is a drama, family, fantasy film released in 1990 exploring themes of new york city, urban youth, chorus boy, toy, student film, cars. Directed by Mark Ruzzin, it stars Ariel Sanchez, Chris Davis, Tom Roberts. Playing hooky from school, Tony, a student/chorister at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, spends the afternoon at Central Park's Sailboat lake and retrieves a remote control device left behind by a pair of sailboat racers. Back in the schoolyard, Tony pretends that he has a car to go with the remote control. When another boy tries to take the control from him, it falls on the ground and a red remote-control sports car miraculously appears. The car "dances" to rap music and even brings Tony a can of soda. One day, a sinister-looking man with a briefcase steals the car and flees into the subway. Tony and his classmates pursue the thief to the Wall Street area and ask to inspect the briefcases of passing businessmen. Eluding the students, the crook hails a taxi and hurls the briefcase from the window. Next morning, Tony hears the sound of a sports car during a church service. Returning to its rightful owner, the magical car mysteriously reappears at the end of the processional.
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