Summary
Alex Brown inherits the awesome task of saving his ex-secret agent parents and protecting the planet from evil powers bent on controlling the world's plutonium supply. To do this Alex uses his new found magical shapeshifting power.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 28GoodWatch 31
IMDb3.1
Audience score25%
Running time
1 h 30 min
A typical length for family movies, −5 min on the typical 95
typical 9590Half of all family movies run 88–106 min.
Reach
Streams in 121 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
+111Released
1999
June 22, 1999
27 years ago
Genres
FamilyFantasyThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Canada
Romania
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism20 of 20
Paul Alexander NolanAlex Brown
Bill MacDonaldGelardis
Catherine BlytheCyberwitch
Emmanuelle VaugierAnika
Theodor DanettiJanos- ȘCȘerban CeleaPetrov
- GIGeorge IlieDwarf
Andrei FintiMark Brown
Mărioara SterianDana Brown
Mihai DinvaleMaximov
Tudor ChirilăTeen #1- MTMihnea TruscaTeen #2
- GCGabriela CodreaCustoms Agent
Adrian CiobanuField Officer- MTMirceac TinescuMedic
- MRMihai RăzușGuard #1
- NCNelu CarageaGuard #2
- FTFelix TotoliciStorekeeper
- FMFiona MarculescuThug #1
- DSDumitru Stancu PetreThug #2
Directing · 1
- Philippe Browning Director
Writing · 1
- Louis DeLoach Screenplay
Production · 10
- Peter Locke Executive Producer
- Charles Band Executive Producer
- Dana Scanlan Executive Producer
- David Perlmutter Executive Producer
- Vlad Păunescu Executive Producer
- Lewis Chesler Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Gabriel Kosuth Camera Operator, Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Mark Sanders Editor
Sound · 2
- Eric Cadesky Music
- Nick Dyer Music
Art · 3
- Ioana Corciova Production Design
- Viorel Ghenea Property Master
- Cristian Baluta Props
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Oana Păunescu Costume Design
Visual Effects · 1
- Stevie Ramone Digital Compositor
Other crew · 1
- Ionel Popa Special Effects
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