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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
Jun 12, 1990 · 24m
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Drama
Family
Fantasy

PLOT

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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CAST

Ariel Sanchez
Tony Cortez
Chris Davis
The Briefcase Man
Tom Roberts
School Teacher
Douglas Robinson
Younger Boy
Israel Cortez
Older Boy
Directed by Mark Ruzzin

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Columbia University School of the Arts
Country
US

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