Original Michael Myers actor Nick Castle will be back to reprise his murderous role in director David Gordon Green’s Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends sequels. With the films gearing up for production, Castle felt like he should probably prep for playing the character again and get in shape.
The actor posted the following video on Twitter amusingly showing us how he goes about preparing to play the character again.
Getting in... pic.twitter.com/tt3Kak29WL
— Nick Castle Og Shape (@ncastlez) September 10, 2019
I love that he gets on a treadmill with his mask on and slowly walks as he slashes his big butcher knife through the air! I have no doubt that horror and Halloween franchise fans will be delighted by this.
Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, and Andi Matichak are all set to reprise their roles in the next two Halloween sequels. Michael Myers will also be...
The actor posted the following video on Twitter amusingly showing us how he goes about preparing to play the character again.
Getting in... pic.twitter.com/tt3Kak29WL
— Nick Castle Og Shape (@ncastlez) September 10, 2019
I love that he gets on a treadmill with his mask on and slowly walks as he slashes his big butcher knife through the air! I have no doubt that horror and Halloween franchise fans will be delighted by this.
Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, and Andi Matichak are all set to reprise their roles in the next two Halloween sequels. Michael Myers will also be...
- 9/12/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
In Hollywood, no horror franchise with any kind of name recognition stays dormant for very long, and as the series that effectively launched the slasher genre back in 1978, Halloween is no different. Luckily for fans, last year’s sequel/reboot hybrid from the unlikely duo of David Gordon Green and Danny McBride turned out to be a solid return to form for a franchise that has had a fair share of underwhelming installments, going on to earn over $250m at the box office in the wake of largely positive reviews.
Any successful horror movie is virtually guaranteed a sequel, but Halloween took it one step further and announced two follow-ups titled Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends, set to be released in 2020 and 2021, respectively. While it was originally rumored that the two entries would shoot back-to-back, the decision was made to film both Kills and Ends separately, with the former set...
Any successful horror movie is virtually guaranteed a sequel, but Halloween took it one step further and announced two follow-ups titled Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends, set to be released in 2020 and 2021, respectively. While it was originally rumored that the two entries would shoot back-to-back, the decision was made to film both Kills and Ends separately, with the former set...
- 9/10/2019
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
Image Source: Everett Collection
Will Michael Myers ever really, truly die? Not likely, at least as far as the Halloween franchise is concerned. Thanks to the celebrated reboot of the horror film that stalked into theaters in 2018 and quickly became the highest-grossing installment in the blood-soaked series, Universal announced in July that two sequels are officially on the way.
David Gordon Green and Danny McBride will return to write both of the new films in the rebooted trilogy, with Green on board as director. The first of the pair is titled Halloween Kills and is due out on Oct. 16, 2020, while Halloween Ends will arrive in 2021. As we eagerly await more of Myers and his knife skills, we've gathered the bits of news about the first of the sequels, Halloween Kills, that the studio has graciously shared, ahead.
Related: Because It's Ridiculously Confusing, Here Is Every Movie in the Halloween Franchise Which Cast Members Are Returning?...
Will Michael Myers ever really, truly die? Not likely, at least as far as the Halloween franchise is concerned. Thanks to the celebrated reboot of the horror film that stalked into theaters in 2018 and quickly became the highest-grossing installment in the blood-soaked series, Universal announced in July that two sequels are officially on the way.
David Gordon Green and Danny McBride will return to write both of the new films in the rebooted trilogy, with Green on board as director. The first of the pair is titled Halloween Kills and is due out on Oct. 16, 2020, while Halloween Ends will arrive in 2021. As we eagerly await more of Myers and his knife skills, we've gathered the bits of news about the first of the sequels, Halloween Kills, that the studio has graciously shared, ahead.
Related: Because It's Ridiculously Confusing, Here Is Every Movie in the Halloween Franchise Which Cast Members Are Returning?...
- 9/7/2019
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
Another character from the original Halloween is now set to return for the upcoming sequel, as it’s been confirmed that Robert Longstreet has been tapped to play Lonnie Elam in Halloween Kills. The notorious bully from the first film will join fellow Haddonfield natives Tommy Doyle, Lindsey Wallace and Laurie Strode as they try to take out Michael Myers once and for all.
There’d been lots of speculation that Lonnie would return to the series, considering that his son Cameron dated Laurie’s granddaughter Allyson in the 2018 Halloween. The boy seemed to be great at first, too, but ultimately turned out to be just as big of a jerk as his dad. While he was spared from The Shape’s blade in the last flick, it seems likely that both he and his father won’t survive too much longer.
It remains to be seen how fans will...
There’d been lots of speculation that Lonnie would return to the series, considering that his son Cameron dated Laurie’s granddaughter Allyson in the 2018 Halloween. The boy seemed to be great at first, too, but ultimately turned out to be just as big of a jerk as his dad. While he was spared from The Shape’s blade in the last flick, it seems likely that both he and his father won’t survive too much longer.
It remains to be seen how fans will...
- 9/5/2019
- by Evan Lewis
- We Got This Covered
Something I’m sure that many longtime Halloween fans have loved about the line of movies produced by Blumhouse Productions is how they’ve managed to secure the services of several franchise veterans. And to the delight of all, the sequel, Halloween Kills, has locked down the likes of Jamie Lee Curtis and Nick Castle, who’ll reprise their roles as Laurie Strode and Michael Myers, respectively.
If you’ve been keeping up with recent news regarding the flick, then you’ve heard about how Anthony Michael Hall has been cast as an adult Tommy Doyle. If that name rings it a bell, it should, because his child counterpart was babysat on “the night He came home.”
Believe it or not, this decision hasn’t sat well with everyone, as some fans wish for the original Tommy Doyle actor, Brian Andrews, to return. After all, if Kyle Richards is doing likewise for Lindsay Wallace,...
If you’ve been keeping up with recent news regarding the flick, then you’ve heard about how Anthony Michael Hall has been cast as an adult Tommy Doyle. If that name rings it a bell, it should, because his child counterpart was babysat on “the night He came home.”
Believe it or not, this decision hasn’t sat well with everyone, as some fans wish for the original Tommy Doyle actor, Brian Andrews, to return. After all, if Kyle Richards is doing likewise for Lindsay Wallace,...
- 9/5/2019
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
It’s been over a week since we announced that Anthony Michael Hall has been cast as Tommy Doyle in Blumhouse’s upcoming Halloween Kills. But if some Halloween purists have their way, he’ll be canned in favor of bringing original Tommy Doyle actor Brian Andrews back into the fold (a move that makes sense considering his […]
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- 9/5/2019
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
The casting announcements continue to roll out for director David Gordon Green’s Halloween Kills, and this one reveals that another traumatized child from the original 1978 John Carpenter movie is returning to be traumatized all over again.
According to Halloween Movies, Kyle Richards, who played one of the two kids that was babysat in the first film while Michael Meyers was out murdering people, will reprise her role of Lindsey Wallace all these years later.
Wallace had roles in horror films such as Eaten Alive (1976), The Car (1977) and The Watcher in the Woods (1980). Lately, though, she appears in the reality TV show The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, in which she portrays herself.
It was previously revealed that Anthony Michael Hall was cast in the film as Tommy Doyle, who is another character that was a kid in the first movie. In the film Tommy was being babysat by Laurie Strode,...
According to Halloween Movies, Kyle Richards, who played one of the two kids that was babysat in the first film while Michael Meyers was out murdering people, will reprise her role of Lindsey Wallace all these years later.
Wallace had roles in horror films such as Eaten Alive (1976), The Car (1977) and The Watcher in the Woods (1980). Lately, though, she appears in the reality TV show The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, in which she portrays herself.
It was previously revealed that Anthony Michael Hall was cast in the film as Tommy Doyle, who is another character that was a kid in the first movie. In the film Tommy was being babysat by Laurie Strode,...
- 9/4/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Alec Bojalad Sep 1, 2019
Another important part of the Halloween mythos is returning with Kyle Richards joining Halloween Kills as Lindsey Wallace.
Michael Myers is going to have no shortage of familiar faces to terrorize in his next cinematic go-around.
Vulture reported and Halloween franchise goddess Jamie Lee Curtis confirmed via Twitter that Kyle Richards will be reprising her role of Lindsey Wallace from 1978's Halloween for upcoming sequel Halloween Kills. For what it's worth, the "KyleRichards18" that Curtis tagged in the announcement is most certainly not the actress Kyle Richards. Best not click on that in a work setting.
Completing the circle! Thrilled to comfirm that @kylerichards18 is coming back to the %uD83C%uDF83 @halloweenmovie family where she belongs. She will join Many original characters and their performers. Can%u2019t wait f%uD83C%uDF83r y%uD83C%uDF83u t%uD83C%uDF83 see! pic.twitter.
Another important part of the Halloween mythos is returning with Kyle Richards joining Halloween Kills as Lindsey Wallace.
Michael Myers is going to have no shortage of familiar faces to terrorize in his next cinematic go-around.
Vulture reported and Halloween franchise goddess Jamie Lee Curtis confirmed via Twitter that Kyle Richards will be reprising her role of Lindsey Wallace from 1978's Halloween for upcoming sequel Halloween Kills. For what it's worth, the "KyleRichards18" that Curtis tagged in the announcement is most certainly not the actress Kyle Richards. Best not click on that in a work setting.
Completing the circle! Thrilled to comfirm that @kylerichards18 is coming back to the %uD83C%uDF83 @halloweenmovie family where she belongs. She will join Many original characters and their performers. Can%u2019t wait f%uD83C%uDF83r y%uD83C%uDF83u t%uD83C%uDF83 see! pic.twitter.
- 9/1/2019
- Den of Geek
Earlier this week, we reported that Anthony Michael Hall would be appearing in the upcoming Halloween reboot sequel Halloween Kills as a grown-up Tommy Doyle, a.k.a. the kid that Jamie Lee Curtis was trying to babysit when some jerk in a William Shatner mask that it would be fun to try and stab everyone. Now, it looks…...
- 8/31/2019
- by Sam Barsanti on News, shared by Sam Barsanti to The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) wasn't the only person to live through the night He came home in John Carpenter's Halloween, as the two children she babysat, Tommy Doyle and Lindsey Wallace, also survived their encounter with Haddonfield's very own boogeyman. Following the reveal that Anthony Michael Hall will play a grown-up Tommy in Halloween Kills, it's now been reported that Kyle Richards will reprise her role as Lindsey in the sequel to 2018's Halloween.
The news of Richards' return as Lindsey comes from HalloweenMovies.com, who shared the following press release details, including a comment from producer Malek Akkad:
No stranger to the genre, Richards previous roles include (in addition to Halloween) the horror flicks Eaten Alive (1976), The Car (1977) and The Watcher in the Woods (1980), although fans of reality TV may more recognize her from her appearances in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, in which she portrays herself.
The news of Richards' return as Lindsey comes from HalloweenMovies.com, who shared the following press release details, including a comment from producer Malek Akkad:
No stranger to the genre, Richards previous roles include (in addition to Halloween) the horror flicks Eaten Alive (1976), The Car (1977) and The Watcher in the Woods (1980), although fans of reality TV may more recognize her from her appearances in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, in which she portrays herself.
- 8/31/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Kyle Richards, an actress and star of the reality show “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” is joining the cast of “Halloween Kills,” the horror sequel from Universal and Blumhouse.
Richards appeared in the original 1978 “Halloween” directed by John Carpenter when she was just 9 years old, and in a nod to the original film, Richards will reprise her role as Lindsey, who we first met as a young girl being babysat by the character Annie Brackett (Nancy Kyes).
She joins a cast that already includes Jamie Lee Curtis returning after appearing in the rebooted sequel from last year, as well as Anthony Michael Hall as Tommy Doyle. While Hall is new to the franchise, his character Doyle was a boy in the original “Halloween” as well, and even returned in one of the sequels, as played by Paul Rudd in the sequel.
Also Read: John Carpenter: 'I Wouldn't Count On'...
Richards appeared in the original 1978 “Halloween” directed by John Carpenter when she was just 9 years old, and in a nod to the original film, Richards will reprise her role as Lindsey, who we first met as a young girl being babysat by the character Annie Brackett (Nancy Kyes).
She joins a cast that already includes Jamie Lee Curtis returning after appearing in the rebooted sequel from last year, as well as Anthony Michael Hall as Tommy Doyle. While Hall is new to the franchise, his character Doyle was a boy in the original “Halloween” as well, and even returned in one of the sequels, as played by Paul Rudd in the sequel.
Also Read: John Carpenter: 'I Wouldn't Count On'...
- 8/31/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
One element among many that I loved about 2018’s Halloween was how it was so perfectly intertwined with the 1978 original. Naturally, that came with the territory because David Gordon Green’s blockbuster ignored all films sandwiched in between, but I couldn’t help thinking how similar the two flicks felt. In my view, Green understands what makes this franchise tick almost as well as John Carpenter himself.
As you no doubt remember, Jamie Lee Curtis made an unforgettable return to the Laurie Strode role, which she’s actually set to reprise yet again in the upcoming Halloween Kills. Providing the assist will be that of Anthony Michael Hall as a grownup Tommy Doyle. Paul Rudd had actually been sought out at first but his Ghostbusters 3 filming schedule prevents him from showing up. That said, fans of The Curse of Michael Myers will now have to get used to seeing a new Tommy in town.
As you no doubt remember, Jamie Lee Curtis made an unforgettable return to the Laurie Strode role, which she’s actually set to reprise yet again in the upcoming Halloween Kills. Providing the assist will be that of Anthony Michael Hall as a grownup Tommy Doyle. Paul Rudd had actually been sought out at first but his Ghostbusters 3 filming schedule prevents him from showing up. That said, fans of The Curse of Michael Myers will now have to get used to seeing a new Tommy in town.
- 8/30/2019
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Kevin Burwick from MovieWeb has been pretty vocal lately about a lot of upcoming movies, but this is one that seems to split some fans’ opinions since Halloween Kills is going to be making use of old characters and bringing in Anthony Michael Hall as Tommy Doyle, a character that a lot of fans likely remember throughout the history of the Halloween movies. Hall is of course known as one of the infamous Brat Pack from back in the day when he was still joining the cast for movies such as Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and of course, Weird
Anthony Michael Hall is Starring in Blumhouse Film “Halloween Kills”...
Anthony Michael Hall is Starring in Blumhouse Film “Halloween Kills”...
- 8/29/2019
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
While plenty of fans are excited about Tommy Doyle returning to the iconic horror franchise for Halloween Kills, some are wondering why A-lister Paul Rudd won’t be reprising his role. The eventual superstar rose to prominence with his part in Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers as the grown-up version of the young boy Laurie Strode babysat in the original Halloween. Since then, he’s gone on to become one of the most bankable actors in Hollywood. It would’ve been nice to see Rudd return to his roots then, but unfortunately, scheduling conflicts prevented him from making his way back to the legendary slasher series.
The actor had been approached by those in charge to play Doyle again, but his involvement in Jason Reitman’s upcoming film Ghostbusters 3 has him too booked to take part in the sequel. The Ghostbusters follow-up is currently filming in Calgary, while...
The actor had been approached by those in charge to play Doyle again, but his involvement in Jason Reitman’s upcoming film Ghostbusters 3 has him too booked to take part in the sequel. The Ghostbusters follow-up is currently filming in Calgary, while...
- 8/28/2019
- by Evan Lewis
- We Got This Covered
Former teen heart-throb Anthony Michael Hall has scored a key role in the upcoming Halloween Kills. He’ll be playing Tommy Doyle, one of the former kids Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) babysat in 1978 on “The Night He Came Home”. Variety landed the exclusive: Doyle’s character (portrayed in that movie by Paul Rudd) returned in […]
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- 8/27/2019
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
Following the announcement back in July that the storyline of 2018's Halloween will continue in the sequels Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends, it's now been revealed that Anthony Michael Hall will play a grown-up version of an iconic character from 1978's Halloween.
Variety's Justin Kroll reports that Anthony Michael Hall has been cast to play Tommy Doyle in Halloween Kills. As those familiar with the history of Haddonfield know, Tommy, along with Lindsey Wallace, was babysat by Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) on the fateful Halloween night of 1978, when Michael Myers returned to his hometown to kill those unfortunate enough to get within striking distance of his butcher knife and lethal hands. Tommy was a crucial element of John Carpenter's Halloween, viewing Michael Myers as the boogeyman and trying to warn Laurie that someone was lurking in the shadows of Haddonfield long after the trick-or-treaters went inside for the night.
Variety's Justin Kroll reports that Anthony Michael Hall has been cast to play Tommy Doyle in Halloween Kills. As those familiar with the history of Haddonfield know, Tommy, along with Lindsey Wallace, was babysat by Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) on the fateful Halloween night of 1978, when Michael Myers returned to his hometown to kill those unfortunate enough to get within striking distance of his butcher knife and lethal hands. Tommy was a crucial element of John Carpenter's Halloween, viewing Michael Myers as the boogeyman and trying to warn Laurie that someone was lurking in the shadows of Haddonfield long after the trick-or-treaters went inside for the night.
- 8/27/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Michael Myers might have another name added to his kill list: Anthony Michael Hall.
Hall, 51, joins Jamie Lee Curtis in the upcoming Halloween Kills which follows the story of Curtis’ Laurie Strode in the aftermath of 2018’s Halloween, according to Variety.
The actor, who is best known for his turns in The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles, is set to play Tommy Doyle, the adult version of the little boy who first appeared in John Carpenter’s 1978 original film Halloween.
Tommy, who was first played by Brian Andrews, was one of the children Laurie looked after as a babysitter. Paul Rudd...
Hall, 51, joins Jamie Lee Curtis in the upcoming Halloween Kills which follows the story of Curtis’ Laurie Strode in the aftermath of 2018’s Halloween, according to Variety.
The actor, who is best known for his turns in The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles, is set to play Tommy Doyle, the adult version of the little boy who first appeared in John Carpenter’s 1978 original film Halloween.
Tommy, who was first played by Brian Andrews, was one of the children Laurie looked after as a babysitter. Paul Rudd...
- 8/26/2019
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
John Saavedra Aug 26, 2019
Poor Tommy Doyle will be tormented once again by the boogeyman in Halloween Kills. He'll be played by Anthony Michael Hall.
Little Tommy Doyle told Laurie Strode in 1978's Halloween that "you can't kill the boogeyman," and he was right. Forty years after his original murder spree through Haddonfield, Illinois, Michael Myers returned to finish what he'd started. And in Halloween Kills, he'll get another stab at it and it sounds like it won't end well for the grown up Tommy who will also appear in the highly-anticipated sequel. Variety reports that Anthony Michael Hall (The Dead Zone) will play the role of Tommy decades after he was originally terrorized by the Shape.
Originally played by Brian Andrews, Tommy has been recast more times than Laurie has. Marvel star Paul Rudd played him in 1995's Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers in his first starring role. In that movie,...
Poor Tommy Doyle will be tormented once again by the boogeyman in Halloween Kills. He'll be played by Anthony Michael Hall.
Little Tommy Doyle told Laurie Strode in 1978's Halloween that "you can't kill the boogeyman," and he was right. Forty years after his original murder spree through Haddonfield, Illinois, Michael Myers returned to finish what he'd started. And in Halloween Kills, he'll get another stab at it and it sounds like it won't end well for the grown up Tommy who will also appear in the highly-anticipated sequel. Variety reports that Anthony Michael Hall (The Dead Zone) will play the role of Tommy decades after he was originally terrorized by the Shape.
Originally played by Brian Andrews, Tommy has been recast more times than Laurie has. Marvel star Paul Rudd played him in 1995's Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers in his first starring role. In that movie,...
- 8/26/2019
- Den of Geek
Anthony Michael Hall is the latest actor to join the cast of director David Gordon Green’s Halloween Kills. He will take on the role of Tommy Doyle.
Doyle a character who appeared in John Carpenter’s original Halloween movie. He is one of the kids that Laurie Strode babysat on the night Michael Myers was killing people. The character was also portrayed by Paul Rudd in the 1995’s Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers. Rudd was reportedly approached to reprise his role in this movie but wasn’t able to do it due to scheduling conflicts.
While it would have been fun to see Rudd back in the role, I love that Hall will play him! I’ve been a fan of his for years, and it’s so cool that he’s joining the Halloween franchise!
We still don’t have any story details to share with you,...
Doyle a character who appeared in John Carpenter’s original Halloween movie. He is one of the kids that Laurie Strode babysat on the night Michael Myers was killing people. The character was also portrayed by Paul Rudd in the 1995’s Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers. Rudd was reportedly approached to reprise his role in this movie but wasn’t able to do it due to scheduling conflicts.
While it would have been fun to see Rudd back in the role, I love that Hall will play him! I’ve been a fan of his for years, and it’s so cool that he’s joining the Halloween franchise!
We still don’t have any story details to share with you,...
- 8/26/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Diehard Halloween fans have been hoping that the character of Tommy Doyle would be returning for one or both of the franchise’s upcoming sequels and now, it’s official. Prominent ’80s star Anthony Michael Hall will be portraying a grown-up version of one of the kids that Laurie Strode babysat on that unfortunate holiday when Michael Myers first escaped custody in the upcoming follow-up Halloween Ends.
The 51-year-old actor rose to stardom as a teenager, popping up in coming-of-age classics like Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club and Weird Science. To avoid being typecast as a geek, he began to branch out in his adolescence by accepting parts in Out of Bounds, Johnny Be Good, Edward Scissorhands and Six Degrees of Separation. Now, he’s taking the plunge into horror by joining one of the genre’s biggest franchises.
Tommy Doyle was first played by Brian Andrews way back in the day.
The 51-year-old actor rose to stardom as a teenager, popping up in coming-of-age classics like Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club and Weird Science. To avoid being typecast as a geek, he began to branch out in his adolescence by accepting parts in Out of Bounds, Johnny Be Good, Edward Scissorhands and Six Degrees of Separation. Now, he’s taking the plunge into horror by joining one of the genre’s biggest franchises.
Tommy Doyle was first played by Brian Andrews way back in the day.
- 8/26/2019
- by Evan Lewis
- We Got This Covered
Another familiar character is returning to the Halloween franchise – played by a new face. Anthony Michael Hall has joined the Halloween Kills cast as Tommy Doyle, a character who will be immediately recognizable to fans of the franchise. Tommy was one of the kids Halloween final girl Laurie Strode babysat in the first film. The character returned […]
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- 8/26/2019
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
CHICAGO -- Picture Orson Welles as a tubby tyke spread out on the living room floor listening to ''The Mystic, '' his favorite mystery series, on the family radio.
Then unleash the imagination as the hyper-stimulated kid discovers his own real-life mystery and sets out ''Mystic''-style to uncover the culprits. Now throw in lunar eclipses, Christmas Eve, a dotty aunt, a girl who likes to French-kiss, a dusty thumbprint and, of course, the usual suspects.
That adds up to a two-popcorn bag matinee, the kind of playful, grand stuff that Steven Spielberg or Robert Zemeckis might concoct but is all too rare in kids' fare today.
Like little boys throughout eternity, Tommy Doyle (Jeremy Radick) has a heavy daily load: officious teachers, overly structured parents, playground bullies and schoolgirls of mystery. No wonder he retreats into the exalted imaginary world of his mentor, The Mystic.
It's a boyhood enthusiasm that everyone tolerates until Tommy sticks his nose into a police investigation: The father of one of Tommy's best friends has been beaten and robbed, and the police, in Tommy's opinion, are bollixing up the investigation.
Not that he doesn't like adults. His favorite, perhaps, is Officer Ozzie (Ned Beatty) who, in between his policely duties, doubles as Santa Claus at the local department store. But big people tend to get so bogged down in their own squirrelly little patterns that they aren't exactly capable of taking bold courses of action, namely, solving a crime.
Not that Tommy's got that much free space to navigate in either; between choir practice, homework and serving as Santa's elf, there's not much time for crime-solving.
Crammed with more colorful ingredients than a Christmas fruit cake, ''Angel Square, '' which screened here at the Chicago International Film Festival, scampers along at a devilishly wonderful pace. James Defelice and Anne Wheeler's screenplay is jaunty, kind-hearted and chock-full of surprises and quirks.
There's more here than one typically finds in two adult, summer-release plots and it's stiched into a clear and precise story line. Wheeler's hop-skip-and-jump direction -- attention Amblin -- is terrific, both balmy and clear-eyed.
As Tommy ''The Mystic'' Doyle, Jeremy Radick is perfectly cast; his sharp-eyed exuberance and clunky mannerisms are perfectly meshed. Ned Beatty, whether in his cop uniform or Santa Claus costume, concocts a pleasingly hurly-burly performance, while Nicola Cavendish is nicely maddening as Tommy's strict and goofy aunt.
Technical credits, most prominently Tobias Schliessler's warm-hued cinematography, are splendid.
ANGEL SQUARE
Telefilm Canada
Producer Arvi Liimatainen
Director Anne Wheeler
Screenwriters James Defelice, Anne Wheeler
Based on the novel ''Angel Square'' by Brian Doyle
Director of photography Tobias Schliessler
Music George Blondheim
Editors Peter Svab, Lenka Svab
Color/Stereo
Cast:
Tommy Doyle Jeremy Radick
Officer Ozzie Ned Beatty
Aunt Dotti Nicola Cavendish
Running time -- 104 minutes
No MPAA rating
(c) The Hollywood Reporter...
Then unleash the imagination as the hyper-stimulated kid discovers his own real-life mystery and sets out ''Mystic''-style to uncover the culprits. Now throw in lunar eclipses, Christmas Eve, a dotty aunt, a girl who likes to French-kiss, a dusty thumbprint and, of course, the usual suspects.
That adds up to a two-popcorn bag matinee, the kind of playful, grand stuff that Steven Spielberg or Robert Zemeckis might concoct but is all too rare in kids' fare today.
Like little boys throughout eternity, Tommy Doyle (Jeremy Radick) has a heavy daily load: officious teachers, overly structured parents, playground bullies and schoolgirls of mystery. No wonder he retreats into the exalted imaginary world of his mentor, The Mystic.
It's a boyhood enthusiasm that everyone tolerates until Tommy sticks his nose into a police investigation: The father of one of Tommy's best friends has been beaten and robbed, and the police, in Tommy's opinion, are bollixing up the investigation.
Not that he doesn't like adults. His favorite, perhaps, is Officer Ozzie (Ned Beatty) who, in between his policely duties, doubles as Santa Claus at the local department store. But big people tend to get so bogged down in their own squirrelly little patterns that they aren't exactly capable of taking bold courses of action, namely, solving a crime.
Not that Tommy's got that much free space to navigate in either; between choir practice, homework and serving as Santa's elf, there's not much time for crime-solving.
Crammed with more colorful ingredients than a Christmas fruit cake, ''Angel Square, '' which screened here at the Chicago International Film Festival, scampers along at a devilishly wonderful pace. James Defelice and Anne Wheeler's screenplay is jaunty, kind-hearted and chock-full of surprises and quirks.
There's more here than one typically finds in two adult, summer-release plots and it's stiched into a clear and precise story line. Wheeler's hop-skip-and-jump direction -- attention Amblin -- is terrific, both balmy and clear-eyed.
As Tommy ''The Mystic'' Doyle, Jeremy Radick is perfectly cast; his sharp-eyed exuberance and clunky mannerisms are perfectly meshed. Ned Beatty, whether in his cop uniform or Santa Claus costume, concocts a pleasingly hurly-burly performance, while Nicola Cavendish is nicely maddening as Tommy's strict and goofy aunt.
Technical credits, most prominently Tobias Schliessler's warm-hued cinematography, are splendid.
ANGEL SQUARE
Telefilm Canada
Producer Arvi Liimatainen
Director Anne Wheeler
Screenwriters James Defelice, Anne Wheeler
Based on the novel ''Angel Square'' by Brian Doyle
Director of photography Tobias Schliessler
Music George Blondheim
Editors Peter Svab, Lenka Svab
Color/Stereo
Cast:
Tommy Doyle Jeremy Radick
Officer Ozzie Ned Beatty
Aunt Dotti Nicola Cavendish
Running time -- 104 minutes
No MPAA rating
(c) The Hollywood Reporter...
- 10/18/1991
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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