Jim's Gift

Jan 1, 1996

1h 34m

★ 6.0

Overview

A mysterious stranger presents a boy with a VCR that can "play" the past...and the future. How it affects the boy and his struggling middle-class family is the central story.

Genres

Family

Adventure

Comedy

Fantasy

TV Movie

Production Companies

VCI

Dandelion Films

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Cast

Jim

Luciano Romano

The Stranger

Robert Llewellyn

Mrs. Leaver

Jean Boht

Mr. Winthrop

Doug Bradley

Jim, 4 years old

Daniel Burke

Mrs. Totteridge

Jennifer Calvert

Mr. Arthur T. Bowen

Sean Connolly

Dogs Home Attendant

Sarah Cronin-Stanley

Wally

Nick Frost

Karen

Ann Gosling

Bully's Mate

Danny Green

Karen, 8 years old

Amy Griffin

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6.2

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0.0

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4.8

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0.0

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6.0

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8.6

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5.6

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6.5

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6.1

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6.9

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6.7

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0.0

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6.0

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6.0

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5.9

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4.0

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