THE IMPOSSIBLE ELEPHANT
Independent - 2000 - 95 minutes
STARRING
MIA SARA, NICHOLAS LEA, MARK RENDALL, ALEX DODUK, JORDY BECKER
WRITTEN BY ROBERT C. COOPER
DIRECTED BY MARTIN WOOD
CHARACTER:
STEVEN HARRIS
CHARACTERS STORY:
STEVEN IS A SINGLE PARENT LOOKING AFTER A LONELY YOUNG BOY WHO MISSES HIS MOTHER, ONE NIGHT THE BOY MAKES A WISH UPON A FALLING STAR FOR A PET ELEPHANT - THE NEXT MORNING 'LUMPY' APPEARS. STEVEN IS BASICALLY THE VOICE OF SENSE AND TRIES TO SEND LUMPY TO THE NEAREST ZOO, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE VERY FAR AWAY. SO THE BOY AND HIS FRIEND DEVISE A GENIOUS PLAN TO RESCUE LUMPY AND SAVE HIM FROM CAPTIVITY WHILE TRYING TO HIDE THIS FROM HIS FATHER. ALL THROUGH THIS FATHER AND SON ARE SUPPORTED BY A CLOSE FAMILY FRIEND WHOM STEVEN IS SLOWLY BEGINNING TO REALISE IS ACTUALLY MUCH MORE THAN THAT.
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LEAFANS REVIEW:
THE IMPOSSIBLE ELEPHANT IS A SMALL CANADIAN FAMILY TV MOVIE. IT IS A MIXTURE OF SUCH GREAT FILMS AS 'MY BODYGUARD' AND 'E.T.', BUT IT IS NOT AS GOOD AS EITHER, THOUGH IT'S NOT BAD. NICK IS VERY CONVINCING IN WHAT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST IN A STRING OF OLDER ROLES FOR HIM. HE PLAYS THE DAD, USING HIS NATURAL COMIC ACTING ABILITY TO PLAY THE ROLE IN THE LIGHT-HEARTED MANNER THAT IT SHOULD HAVE. I FOUND MYSELF ASKING IF I WOULD WATCH THIS FILM IF NICK WASN'T IN IT AND MY ANSWER WAS MIXED, I WOULDN'T WATCH IT BUT IF I DID HAPPEN TO STUMBLE ON IT THEN I'D HAVE LOVED IT. I'M A SUCKER FOR KID'S MOVIES LIKE THIS. SO ANYWAY WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS THAT YOU SHOULD SEE THIS A.S.A.P.!
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FILMING LOCATIONS:
SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA.
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RECEIVED ITS TELEVISION PREMIER IN THE UK UNDER THE TITLE 'THE INCREDIBLE ELEPHANT'
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