Me and the Kid

Me and the Kid (1993)

What can you give a kid who has everything? A life.

A lonely and emotionally neglected rich kid forms an attachment to one of the men who kidnap him during a botched robbery of his father's safe.

Date of release
1993-10-22
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Family, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director
Dan Curtis

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Mexico

Me and the Kid is a 1993 American crime comedy-drama film directed and produced by Dan Curtis. It stars Danny Aiello, Alex Zuckerman, Joe Pantoliano, Cathy Moriarty, and David Dukes. It is based on the 1970 novel Taking Gary Feldman by Stanley Cohen. It was released by Orion Pictures on October 22, 1993, and was Curtis' last theatrical film before his death in 2006.

Production

Producer Jack Farren obtained the film rights to Stanley Cohen's novel in 1970, with Curtis attached to direct as his feature film debut. However, financial issues meant the film entered development hell. Curtis' ultimately self-financed the film through his own production company.

The film was shot in New York City and California, in October 1992.

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