Jacob Two Two Meets The Hooded Fang (1999) *

Directed by George Bloomfield. With Gary Busey, Miranda Richardson and Max Morrow. After a very promising start, this bizarre children fantasy quickly degenerates into a series of violent, unpleasant and vaguely dickensian confrontations involving enslaved kids and their adult tormentors. Written by Mordecai Richler, this alleged kidpic has a very R-rated sensibility. Give it a pass and see Elmo in Grouchland instead.