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Synopsis: Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't give North the attention he needs, so he files a lawsuit against them. The judge rules that North should either find new parents or return to his own parents within two months. Thus north starts off on an hilarious journey around the world to find the parents that really care about him.
Director(s): Rob Reiner
Production: New Line/Columbia Tristar
  4 wins & 9 nominations.
 
IMDB:
4.4
Rotten Tomatoes:
14%
PG
Year:
1994
87 min
581 Views


That left dad.

Pants. Can I help you?

My name is north.

Can I talk to my dad?

What number?

Number 6.

Looks like that 5-iron's

a little short.

Number 6.

Number 6! Phone call.

Oh, uh, prom season.

Get a number, would you?

It's your son.

All right. Just a minute.

Is that piping holding up?

Very well, Mr. Vice president.

Now he's an expert on piping.

Hello.

Dad, can I talk to

you for a minute?

Yes, north.

We need these by 5:00.

I only got two legs!

North, I'm swamped.

Could we discuss this

over dinner?

But, dad...

We'll discuss it over dinner.

Yeah, right.

Dinner.

Well, that's that.

O.K., guys, let's roll.

Zoe, you take the South side.

Winchell!

Winchell!

Here you go.

Here you go.

I've made my decision.

Let me guess.

How did you know?

News travels fast.

Apparently.

You got a lawyer?

Do I need one?

This is America.

Everyone needs a lawyer.

I happen to know the best.

Name's Arthur belt.

Let's move it.

Where will I find him?

Don't worry. He'll find you.

We got a paper to get out!

Hello, north.

Arthur belt at your service.

The lawyer?

Your lawyer.

We're a team.

You do what I tell you to do,

you're going to have the

best parents in the world.

You sure you can squeeze me in?

What?

Oh, the "ambulance

chasing" thing.

Ha ha.

That's nothing.

I just use it to beat traffic.

Try it sometime on your bike.

Are we a team?

Yeah, I guess so.

Hey, hey, hey. You know so.

Yes, north was actually

going to go through with it

and challenge the entire

concept of family.

The effect was immediate,

as kids now faced their parents

with confidence they once

only dreamed about.

What a great idea.

North's a genius.

Jeffrey, don't be ridiculous.

Now, where did I put that

phone number for Arthur belt?

Did I say ridiculous?

What I meant was, you

look very handsome today.

You realize north will

never pull this off?

He's north. He can do anything.

His folks will fight it.

They won't take this

lying down.

And then

the media circus began.

How do you feel?

Is winchell's story accurate?

Can we take that as a "yes"?

You think you can

pull this off?

No comment.

North, if you're successful,

how will your actions

affect mother's day?

No comment!

In 1793, the cotton gin

was invented.

North, could you please tell

us the name of the inventor?

E-e...

o.K.

Under strict advice

from counsel,

I must respectfully say

no comment.

Finally, north's day

in court arrived.

The world was watching.

All rise for the honorable

judge buckle.

All sit for the honorable

judge buckle.

Now, then, this is a trial,

not a hearing.

Even though both sides

will be saying things

and I'll be hearing them,

it is still not a hearing.

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Alan Zweibel

Alan Zweibel (born May 20, 1950) is an American producer and writer who has worked on such productions as Saturday Night Live, PBS' Great Performances, and It's Garry Shandling's Show. more…

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