Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
| Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang | |
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| Directed by | Theodore J. Flicker |
| Produced by |
Mychèle Boudrias Harry Gulkin |
| Written by |
novel Mordecai Richler screenplay Theodore J. Flicker |
| Starring |
Stephen Rosenberg Alex Karras |
| Music by | Lewis Furey |
| Cinematography | François Protat |
Production company |
Gulkin Productions |
| Distributed by | Frontier Amusements |
Release dates |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English, French |
Jacob Two Two Meets The Hooded Fang is the title of two films based on a novel of the same name by Mordecai Richler.
Synopsis
Jacob Two Two Meets The Hooded Fang is about a young boy who strives to be heard. He is nicknamed "Two-Two" for having to say things twice to be heard. One day, he decided to buy the groceries for his parents. There is a misunderstanding by the clerk, so Jacob finds himself in court. He is sentenced Two Years, Two months, two weeks and two minutes in the Children's Prison hundreds of miles away from civilization.
It is a dark, dirty dungeon-like place where the children work and are kept in cells. There are the three head characters, Master Fish, a fish/human, Mistress Fowl, a bird like woman and the Hooded Fang himself. They also have green henchmen who spray "slime resistors" at the children to prevent them escaping. Two child agents try to help him out, as the children also come up with a plan for escape.
1978 film
- Directed by Theodore J. Flicker
Cast
- Stephen Rosenberg ... Jacob Two-Two
- Alex Karras ... The Hooded Fang
- Guy L'Ecuyer ... Master Fish
- Joy Coghill ... Mistress Fowl
- Earl Pennington ... Mr. Cooper/Judge
- Thor Bishopric ... Noah/O'Toole
- Kirsten Bishopric ... Marfa
- Jill Frappier ... Mother
- Walter Massey ... Father
1999 film
| Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang | |
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| Directed by | George Bloomfield |
| Produced by |
Greg Dummett Christina Jennings |
| Written by |
novel Mordecai Richler screenplay Tim Burns |
| Starring |
Max Morrow Gary Busey |
| Music by | Jono Grant |
| Cinematography | Gerald Packer |
| Edited by | Ralph Brunjes |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Odeon Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country |
Canada United States |
| Language | English |
- Directed by George Bloomfield
Cast
- Gary Busey ... The Hooded Fang
- Mark McKinney ... Mr. Fish
- Miranda Richardson ... Miss Fowl
- Max Morrow ... Jacob Two Two
- Ice-T ... Justice Rough, The Judge
- Maury Chaykin ... Mr. Cooper/Louie Loser
- Joe Dinicol ... O'Toole/Noah
- Alison Pill ... Shapiro/Emma
- Emma Bambrick ... Shelly
- Jake Goldsbie ... Oscar
- Shawn Roberts ... Daniel
- Lauren Harlow... extra
External links
- 1978 film at the Internet Movie Database
- 1999 film at the Internet Movie Database
- Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang at Rotten Tomatoes