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| Directed by | Frank Oz |
| Screenplay by | Melissa Mathison |
| Based on | The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks |
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| Cinematography | Russell Carpenter |
| Edited by | Ian Crafford |
| Music by | Randy Edelman |
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Running time | 96 minutes[1] |
| Countries | United States United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $45 million[2] |
| Box office | $35.7 million[3] |
The Indian in the Cupboard is a 1995 family fantasy film directed by Frank Oz and written by Melissa Mathison, based on the 1980 children's book of the same name by Lynne Reid Banks. The story revolves around a boy who receives a cupboard as a gift on his ninth birthday. He later discovers that putting toy figures in the cupboard, after locking and unlocking it, brings the toys to life. The film stars Hal Scardino as Omri, Litefoot as Little Bear, Lindsay Crouse as Omri's mother, Richard Jenkins as Omri's father, Rishi Bhat as Omri's friend Patrick, Steve Coogan as Tommy Atkins, and David Keith as Boone the Cowboy.
Although it received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics,[4] the film was a box office bomb, earning only $35.7 million against a $45 million budget.
- ^ "The Indian in the Cupboard (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. August 31, 1995. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ^ "The Indian in the Cupboard (1995) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "The Indian in the Cupboard". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 13, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
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