The Kid (1921)

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Release Date: Jan 21, 1921

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Charlie Chaplin, Jackie Coogan, Edna Purviance, Carl Miller, Tom Wilson, Chuck Riesner, Albert Austin, Nellie Bly Baker, Henry Bergman, Lita Grey

director: Charlie Chaplin

I see fed people. Bruce Willis baby-sits a chunky 8-year-old version of himself.

Story

Meet image consultant Russell Duritz (Willis). We know he's a bad guy because he's successful, well dressed, connected to his cell phone, lives in a large, modern home and doesn't have a dog. Worst of all, he's wealthy. Sentimental movie law No. 1 dictates that any curmudgeon must have a heart of gold, so ''Disney's The Kid'' sends a doughy, 8-year-old Mini-Russ (Spencer Breslin) to go mining. Once Russ is…