Jack Be Nimble
5.9
“Dangerous! Hypnotic! Deadly!”
Jack and Dora, abandoned by their parents as babies, are desperate to find each other after years of adoption. Jack's young life has been spent with a sadistic family. Dora, whose life has been somewhat better, has developed extra-sensory powers which tell her that Jack's in danger and drives her to search for him.
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12 people
Alexis Arquette
Jack
Known for
Bride of Chucky
The Wedding Singer
Sarah Smuts-Kennedy
Dora
Also in
Shortland Street
This Is Not a Love Story
Bruno Lawrence
Teddy
Known for
The Quiet Earth
Tony Barry
Clarrie
Known for
Faraway Downs
Harrow
Elizabeth Hawthorne
Bernice
Known for
Adrift
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Brenda Simmons
Mrs. Birch
Known for
Boogeyman
Gilbert Goldie
Mr. Birch
Known for
Heavenly Creatures
Hercules and the Lost Kingdom
Patricia Phillips
Anne
Also in
Flight of the Butterflies
War of the Worlds
Paul Minifie
Kevin
Also in
Power Rangers
Xena: Warrior Princess
Grant McFarland
Metalwork Teacher
Known for
Power Rangers
Celia Nicholson
Motel Woman
Also in
Legend of the Seeker
Xena: Warrior Princess
Amy Morrison
Younger Sister
Known for
Hercules and the Circle of Fire
Garth Maxwell Director · Chris Neal Composer Donald Duncan Cinematographer
Budget $750K · First release September 15, 1993 · Produced in New Zealand
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Budget
$750,000
Production
Essential Productions
Production
New Zealand Film Commission
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New Zealand
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 15, 1993
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
United Kingdom
February 4, 1994 · Theatrical
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