Double Play Movie Review 1996

Updated version of "The Prince and the Pauper" finds teenaged computer genius Rudy (Jackson) inheriting his dad's successful computer company. But his evil Uncle Mike (Shatner), who's not the boy's guardian, wants the company for himself and hires some thugs to kidnap the kid and force him to sign over control of the business. But Rudy just happens to have a double--a high school baseball star who's in town for the championship game--and confusion rules when he takes his place. Jackson's brother, Richard Lee Jackson, plays his cousin in the movie.

Distribution

Hallmark Home Entertainment, 6100 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90048, Phone: (213)634-3000, Fax: (213)549-3760, Remarks: Lainie Handelman, Mktg.

Available on VHS
Running time 101 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Family Ties, Kidnapped!, Mistaken Identity, Corporate Shenanigans, Teen Angst, Hackers, Modern Updates

Screenplay

Richard Clark

Cast

Jonathan Jackson, William Shatner, Richard Lee Jackson, Jay Brazeau

Cinematography

Maris Jansons

Director

Stefan Scaini

Music

John Welsman

Producer

Evergreen Entertainment