The Million Dollar Kid

Mr. Hunter (Richard Thomas) is an accountant who keeps his wife, daughter, and son on a very tight budget. Mother Betsy Hunter dreams of a cruise while the kids long for the extras in life, however. On the wall in the living room is a framed dollar bill that was the first money earned by great grandfather Hunter. Naturally, one of the children secretly removes it to buy a lottery ticket. When the ticket might prove to be a winner, it sets off a chain reaction that involves test drives, bingo, large mean dogs and more. How will the fortunes of the Hunter family swing? This darling movie is a surefire winner for folks of all ages. The cast is wonderful (including the lovely Alison Lohman as the teenage daughter) and there are many delightful cameos by thespians who excel in comedic timing. The storyline is full of fun yet teaches many good lessons in life. Don't walk. Race to the video store or library with some spare change for an evening of rich entertainment.

There is such a wealth of creative/imaginative/outstanding films of the past century, you shouldn't waste 1 minute or 1 cent on this dreck. May I suggest you start with Hitchcock, Harold Lloyd, Fritz Lang, The Marx Brothers, "REAL" 'Walt Disney' animated films from the 30's-60's, and ten thousand more (at least a 1000 in the last 10 years). Just start by watching Ebert's 100 greatest films list, explore, expand your horizons and ENJOY!

This is another 'family oriented' formulaic film of mindless drivel that offends anyone possessing two brain cells to rub together. Another case of marketing media products to the mindless masses. Unfortunately this apparently includes 99.9% of typical American audiences who also believe that 'Father knows best' and 'Leave it to Beaver' factually depicted typical American family units.

Ted Hunter is a boring accountant. His wife Betsy feels the need to look for romance on the Internet. As 'Mysteria', she finds 'Valentino'. Teenage daughter Courtney has a boyfriend Razor, who is in a rock band. And son Shane likes to get his money the easy way, by schemes and gambling--his father does not approve, naturally, because he believes in prudent investments.

So what will happen if Shane buys a lottery ticket and it turns out to have the winning numbers (which Shane has chosen for logical reasons)? Ted can't pass up this chance, as much as he hates gambling. But of course you have to HAVE the winning ticket and show up at the lottery office with it. Easier said than done. This movie takes us on a wild and crazy adventure in the process of reaching the goal. On the way we meet a quirky BMW salesman and a greedy, scheming potential buyer for one of his cars.

This is just silly fun for kids, and very entertaining, though I don't recall any really good acting performances, except maybe the actor playing the car salesman, and Kaye Ballard as a crabby retirement home resident. Richard Thomas was better as John Boy Walton, though he does still have some of the personality here. Randy Travis is surprisingly good in a cameo, but I can't say why. It's better if you don't know.

This may have been edited slightly, because the v-chip rating when I watched it was TV-G. I believe this would be correct, though. Only three incidents might keep it from being family-friendly: some juicy talk between 'Mysteria' and 'Valentino', a certain valuable envelope getting stuck to the posterior of a gorgeous jogger's tight shorts, and a serial killer commenting on what he did. But these are all very minor.

It's good if you're looking for fun, not quality.

I don't know... I give kids this age much more credit then the director of this movie... I mean, it wasn't bad... it was fun... at the beginning and i know that they have to put in a lot of educational statements... but couldn't they found a better more intelligent way of putting them in? and the ending... it was too unbelievable... i dont know... as i said... maybe its just me and maybe I'm too old for it... but if i were a kid i would b insulted

This movie is streaming on a number of apps under the name "Fortune Hunters" and is also known under the name of "The Million Dollar Kid."

A member of the Hunter family has just purchased a lottery ticket that turns out to be worth $50 million. But somehow the ticket has become lost. After a frantic search, the family finds the ticket, but begin to quibble about how to use the money. While on the way to the lottery office to cash in the ticket, it strangely becomes lost again. But this time there are several other characters who have joined in the search for the elusive ticket.

Who will find the ticket? Will the Hunter family get their money? Join us as the chaos and mayhem ensue. This movie is a wild ride in more ways than one. I enjoyed the many familiar names a faces in the movie which made it even more enjoyable to watch. There is one actor, however, who never gets due mention. This is a real sore spot for me. Let me explain.

The young child actor Andrew Sandler plays the young boy Shane Hunter. Even though Andrew Sandler is the most beautiful and talented child actor to ever grace a movie screen, his name is essentially omitted from every review and even his childhood photos are omitted from every search I've undertaken. This my friends is a travesty.

With that pet peeve out of the way, I enjoyed everything about the movie. And I would have watched it just to see Andrew Sandler. But I ended up seeing so much more. I felt like I was the one who won the lottery. I hope you will watch the movie and I want to say "Thank you" to Andrew Sandler for making this the enjoyable movie that it was.