"Ever wonder what your life would be like with different parents? A boy named North did."

1994

1h 27m

5.0(262 votes)

Comedy

Family

Fantasy

Adventure

Drama

Overview

Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't give North the attention he needs, so he files a lawsuit against them. The judge rules that North should either find new parents or return to his own parents within two months. Thus North starts off on a journey around the world to find parents that really care about him.

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Cast & Crew

114 members

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Elijah Wood

North

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Bruce Willis

Narrator (voice)

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Jason Alexander

North's Dad

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus

North's Mom

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Jon Lovitz

Arthur Belt

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Alan Arkin

Judge Buckle

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Dan Aykroyd

Pa Tex

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Kathy Bates

Alaskan Mom

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Graham Greene

Alaskan Dad

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Faith Ford

Donna Nelson

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Robert Costanzo

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Matthew McCurley

Winchell

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Reba McEntire

Ma Tex

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John Ritter

Ward Nelson

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Lauren Tom

Mrs. Ho

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Abe Vigoda

Alaskan Grandpa

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Keone Young

Governor Ho

Sound

Marc Shaiman

Piano Player

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Jussie Smollett

Adam

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Taylor Fry

Zoe

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Alana Austin

Sarah

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Peg Shirley

Teacher

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Chuck Cooper

Umpire

Writing

Alan Zweibel

Coach

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Donavon Dietz

Assistant Coach

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Teddy Bergman

Teammate

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Michael Cipriani

Teammate

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Joran Corneal

Teammate

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Joshua Kaplan

Teammate

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James F. Dean

Dad Smith

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Glenn Walker Harris Jr.

Jeffrey Smith

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Nancy Nichols

Mom Jones

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Kim Delgado

Dad Johnson

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Tony T. Johnson

Steve Johnson

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Carmela Rappazzo

Receptionist

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Jordan Jacobson

Vice President

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Rafale Yermazyan

Austrian Dancer

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Mitchell Group

Dad Wilson

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Pamela Harley

Reporter

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Glenn Kubota

Reporter

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Matthew Arkin

Reporter

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Marc Coppola

Reporter

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Colette Bryce

Reporter

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Byron Stewart

Bailiff

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Alan Rachins

Defense Attorney

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Abbe Levin

Operator

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Lola Pashalinski

Operator

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Kimberly Topper

Operator

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C.C. Loveheart

Operator

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Helen Hanft

Operator

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Carol Honda

Operator

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Peggy Gormley

Operator

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Lillias White

Operator

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Mark Meismer

Texas Dancer

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Danielle Burgio

Texas Dancer

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Bryan Anthony

Texas Dancer

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Carmit Bachar

Texas Dancer

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Krista Buonauro

Texas Dancer

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Brett Heine

Texas Dancer

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Kelly Cooper

Texas Dancer

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Chad Everett Allen

Texas Dancer

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Stefanie Roos

Texas Dancer

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Donovan Keith Hesser

Texas Dancer

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Jenifer Strovas

Texas Dancer

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Christopher D. Childers

Texas Dancer

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James Harkness

Texas Dancer

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Sebastian La Cause

Texas Dancer

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Lydia E. Merritt

Texas Dancer

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Greg Rosatti

Texas Dancer

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Kelly Shenefiel

Texas Dancer

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Jenifer Panton

Betty Lou

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Gil Janklowicz

Man on Beach

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Maud Winchester

Stewart's Mom

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Tyler Gurciullo

Stewart

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Fritz Sperberg

Stewart's Dad

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Brynn Hartman

Waitress

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Richard Belzer

Barker

Camera

Monty Bass

Eskimo

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Farrell Thomas

Eskimo

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Billy Daydoge

Eskimo

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Henri Towers

Eskimo

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Caroline Carr

Eskimo

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Eva Larson

Eskimo

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Ben Stein

Curator

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Marla Frees

D.C. Reporter

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Robert Rigamonti

D.C. Reporter

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Александр Годунов

Amish Dad

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Kelly McGillis

Amish Mom

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Jay Black

Amish Pilot

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Rosalind Chao

Chinese Mom

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張佐治

Chinese Barber

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Ayo Adejugbe

African Dad

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Darwyn Carson

African Mom

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Lucy Lin

Female Newscaster

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Scarlett Johansson

Laura Nelson

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Jesse Zeigler

Bud Nelson

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Audrey Klebahn

Secretary

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Philip Levy

Panhandler

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Dan Grimaldi

Hot-Dog Vendor

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Marvin Braverman

Waiter

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Wendle Josepher

Ticket Agent

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Adam Zweibel

Kid in Airport

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Matthew Horn

Kid in Airport

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Sarah Martineck

Kid in Airport

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Brian Levinson

Kid in Airport

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D.L. Shroder

Federal Express Agent

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Rene Beard

Parent (uncredited)

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Blair Bell

Gun Spinner (uncredited)

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Darren Ross

Mall Shopper (uncredited)

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Theodore Carl Soderberg

Monk (uncredited)

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Nick Taylor

Newsman (uncredited)

Art

Gena Vazquez

Jogger on the Beach (uncredited)

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Jim Great Elk Waters

Eskimo Father (uncredited)

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Michael Werckle

Amish Brother (uncredited)

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