The Indian in the Cupboard is a 1995 American fantasy film based on the children's book of the same name by Lynne Reid Banks. The story is about a boy who receives a cupboard as a gift on his ninth birthday. He later discovers that putting toy figures in the cupboard, after locking and unlocking it, brings the toys to life. The film starred Hal Scardino as Omri, Litefoot as Little Bear, Lindsay Crouse, Richard Jenkins, Rishi Bhat as Omri's friend Patrick, Steve Coogan as Tommy Atkins, and David Keith as Boone the Cowboy. It was directed by famous Muppeteer Frank Oz. The movie was distributed... by Columbia Pictures and Paramount Pictures . On his ninth birthday, Omri receives an old cupboard from his brother and a little Indian figure made of plastic from his best friend . That night, Omri goes through his mom's box of old keys and finds that a gold colored key with a red ribbon tied to it actually fits the keyhole of his cupboard.
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| Release date: | July 14, 1995 |
| Directed by: | Frank Oz |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 96 Minutes |
| Producer: | Frank Marshall |
| Music by: | Randy Edelman |
| Cinematography: | Russell Carpenter |
| Screenplay by: | Melissa Mathison |
| Estimated budget: | $45,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | The Indian in the Cupboard |
| Genre: | Fantasy |