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The Tween Movies of the 90s

posted 17 years ago by abbyegail0220
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When this came out in 1994, I was 13..Devon Sawa was the "heart throb" kid actor and kid actor's were in HIGH demand. I can name a ton of movies that came out within a 3 year time spand that were all kid friendly and Bop and Big Bop magazines were hot on the shelves and girls had teen heart throbs like Devon Sawa, JTT, Brad Renfro, and Andrew Keegan pasting their walls.

Lets see we have :

Little Giants
Mighty Ducks Triology
Camp Nowhere
Heavyweights
Now and Then
The Babysitters Club (whatever happend to "Alex Mack")
Legend of Bear Mountain
My Girl 1 and 2
Home Alone (Culkin set off the kid actor craze)
Radio Flyer
Tom and Huck
Carpool
House Arrest
Newsies (excellent musical with Christian Bale, no it wasnt his first movie, "Empire of the Sun" was and that is a great flick)

This is just to name a few

Nowadays we have Dakota Fanning who pretty much is the only "kid actor" out there now that you regularly see.

These movies were great. No sex, violence, drugs, or even cussing (maybe "hell" or "damn")

I think Hollywood should tap back into that kid actor era and bring them back. Now you have young adults over the age of 18 playing 14 year olds. Granted Devon Sawa was 16 in Little Giants playing a 10 - 11 year old.

I just think Hollywood tries to scrape by in this day and age and should try to get back to the real family feel that these kids movie's held.

[–] chick3781 16 years ago

You guys have forgotten some other great films from back then.

Free Willy trilogy

Flipper

Dunston checks in

Monkey trouble

Now and Then

The little princess

the secret garden

North

Far from home

Milk money

But you are all right about movies being better back then. i just finished watching casper and i still love it as an adult. I actually own all the movies listed and though they are all tweens movies they gave us alot of different genues. now its always the same sort of story lines, mainly girls that sing and become famous. (lizzie mcguire, hannah montana, thats so raven, etc) but back in the day we had our dramas (the little princess), adventure (far from home), romance (the secret garden, i always wanted dicken and mary to get together), plus lots of comedy! i would rather have my future kids watching the amazing movies of the 90s than any of the stuff thats out there now!!

[–] kevindugal24 16 years ago

hahahaha wow those titles just brought me back...we were really spoiled with TV and Movies, or at least it seems like it. If you were born anywhere in the area of 1985 to 1989, there was alot of new and exciting stuff to watch. Plenty of cartoons as well, like Bobbys World, Life with Louie, Pinky and the Brain...i could go on and on.

p.s. I loved Carpool. What a disaster of a movie/character by Tom Arnold...thats what made it so great.

[–] SourGreenapple42 16 years ago

I'd also call Robin Williams's "Jack" a 90s tween movie, even Billy Madison.

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[–] kennerguy66 16 years ago

Jumanji was great too.

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[–] ashleychica2001 16 years ago

Rookie of the Year and the Free Willy trilogy

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[–] A-Town8814 16 years ago

Home Alone and The Mighty Ducks are my favorites!

And it was Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone in 1990 that sparked this the whole Tween actor craze in the early to mid 1990s.

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[–] acsgrlie 16 years ago

I miss the good movies and TV shows that aired back then.

Some more flicks:

Surf Ninjas
3 Ninjas, 3 Ninjas Kick Back, 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
House Arrest
Paper Brigade
Richie Rich
Man of the House
Hocus Pocus
Jungle 2 Jungle
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
It takes two
Wish Upon A Star
The Replacements

[–] ashleychica2001 15 years ago

Does the Baby Sitters Club count?

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[–] chick3781 15 years ago

im actually surprised, all the films mentioned on here i actually own on dvd. i have to own all the classics, didnt realize i had actually bought them all!!

As for someone mentioning pinkie and the brain, i loved that show, but for some reason not many people remember it. Does anyone remember Moris? (dont know how to spell it). From memory pinkie and the brain made him, a big carrot or something!! he even got into the theme song for like 1 episode!!! my sisters and i remember him, but anyone we find who watched the show didnt remember him!!

[–] doldrums452 15 years ago

Wow, I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who remembers all of these great movies from childhood. Ah, those were the good old days lol. 90s kids had some great stuff growing up, I feel bad for the subsequent generation. They've go nothing on us.

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[–] JiminyCrispies 15 years ago

Man, I love this thread. I just remember some of the titles I forgot. I was trying to remember the movies I saw when I was little.

Yep.. It all seems like classic now. Even if it was crappy or not, they're some of the best movies I've ever seen. Well, at least that's what I thought then. I still love them though.

There's "Fly Away Home".. with Paquin in it. All I could remember from this movie was this girl who's trying to teach her ducks to fly. Not until I re-watch it that I discovered they were geese! Which made more sense coz ducks don't fly. LoL!

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[–] ashleychica2001 15 years ago

Golddiggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain and Now and Then

I love both of those movies. I was saddened and shocked that Ashleigh Aston Moore (played Chrissy in Now and Then and Tracy in Golddiggers) have died a couple of years ago.

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[–] divagurl159 15 years ago

Loved Secret of Bear Mountain. Does anyone remember Getting Even with Dad? Loved that one too. What a great thread!

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[–] Glitzymeg18 15 years ago

remember the show, hey dude? that was a good show

[–] OliverGbyrne 15 years ago

I agree I was allso 13 when Little giants came out , I am now 28...ouch! were did time go.I have so many good memories of watching all the films you mentioned when I was a kid.They just dont make them like they used too...

[–] Nike316 15 years ago

I wasn't gonna post here, but this movie is so obviously 90s, I just couldn't resist. Plus, I love reminiscing about the 90s. Anyway, other movies that are along the lines of the ones mentioned would be The Indian In The Cupboard, Dennis The Menace, Matilda, It Takes Two, and Pinocchio(featuring Jonathon Taylor Thomas). These were such pleasant times for child actors and actresses. Not to mention, a pleasant time in general.

[–] acsgrlie 15 years ago

I agree with other people on this thread- 90's kids had it all. I was only 5 when this movie came out but I remember watching it numerous times on VHS. Other movies I love from the 90's that haven't already been mentioned:

All I Want For Christmas
Andre
Big Girls Don't Cry...They Get Even
Fairy Tale
Hocus Pocus
Honey I Shrunk the Kids (even though it came out in the 80's, I routinely watched this and the sequels when I was younger)
Jungle 2 Jungle
Magic in the Water
Small Soldiers
Surf Ninjas

and not to mention the awesome DCOM's that were on Disney back then and not like the crap that airs now

Smart House
Brink
P.U.N.K.S.
Color of Friendship
Zenon (atleast 1 and 2)
Susie Q
Wish Upon A Star
Halloweentown
Alley Cats Strike
Phantom of the Megaplex

Just to name a few...

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[–] sweet_river 14 years ago

Can't forget Heavy Weights, Twin Sitters, A pig's tale and Kindergarten cop(if anyone watched those too).

I want to rip my arm off just to have something to throw at the TV screen.

[–] kjnm81 14 years ago

The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking, Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller and Jingle all the Way.. I am now 28 and still remember at age 13 having Devon Sawa plastered all over my walls.

[–] Alovotic88 14 years ago

this is sooo awesome i love all these movies!!!
my christmas list is:
What others movies should i add to my list. (My list is what I'm working on buying/upgrading to dvd.)
So far on my list i have:
Surf ninja
Now n then
Cross roads
Sister acts
All 4 3 ninja movies
Stand by me
Planes trains and automobiles
Oliver and company
Little Monsters
Super Mario Bros the movie
Monkey Trouble
Jungle 2 Jungle
Mortal Kombat Annihilation
Look Who’s Talking(both)
My Girl
Suburban Comando
The Mighty Ducks
Circuit
The Good Son
Problem Child
Hocus Pocus
Matilda
i just love all of these movies :) :) :)

[–] cheazwiz1 14 years ago

If you are having trouble finding jungle 2 jungle, try FYE. I was struggling to find that movie, and finally they were able to special order it for me.

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[–] WHEELS20 14 years ago

I was always under the impression that Junior, Icebox and Spike were a little older than the other kids. Like 13 or 14, not 10 or 11 like you said. But what do I know, you may be right.

[–] MrCONSENSUAL 14 years ago

Lady Bugs
Side Kicks

[–] shaggysacks 14 years ago

I don't see Kid in King Arthur's Court or Tall Tale on anyone's lists.

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[–] Four_Door_Cinema_Club 13 years ago

here is one everybody forgot. Dennis the menace(1994)

C'est en faisant n'importe quoi qu'on devient n'importe qui(by doing anyTHING you can be anyONE.