Lost in London

TV Movie
1985
1h 37m

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Facing his parent's (Lynne Moody, Ben Vereen) impending divorce and emotional upheaval, a young boy (Emmanuel Lewis) runs away and joins a gang of London street urchins who live by their wit... Read allFacing his parent's (Lynne Moody, Ben Vereen) impending divorce and emotional upheaval, a young boy (Emmanuel Lewis) runs away and joins a gang of London street urchins who live by their wits, begging, and thievery.Facing his parent's (Lynne Moody, Ben Vereen) impending divorce and emotional upheaval, a young boy (Emmanuel Lewis) runs away and joins a gang of London street urchins who live by their wits, begging, and thievery.

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7Clint Ford

Basically a modern-day "Oliver Twist".

This is just, really, a retelling of "Oliver Twist", with the character's names (and some of the storyline) changed. A young boy without parents has to rely on the seedier element to survive.

There are many of the same characters from Oliver Twist (Fagin, Mr. Sykes, The Artful Dodger) in this story, but with their own twists (and new names). Emmanuel Lewis portrayed the Davey Williams (Oliver) character at the height of his "Webster" popularity, and his adorable "little boy in trouble" routine shone through quite well.

This movie is to Oliver Twist what "Roxanne" was to "Cyrano de Bergerac". It's an updated, twisted retelling of a classic story. Sufficiently well-acted, I would enjoy seeing this made-for-TV film again... but I'm not dying to add it to my personal collection.