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This movie, the cast, the acting, the rap lyrics and the raps and rappers in this flick DO NOT disappoint!! I immediately LOVED this film, loved the cast and loved every song in this film. Everyone in this film, starting from Lil' Bow Wow right on through to the rest of the cast make this film well worth seeing and hearing. The rap lyrics are some of the most clevor I've ever heard... and the raps are a lot of fun when you get into the characters and the plot. I loved this film. Don't let anyone ever tell you to avoid a film you haven't seen yet, and don't believe a word of it when someone trashes any film. Who knows if they even have seen it? Rent... no BUY this movie TODAY. You'll be glad you did!

This movie is extremely well done, from start to finish! Gary Busey is absolutely wonderful in his role of The Hooded Fang, and young Max Morrow delivers what is, probably one of the very best performances ever for a child at that age in his role of Jacob Two Two!

This movie was very well written and directed, making it interesting and very amusing to both children and adults. The songs are very entertaining and original and fit the plot nicely.

In order to enjoy this movie, one must first take it for what it is: a fantasy, rather than to compare its plot to the real world, which might allow those who have no sense of humor or fantasy to read into it something dark or dreadful. A child's nightmare in a fantasy story is not meant to be interpreted as being the 11 o'clock news, and the songs that were expertly written to support this movie's plot were not supposed to be "Bridge Over Troubled Waters". Everyone who has an imagination and is not too old to smile or laugh at things that are meant to be silly, will appreciate this movie for what it was meant to be, and for what it turned out to be: a lot of fun... a lot of fun!

When his toy motorcycle is missing, 8 year old "Keith" discovers it in the waste basket of his bedroom in the hotel where he and his family are staying. As he reaches for the toy, a tiny figure nips at his hand. There's delight on "Keith's" face and in his voice as he spots a small mouse next to his toy motorcycle. "Keith" wonders out loud if the mouse is responsible for his toy having been moved. When the mouse, (named Ralph) responds, verbally chiding "Keith" to finish his thought, "Keith" is amazed that the mouse can talk! With no other children living at the hotel or even in the neighborhood, and being an only child, "Keith" quickly strikes up a friendship with "Ralph" and allows the mouse to ride his toy motorcycle around the bedroom as well as out in the hall of the hotel, which is just the first of a few adventures for "Ralph".

This is a wonderful performance by the young featured actor, Philip Waller in the role of "Keith", who befriends the high-spirited mouse. This was Waller's first leading role in a made-for-tv movie, having been hand-picked by the film's director (Ron Underwood) who had spent months trying out scores of other young actors, including many who had previously played a lead role, but who were found to be unsuitable for the part.

The mechanical mouse used in the part of "Ralph" (there actually were a few used) is operated very clevorly, and with good editing and some nice voice work on the part of actor Evan Richards as the voice of "Ralph", (which was added after the filming was done), the result is a very clever and fun film. The young star, Philip Waller, as he filmed his scenes had to imagine much of his interaction with the mouse, of course, (which would be edited in later) for which Waller deserves a lot of credit, as he plays the part very believably, which is really what made this film work. A fun movie for all ages.

Philip Waller, aside from being seen in many commercials in the 80's, appeared as "Harry" in an episode of "Star Trek, The Next Generation", and as Geoffrey in a half dozen episodes of the tv series, "Beauty and The Beast".