Jacob Two Two Meets The Hooded Fang


1h 36m 1999

Brief Synopsis

Jacob Two Two finds himself in a lot of trouble because he always says things twice. When Jacob angers a shop keeper with his double talk, he flees from the man and ends up being knocked unconscious. This triggers an elaborate dream wherein Jacob is sentenced to two years imprisonment on Slimers' Is

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Canadian Broadcasting Company (Cbc); Canadian Film Or Video Production Tax Credit; Harold Greenberg Fund; TTlTfilm Canada
Distribution Company
Cineplex Odeon Films; Cineplex Odeon Films; Cineplex Odeon Films
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

Synopsis

Jacob Two Two finds himself in a lot of trouble because he always says things twice. When Jacob angers a shop keeper with his double talk, he flees from the man and ends up being knocked unconscious. This triggers an elaborate dream wherein Jacob is sentenced to two years imprisonment on Slimers' Island. There Jacob meets the warden, an angry man called the Hooded Fang. Soon Jacob and the Fang are at each other's throats. Trapped on the island, Jacob struggles to escape while dealing with the Fang's assorted henchmen.

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Canadian Broadcasting Company (Cbc); Canadian Film Or Video Production Tax Credit; Harold Greenberg Fund; TTlTfilm Canada
Distribution Company
Cineplex Odeon Films; Cineplex Odeon Films; Cineplex Odeon Films
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the 1999 Genie Award for Best Original Song ("One THing to Say" - Glen Coulson, Marty Beecroft, Joe Heslip, Peter Luciano).

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1999

Mordecai Richler's children's book was adapted previously in director Theodore J Flicker's "Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang" (Canada/1979).

Completed shooting July 3, 1998.

Began shooting May 25, 1998.

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1999