The Second Me (2000)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The second me |
| Original title | The Other Me |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2000 |
| length | 85 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Manny Coto |
| script | Jeff Schechter |
| production | Diane Gutterud |
| music | Mark Mothersbaugh |
| camera | Derek Rogers |
| cut | Terry Stokes |
| occupation | |
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The second I (The Other Me) is an American fantasy comedy film from the year 2000 . Directed by Manny Coto , the screenplay was written by Jeff Schechter based on the novel Me Too by Mary C. Ryan .
action
Will Browning is considered a lazy student. If he doesn't get a good grade in science, he is sent to a military camp for the summer. Using the substance Ocean Pups, he clones himself. He discovers that his clone Twoie is smarter than him and sends him to school.
At school, the clone becomes more popular than Will; his classmate Heather is interested in him. However, Will's best friend Chuckie turns away.
The creators of Ocean Pups kidnap Will. This telepathically contacts the clone and tells him that he is on a bus to New York. Twoie and the other children save Will and take a substance from the developers that enables Twoie, who is in the process of dissolution, to survive. The kidnappers are arrested. Twoie gets the new name Gill and now lives with Will's family.
Reviews
The magazine TV direkt 25/2007 described the film as " clone scrap ".
Awards
Andrew Lawrence and Tyler Hynes won the Young Artist Award in 2001 . The cast of Andrew Lawrence, Brenden Jefferson, Tyler Hynes, Sarah Gadon and Alison Pill was nominated for the Young Artist Award.
Web links
- The second I in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ TV direkt 25/2007, page 96