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North
1994 · Film · 87 min
Directed by Rob Reiner
Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't give North the attention he needs, so he files a lawsuit against them. The judge rules that North should either find new parents or return to his own parents within two months. Thus North starts off on a journey around the world to find parents that really care about him.
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This reminded me of a scene in a forgotten movie (North), where Elijah Wood goes on a quest to find the perfect parents. He's initially taken with Eskimo culture and his potential new parents who expect nothing of their children. However, he's fairly quickly disillusioned when they take grandpa out to an iceberg to abandon him to the sea as he has outlived his usefulness. Grandpa does make some half-hearted assurances that this is what he wants, and so it's all ok.
Another classic is his review of “North”
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/north-1994
I remember for the Friar’s Club roast of Rob Reiner one comedian just read that review.
“ I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie. Hated it. Hated every simpering stupid vacant audience-insulting moment of it. Hated the sensibility that thought anyone would like it. Hated the implied insult to the audience by its belief that anyone would be entertained by it.”