Treehouse Hostage is a 1999 family film directed by Sean McNamara and starring Jim Varney and Joey Zimmerman. It was one of Varney's final on-screen roles; he was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer during production of the film.
Carl Banks (Jim Varney) is a dangerous counterfeiter and escapes from jail. Meanwhile, 11-year-old Timmy Taylor (Joey Zimmerman) has a current project due on Monday and if he shows up empty handed he is going to summer school, simply because of his participation in class, and that his teacher and Principal Ott (Richard Kline) hate him.
Carl Banks tries to print some more money and finds one of the counterfeit plates but can't print any money when his crooked ex-boss and his cops, who are counterfeiters as well, catch him at his base. He runs into Timmy Taylor's backyard and ends up in his treehouse. Timmy and his two best friends keep him hostage in Timmy's treehouse so that Timmy can take him to school on Monday to ace Current Events.
However, keeping a major criminal hostage is more of a handful than they expected, due to the huge wedgies that Carl delivers. Until Timmy figures out that Carl is in the middle of a major counterfeit ring, Timmy & his friends help get revenge on the men who treated Carl badly (surprisingly, Timmy's principal is Carl's ex-boss who turned him in to the authorities), in exchange for counterfeit money, of course.
Timmy and his friends persuade his neighbor and rival Janie Paulson and her friend Angela to help them create a fake cash plate in order to lay a trap and Carl captured Ott and his men. The evil principal gets away, Carl is set free as the kids tape recorded them running into the counterfeit gang and it proves Carl's innocence. Carl is offered witness protection if he cooperates and he does.
At school on Monday, Timmy's teacher doesn't believe his story until the police show up with Carl and arrest the principal for being the counterfeit gang's leader. As the school applauds Timmy and celebrates Ott's defeat, Janie kisses Timmy on the cheek. Timmy also gets a reward check for his actions which his dog buries in the backyard later that night.[3]
Treehouse Hostage was released direct to video in June 1999.[4][5]
Reception
Critical reception for the film has been mixed. The AV Club described Treehouse Hostage as a "rather dismal Disney Channel movie".[6]Video Business was more favorable, as they felt "Harmless enough summer-vacation video fare, Hostage is bright and clever without relying on Varney's wom-out Ernest persona for laughs."[7]The Fort Worth Star-Telegram also rated the film favorably.[8]
treehouse, hostage, 1999, family, film, directed, sean, mcnamara, starring, varney, joey, zimmerman, varney, final, screen, roles, diagnosed, with, terminal, lung, cancer, during, production, film, posterdirected, bysean, mcnamarawritten, byscot, lewisjeff, ph. Treehouse Hostage is a 1999 family film directed by Sean McNamara and starring Jim Varney and Joey Zimmerman It was one of Varney s final on screen roles he was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer during production of the film Treehouse HostagePosterDirected bySean McNamaraWritten byScot LewisJeff Phillips 1 Produced byDavid BrookwellStarringJim VarneyJoey ZimmermanCinematographyMark Doering PowellEdited byGregory HobsonMusic byJohn CodaProductioncompanyBrookwell McNamara Entertainment 2 Release dateSeptember 24 1999 1999 09 24 Running time91 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Cast 3 Release 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot summary EditCarl Banks Jim Varney is a dangerous counterfeiter and escapes from jail Meanwhile 11 year old Timmy Taylor Joey Zimmerman has a current project due on Monday and if he shows up empty handed he is going to summer school simply because of his participation in class and that his teacher and Principal Ott Richard Kline hate him Carl Banks tries to print some more money and finds one of the counterfeit plates but can t print any money when his crooked ex boss and his cops who are counterfeiters as well catch him at his base He runs into Timmy Taylor s backyard and ends up in his treehouse Timmy and his two best friends keep him hostage in Timmy s treehouse so that Timmy can take him to school on Monday to ace Current Events However keeping a major criminal hostage is more of a handful than they expected due to the huge wedgies that Carl delivers Until Timmy figures out that Carl is in the middle of a major counterfeit ring Timmy amp his friends help get revenge on the men who treated Carl badly surprisingly Timmy s principal is Carl s ex boss who turned him in to the authorities in exchange for counterfeit money of course Timmy and his friends persuade his neighbor and rival Janie Paulson and her friend Angela to help them create a fake cash plate in order to lay a trap and Carl captured Ott and his men The evil principal gets away Carl is set free as the kids tape recorded them running into the counterfeit gang and it proves Carl s innocence Carl is offered witness protection if he cooperates and he does At school on Monday Timmy s teacher doesn t believe his story until the police show up with Carl and arrest the principal for being the counterfeit gang s leader As the school applauds Timmy and celebrates Ott s defeat Janie kisses Timmy on the cheek Timmy also gets a reward check for his actions which his dog buries in the backyard later that night 3 Cast EditJim Varney as Carl Banks Joey Zimmerman as Timmy Taylor Kristopher Kachurak as Buddy Todd Bosley as Stevie Mark Moses as Mr Taylor Debby Boone as Mrs Taylor Richard Kline as Principal Ott Jack McGee as Nick Christopher Doyle as Scalise Aria Noelle Curzon as Janie Paulson Cliff Fatty Emmich as Detective Nelson Louan Gideon as Mrs Stevens Frank Welker as Kato voice Vincent Schiavelli as Gardener uncredited Release EditTreehouse Hostage was released direct to video in June 1999 4 5 Reception EditCritical reception for the film has been mixed The AV Club described Treehouse Hostage as a rather dismal Disney Channel movie 6 Video Business was more favorable as they felt Harmless enough summer vacation video fare Hostage is bright and clever without relying on Varney s wom out Ernest persona for laughs 7 The Fort Worth Star Telegram also rated the film favorably 8 References Edit IMDB Record for Treehouse Hostage IMDB Record for Treehouse Hostage IMDB Record for Treehouse Hostage Booth Stephen A June 12 1999 Rent Check New on Video this week Stevens Point Journal a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint url status link Stack Peter April 25 1999 Go Directly to Video The San Francisco Examiner a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint url status link Club The A V Ha ha hostages 17 comedies that make abduction fun The A V Club Retrieved 2021 03 05 McClain Buzz April 19 1999 Treehouse Hostage review Video Business 19 16 20 Camp Todd June 11 1999 Treehouse Hostage review Fort Worth Star Telegram a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint url status link External links EditTreehouse Hostage at IMDb Treehouse Hostage at Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Treehouse Hostage amp oldid 1107254089, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
