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The Mighty is a 1998 comedy drama film based on the book Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick.
Kevin (Kieran Culkin) is a 12-year-old boy who suffers Mucopolysaccharidosis IV, or Morquio syndrome. He is extremely intelligent and prone to flights of fancy, but is physically crippled and is forced to walk with crutches. Max (Elden Henson) is an oversized yet good-natured boy suffering from dyslexia. He has flunked the seventh grade twice and is tormented by Blade (Joseph Perrino), a teenage gang leader. When Kevin is assigned as Max's reading tutor, they form a bond of friendship over the similar circumstances they share, such as both being outcasts and their fathers abandoning them. Kevin and Max go to the fireworks and get attacked by Blade and his gang. The two escape into a nearby lake with Kevin riding on Max's shoulders. Kevin then witnesses that same gang of teens putting someone's purse in a sewer later. After Max and Kevin get the purse, they are once again confronted by Blade. They attempt to attack Kevin, but Max stops them. Max then becomes angry and the gang (fearing for their lives) run away. Both Max and Kevin see the purse belongs to a lady named Loretta Lee. Kevin and Max return the purse to Loretta (Gillian Anderson) and see that she is married to Iggy Lee (Meat Loaf), an ex gang leader. Loretta and Iggy learn that Max is the son of the infamous murderer Kenny "Killer" Kane (James Gandolfini), who was an old friend of Iggy's from prison. Afterward, the two help each other out with Kevin acting as Max's brain and Max acting as Kevin's legs by carrying him around everywhere on his shoulders. One day, Kevin showed Max where he'd be reabilitated at a research center. Kevin said he'd be the first one and that he'd be just like a robot.
Actors: Giacomo R. Bartocci (actor), Giacomo R. Bartocci (producer), Giacomo R. Bartocci (writer), Giacomo R. Bartocci (writer), Giacomo R. Bartocci (director), Emanuela Ughi (writer), Alida Sacoor (actress), Alida Sacoor (actress), Alida Sacoor (actress), Federico Tummolo (actor), Matteo Montaperto (actor), Federico Tummolo (actor), Riccardo Giacomini (actor), Davide Melloni (composer), Massimo Malpica Orabona (actor),
Genres: Animation, Biography, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Short,Actors: Eric Young (actor), Angel Williams (actress), Ron Basch (actor), Casimir Theriault (director), Casimir Theriault (writer), Casimir Theriault (editor), Casimir Theriault (producer), Casimir Theriault (actor), Carla Susanto (actress), Hugh Lambe (actor), Lou Israel (actor), Sofia Stefou (actress), David Occhipinti (actor), Dylan Griffin (editor), Romas Stanulis (actor),
Plot: Cazual X is a professional wrestler with "powers", who moves from to Toronto to live his girlfriend and her talking cat. This film chronicles Cazual X's first two months in Canada's biggest city. He finds a day job doing security for film and TV, but his ultimate goal is to wrestle. He eventually finds a wrestling promotion and invites all his friends, for this will be the biggest debut of any wrestler in any federation...EVER!
Keywords: super-powers, superhero, talking-cat, toronto-ontario-canada, wrestler