History Film / TheKid2000

* AngerBornOfWorry: Russ explains to young Rusty that his father yelled at him and [[spoiler:told him he was killing his mother]] not because he really believes Rusty was responsible, but because he's just scared--[[spoiler:scared for his wife, scared about the prospect of having to raise him alone]]--and that he was expressing it badly.

* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Russ and Amy.
* FaintInShock: Amy when she realizes Russ and Rusty are the same ("I wish I was standing on a carpet.").
* FatIdiot: Rusty, at least to Russ' view.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Russ, eventually.

* MarriedInTheFuture: Russ and Amy.

* SassySecretary: Janet.

'''Amy''': You're not embarrassing. You're adorable. ''(He looks at her.)'' ...''Then''. You're adorable ''then''.

* NeverTrustATrailer: The page quote is yelled like a tantrum in the trailer, but in the movie itself it's spoken in a disappointed tone.

* ParentsAsPeople: [[spoiler:Russ's father verbally abused his son so harshly that it ended up emotionally crippling him well into his adult years. However, it's revealed that his father was struggling to cope with his terminally-ill wife and lashed out at Russ out of fear of being reminded of how little time his wife had left. In the present, he clearly regrets how he treated his son and wants to reconnect with him.]]

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40-year-old Russ Duritz is a successful image consultant with a variety of clients ranging from TV personalities, to famous athletes to government officials. He has a nice car, a large house, everything you could ask for…except a life. He's also a bit of a jerk.

One day he finds a kid who somehow got into his house and makes a startling discovery. This kid is Rusty Duritz, himself at age 8. Now he has to figure out what to do with…himself while starting to remember a few things that he had forgotten about himself.

* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:Russ's dad is revealed to have been verbally abusive, to the point that young Rusty was ''afraid'' to tell him that he found a screw he lost because he was afraid of incurring his wrath. Also that his father grabbed him by the shoulders, shook him violently, let him know that his mother was dying, and harshly accused him of ''killing her faster'' after getting into a fight in school, and worst of all, that this episode alone (never mind the fact that this man had to raise Rusty alone after his mother died) would force Rusty to suppress his emotions and turn him into an emotionally crippled adult because he harshly forced him to stop crying, and then to grow up faster, which only increased Rusty's fear]]

* BlueOniRedOni: Russ and Rusty respectively.

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Rusty got into trouble for beating up the bullies to save Tripod from getting burned alive. They don't seem to know or why, likely the bullies ratted on Rusty as payback. Cue cheering and music. [[spoiler: Not so fast. Not only is Rusty hauled into the principal's office for fighting; but once he gets home, his father, quite cruelly, lets Rusty know that his mother is dying and accuses the boys of trying to kill her faster with the stunt he pulled. Plus, the bullies will continue to harass him until college.]]

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Rusty got into trouble for beating up the bullies to save Tripod from getting burned alive. They don't seem to know or why, likely the bullies ratted on Rusty as payback. Cue cheering and music. [[spoiler: Not so fast. Not only is Rusty hauled into the principal's office; once he gets home, his father, quite cruelly, tells him that his mother is dying and accuses Rusty of trying to kill her faster. Plus, the bullies will continue to harass him until college.]]

--> -'''Rusty Duritz'''

''Disney’s The Kid'' is a 2000 film starring Creator/BruceWillis, Creator/EmilyMortimer, and Creator/SpencerBreslin.

40-year-old Russ Duritz is a successful image consultant with a variety of clients ranging from TV personalities, to famous athletes to government officials. He has a nice car, a large house, everything you could ask for…except a life. He’s also a bit of a jerk.

** Seems to be why Rusty is there. [[spoiler: Then it turns out that they’re both being helped by Russ from thirty years in the future]].

* PursueTheDreamJob: [[spoiler: “We grow up to be pilots!”]]

* AngerBornOfWorry: Russ explains to young Rusty that his father yelled at him and [[spoiler:told him he was killing his mother]] not because he really believed Rusty was responsible, but because he was just scared--[[spoiler:scared for his wife, scared about the prospect of having to raise him alone]]--and that he was expressing it badly.

* AngerBornOfWorry: Russ explains to young Rusty that his father yelled at him and [[spoiler:told him he was killing his mother]] not because he really believed it, but because he was just scared--[[spoiler:scared for his wife, scared about the prospect of having to raise him alone]]--and that he was expressing it badly.

--> -'''Rusty Durritz'''

* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:Russ's dad is revealed to have been verbally abusive, to the point that young Rusty was ''afraid'' to tell him that he found a screw he lost because he was afraid of incurring his wrath. Also that his father grabbed him by the shoulders, shook him violently, let him know that his mother was dying, and harshly accused him of ''trying to kill her even faster'' after getting into a fight in school, and worst of all, that this episode alone (never mind the fact that this man had to raise Rusty alone after his mother died) would force Rusty to suppress his emotions and turn him into an emotionally crippled adult because he harshly forced him to stop crying, and then to grow up faster, which only increased Rusty's fear]]

* FaintingInShock: Amy when she realizes Russ and Rusty are the same ("I wish I was standing on a carpet.").

** PastMeAnnoysMe: Russ doesn't have a much positive opinion of Rusty either.

* MarriedInTheFuture: Russ and Amy

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Rusty got into trouble for beating up the bullies to save Tripod. They don't seem to know or why, likely the bullies ratted on Rusty as payback.

* RealityEnsues: Rusty is able to beat the bullies and save Tripod from getting burned alive. Cue cheering and music. [[spoiler: Not so fast. Not only is Rusty hauled into the principal's office; once he gets home, his father, quite cruelly, tells him that his mother is dying and accuses Rusty of trying to kill her faster. Plus, the bullies will continue to harass him until college.]]