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Treehouse Hostage
“It takes an entire police force to look for an escaped convict...And a group of ten-year-olds to catch him.”
43%
Movie
1h 31m
AI Analysis
Treehouse Hostage (1999) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Treehouse Hostage (1999) — a movie tagged as Comedy and Family with cozy, funny, and tense moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Timmy Taylor and his two friends, Stevie and Buddy capture escaped convict Carl Banks (Jim Varney) and hold him hostage in their treehouse over the weekend so that Timmy can use Carl as his current event project at school on Monday. The boys then find that Carl is mixed up in a counterfeiting ring that could spell t… Our models also surface themes such as friendship from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for families with kids, family viewing, date night, and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~91 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Treehouse Hostage 43% (13 votes) — polarizing or niche appeal for this movie.
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Synopsis
Timmy Taylor and his two friends, Stevie and Buddy capture escaped convict Carl Banks (Jim Varney) and hold him hostage in their treehouse over the weekend so that Timmy can use Carl as his current event project at school on Monday. The boys then find that Carl is mixed up in a counterfeiting ring that could spell trouble for them too.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1999-09-24
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- TMDB rating
- 4.3
- TMDB ID
- 258574
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What is Treehouse Hostage about?
Timmy Taylor and his two friends, Stevie and Buddy capture escaped convict Carl Banks (Jim Varney) and hold him hostage in their treehouse over the weekend so that Timmy can use Carl as his current... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Treehouse Hostage?
The official runtime for Treehouse Hostage is approximately 91 minutes.
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