The box-office success of The Magic Sword and Dr Dolittle proved there is a needy audience for family flicks. The hard thing to do is strike a balance between amusing the children and not giving the adults something that leaves them wanting to gouge out their eyeballs. Both those movies played to the kids, while The Real Howard Spitz plays to adults. And therein lies the problem. What tot will want to see a film where adults talk loads? What adult is going to see a film that's essentially a kiddie flick?
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