
Unaccompanied Minors is a family comedy about a bunch of kids who get stranded at an airport during the holidays. It stars Tyler James Williams (Everybody Hates Chris), Gia Mategna, Brett Kelly (Bad Santa) and others as the kids, plus an astonishing roster of comedy talent in supporting roles: Lewis Black, Rob Corddry, Jessica Walter, Rob Riggle, David Koechner, B.J. Novak, Mindy Kaling, Kristen Wiig, and three of the five Kids in the Hall!
For those of who you haven't seen it, the reason I'm mentioning it here is that it features a peculiar sub-plot: Brett Kelly's character, a mostly-silent, painfully shy kid named Timothy "Beef" Wellington, is obsessed a with the toy he carries around all through the movie: an Aquaman action figure!




But the Tim character doesn't just carry the Aquaman action figure in the movie s a prop--there's a sequence where he has to bargain with someone else (for what, I can't remember--sorry), and he reluctantly offers up the only thing of value he has: his Aquaman:

I don't know what world it is that you could trade a used, beat-up Aquaman action figure for...anything, really, but its a world I'd like to visit!
Eventually young Tim breaks out of his shell and starts to make friends, and even garners a little female attention by the end of the movie:
Eventually young Tim breaks out of his shell and starts to make friends, and even garners a little female attention by the end of the movie:

But I am curious as to why it's Aquaman--maybe there's a story there, maybe not.
7 comments:
I laughed pretty hard at the picture of the kid standing on the raft...and there to his right is his Aquaman toy just sitting very contently.
It looks like it's a pretty decent film. I might have to check it out sometime.
Nice - haven't seen this yet, but sounds like a decent nights watch!
I remember this movie and I liked the Aquaman reference. I also remember thinking in many ways it seemed like a Disney film. Had this been a Disney movie in the 70's the part Lewis Black played would have been played by Joe Flynn.
Huh - Had no clue Aquaman was a "bit" part in this movie! Cool! :)
Yeah, I didn't know Aquaman was involved in this movie either. I will certainly check it out next time it is on TV.
My son PVR'd this on Friday, I've now seen it 10 times. Gotta be something up with that Aquaman, someone was a fan.
and in the last pic...¡he is using the colors of aquaman!
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