Aspiring reporter Kit Kittredge cannot resist bringing home
strays, whether it’s Grace, an abandoned basset hound, or Will and Countee, a
pair of young hobos willing to trade work for meals. Bright, inquisitive and
generous, Kit is a natural born leader. But her happy childhood is abruptly
interrupted when her father loses his car dealership and must leave Cincinnati to look for
work. Kit and her mother Margaret are left to manage on their own, growing
vegetables, selling eggs and even taking in an assortment of boarders including
an itinerant magician, a vivacious dance instructor on the prowl for a husband
and a zany mobile librarian. When a crime spree sweeps Cincinnati, all signs point to the local hobo
jungle, where Will and Countee live with a group of their impoverished
companions. Kit, who always has her antennae out for a good news story,
convinces her new friends to take her to see the hobo camp for herself and
writes an article that creates a sympathetic portrait of the camp’s residents.
But when Kitas mother and their boarders become the latest victims in a string
of robberies, Kitas loyalties are tested. Will is accused of the crimes and,
with all of their savings gone, the Kittredges face losing their house to
foreclosure. Determined to recover the stolen money and believing Will is
innocent, Kit recruits her friends Ruthie and Stirling
to help her track down the real culprit. Together they uncover a plot that goes
far beyond Cincinnati!
Movie Type:Kids/Family and Adaptation MPAA Rating:G Directed By: Patricia Rozema Cast: Abigail Breslin, Stanley Tucci, Glenne Headly, Jane Krakowski, Julia Ormond Released: July 2nd, 2008 (wide) U.S. Box Office:TBA