Features: DVD, Widescreen, Dolby, Digital Audio, Hi-fi Stereo, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
Davey Osborne is an imaginative youngster who loves role-playing games and who often enlists the aid of his best friend, an imaginary super-spy named Jack Flack. One day he witnesses a real murder of an FBI agent who passes a videogame called Cloak & Dagger to him before he dies. When the police come, the body is gone, and no one will believe him, including his father, Col. Hal Osborne, Soon Davey finds himself up to his neck in hairbreadth escapes, real bullets, and slam bang action as the hitmen close in. Can Jack save him before time runs out? Cloak & Dagger stars Henry Thomas (E.T.--The Extraterrestrial) and Dabney Coleman in the dual role of Jack and Davey's father, and Michael Murphy. Few films in recent memory can top it for high-powered excitement and warm human emotions.
"Coleman's a delight..." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"...interesting family adventure." VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever
Editor's Note
An imaginative eleven-year-old boy creates a dream world in which he is a secret agent trying to carry out a dangerous mission. His illusions become frighteningly real when he witnesses an actual murder while playing his imaginary game.
Plot Summary
Fantasy and reality merge in this espionage movie for kids and adults. A boy discovers that there's a sinister plot afoot to smuggle top-secret military information out of the U.S. inside a cassette of his favorite video game, "Cloak and Dagger." Unable to convince his dad that he's telling the truth about the enemy agents and the murder they've committed, the boy enlists the help of his imaginary friend, a dashing spy named Jack Flack.
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