Reception
The film received a mostly negative response from critics, with a 25% overall score on Rotten Tomatoes. Roger Ebert, who deemed the film inappropriate for children, awarded it just half a star, calling the project a "creepy, unpleasant experience". He and Gene Siskel later gave it "Two Thumbs Down".
| “ | Here you have America's favorite kid throwing a dummy off of a little bridge over a roadway, causing an accident. That scares me. I think it's highly irresponsible to show a youngster doing something like that. I think if kids go see the picture, some are likely to imitate it. | ” |
- ABC News interview with Gene Siskel
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