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(#7) Jesse from "Free Willy"
Made in 1993, this film captured audience members' hearts as they watched the relationship between a troubled kid and an orca form. The kid, Jesse, was played by Jason James Richter, who then did two sequels to the film. He's still acting today. -
(#2) The Girl from "Jurassic Park"
Every single person knows this girl's face, but nobody knows her name! Ariana Richards played the granddaughter of Richard Attenborough's John Hammond in the original Jurassic Park, alongside Joseph Mazello (who continues to work to this day). Richards had a role in Tremors 3, but ultimately disappeared from film and TV. Richards pursued a singing career and married Mark Bolton in 2013. -
(#12) The "3 Ninjas" Kids
In 1992, Hollywood brought the world a very high concept film called 3 Ninjas about three martial arts-loving kids who take on an organized crime ring. The kids were played by Max Elliot Slade, Michael Treanor, and Chad Power. Powers is currently a high school football coach. Treanor is a psychologist and Slade holds a degree in anthropology. -
(#19) The Baby from "Honey I Blew Up the Kid"
With twins Joshua Shalikar and Daniel Shalikar playing Adam, Honey I Blew Up the Kid proved a box office hit in 1992. Poor kid just wanted to be a normal boy, but ended up becoming a giant. The Shalikars are both firefighters now. -
(#5) The Guy from "Hocus Pocus"
In 1993, director Kenny Ortega (Michael Jackson's choreographer) directed this Bette Midler flick about the witchy Sanderson sisters. Thora Birch (American Beauty) co-starred, along with Sarah Jessica Parker and Vinessa Shaw (Ray Donovan). But the story was told through the eyes of Omri Katz who played lead character, Max. After a role on The John Laroquette Show, Katz couldn't catch a break and gave up acting to become a hairdresser. -
(#17) The Kid from "Little Big League"
Luke Edwards played Billy Heywood in Little Big League, starring as a kid who inherits a baseball team and becomes the manager. He played a high school kid in American Pie 2 and currently has a film called A Beginner's Guide to Snuff. You may also remember Edwards from the amazing '80s movie Wizard.
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The '90s were a pretty amazing decade for film. All kind of genres was at its pinnacle, comedies were truly funny, critical faves were also crowd-pleasers, and teen comedies were having a heyday, making the years 1990 to 1999 a particularly good time to go to the movies. Luckily for us, it's easy for us to find various kid heroes via Netflix and other streaming services.
The random tool generates 20 items, there are some heroes of the 90s movies that you totally forgot about, such as the girl from Jurassic Park, Alfalfa from Little Rascals, etc. You can find more information on this page.
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