This is Jonathan Taylor Thomas' first big screen appearance and a good one at that. He plays Ben Archer, A boy whose parents divorced when he was very young. He stayed with his mother and enjoys a special relationship with her, but things are disrupted when her boyfriend Jack (Chevy Chase) moves in to thier apartement. Ben is not happy with this invasion and so sets to to work on getting Jack to leave. He decides to get them to join the Indian- guides. A sad group of father and sons who play indian together. He reckons that Jack will get sick of it and leave, but Jack figures it out and tries to beat him at his own game. As they continue going together, they start to actually enjoy it and get on. However, Jack, who is an Attourney, is being chased by the son of someone he put away. He misses a trip with Ben when they cut his brake leads and make him crash his car into the bay. Jack doesn't want to worry Ben and so keeps this secret, but then Ben doesn't swallow his excuse and is seriously put out. Ben is forced on to another trip with Jack, where he tries to sort out their problems. All his attempts fail, but then the worsed happens and his would-be murderers finally capture him. Ben tries to help him out, but fails and it seems that they will both be killed. But the rest of the Indian guides show up and together they capture the bad-guys. When Ben found out the real reason Jack missed the fishing trip, he forgave his step-dad. He has finally accepted Jack, who marries his mom in atraditional Disney happy ending. Being a tv veteran, Taylor handles this role superbly. It is another one of those Disney, lighthearted feel-good movies. The amazing mix of heart warming feeling, comedy and action make this a tremendous comedy for the whole family to enjoy!