Azoth The Avenger is a friend of mine.
Written by Brent Friedman
Directed by Brad Turner
A young boy lives a lonely, frightened life where he and his mother must endure a miserable, hard-luck head of the family who abuses them verbally and physically. Mr. Hansen thinks Craig is a loser because he is beaten up by older kids. To get away from his father, Craig reads comic books - Azoth the Avenger! Craig needs a hero and he calls on Azoth and Azoth answers the call for help.
Azoth is the boy's hero and his new best friend. Craig takes him to face "the evil" and Azoth readily dispatches the older kids at the basketball court. In gratitude, Craig feeds Azoth and upon Mr. Hansen discovering the missing food, Craig and his mom must suffer at the hands of his dad. Azoth comes to dispatch Craig's father and is handily beaten by Craig's dad. It now falls upon Craig to beat his father, to use the inner strength that Azoth says he has . . .
Caulk one up for the good guys as we find the evil now forever fighting Azoth on Craig's desktop, frozen for all eternity.
Roger's Rating: 2 1/2 Stars
Synopsis (From Twilightzonetv.com)
Directed by: Brad Turner
Starring: Rory Culkin, Patrick Warburton
Young Craig Hansen is tormented by both bullies at the playground and his abusive father at home. Craig’s bedroom is the only place he feels safe. There, Craig spends hours reading his Azoth the Avenger comic books and perfecting models of his comic book heroes. One afternoon, Craig uses a special code to bring his model of Azoth to life. Azoth quickly tries to adapt to life in the strange new environment and helps Craig fight off the bullies from the playground. Azoth soon realizes that Craig and his mother are in danger if Craig’s father is not stopped as well. Azoth’s initial attempt at fighting Craig’s father fails, leaving the seemingly invincible hero bruised and battered. Azoth insists that this is a battle that Craig must wage alone. Taking Azoth’s advice, Craig sends the comic book hero back to his own world, determined to take a stand against his abusive father. As Craig watches his father berate his mother yet again, Craig confronts him and uses the code to send his father into the pages of the comic book.
