The Lambkins (film)

The Lambkins is an upcoming film based on the book by Eve Bunting.

Coming soon in 2020s.

Synopsis
Kyle Wilson, a fourteen-year-old boy, is shrunk to doll size and kidnapped by a crazy, old woman named Ms. Shepherd, who is the lonely, childless widow of a brilliant scientist and collects artistic youth. He is forced to live with the other tiny kidnapping victims in a dollhouse: McNamara Chang, a baseball player with ambitions of novel-writing, Tanya Roberts, a violinist, Lupe Sanchez, a child actor, and other.

They work on a plan to escape, but are hindered by both their small size and their captor's scrutiny.

Plot
Chapter 1

Kyle had won by a art project from school and he rode his bike back home. The old woman asked the boy that she had a flat tire. The woman didn't have a phone. Kyle look in the trunk and the spare. The woman pushed the boy and used chloroform to put him asleep.

Chapter 2

When Kyle woke up, he saw a black girl and she asked him and wants to know that he is throw up or finished. The Asian boy, the little girl, and the dog looked at him sleeping on the rug. Kyle asked them where are they live. The Asian boy told the girl to take the bin out. Kyle looked around in the living room and he's still sick and the house didn't have windows and doors and they're only walls. The black girl is Tanya, the Asian boy is Mac, the Hispanic little girl is Lulu, and the dog is Pippy. Kyle asked them where's the woman and who brought here. Lulu answered him her name is Mrs. Shepherd. The kids are now called 'The Lambkins' and she's not. They all shrunk by Mrs. Shepherd. First one is Mac, second is Tanya, third is Lulu and Pippy, and fourth is Kyle. The house had many bedrooms, kitchen, living room, and bathroom. The Shepherds are (?) and never buys a chocolate of any flavor. Kyle is trying to get out, but Mac told him that there's no door. They called it, 'Mrs. Shepherds and her Lambkins.' She loved them; they're scared because of being little and Mrs. Shepherd is big. They have to be the children, but she never had. Mrs. Shepard wants a children in the whole world and every family has a dog or a cat. Kyle realized him because he's the best baseball player and he disappeared. Mac told Kyle that they didn't find him. Tanya heard and someone's coming.

Chapter 3

Mrs. Shepherd lifted the ceiling and she had a huge head. Mrs. Shepherd picked Kyle up with her hand. Kyle felt dizzy.

(?) and realized that it was a giant dollhouse.

Chapter 4

(?)

The gang showed Kyle around the house of kitchen, living room, bedroom, and bathroom.

(?)

If one of the children made Mrs. Shepherd angry, she'll put one of the them in the time out box.

Chapter 5

(?)

Mrs. Shepherd take Kyle to dinner and show them for dolls.

(?)

Chapter 6

(?)

She has the key, so (?)

The gang showed Kyle around inside of the dollhouse.

(?)

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

(?)

The plumber came in and fix the pipes. All the children painted, "Help. Mrs. Shepherd kidnapped us. We are hidden in her house." The plumber saw the letter, but he (?).

(?)

Chapter 18

(?)

They knock her down with a stone to escape. Finally, they escaped to the neighbor's house and were in safety for the first time in months.

(?)

Chapter 19

(?)

At the end, Mrs. Shepherd is under arrest for kidnapping all the children.

Mrs. Shepherd turned into a dog.

The kids and Pippy returned their normal sizes.

(?)

Lulu went with her parents and back to preschool. Pippy (?). Mac became an author (?). Tanya is adopted by the Sanchez, so (?). Kyle (?).

Characters

 * (?) as Mrs. Shepherd - an antagonist old lady and scientist
 * (?) as Magnus the Magnificent AKA Magnus Kroener Shephard - a late husband of Mrs. Shepherd
 * (?) as McNamara "Mac" Chang - an Asian baseball player turned into writer
 * (?) as Tanya Roberts - a black violinist and singer girl
 * (?) as Lupe "Lulu" Sanchez - a Hispanic youngest, little girl actor
 * (?) as Kyle Wilson - a white painter boy
 * (?) as Pippy - a Lulu's dog, fox terrier
 * (?) as Mr. Richard - a teacher
 * (?) as Mr. and Mrs. Chang
 * (?) as Mr. and Mrs. Roberts
 * (?) as Mr. and Mrs. Sanchez
 * (?) as Mr. and Mrs. Wilson
 * (?) as News Reporter
 * (?) as Mr. Copper - a plumber
 * (?) as Tiffany
 * (?) as Jennifer
 * (?) as Billy
 * (?) as Evan - a basketball player bit-of-bully boy
 * (?) as Lucy
 * (?) as Frank
 * (?) as Jason
 * (?) as Mr. and Mrs. Straws
 * Rob Paulsen as (?), a narrator (mouse, bee, or frog)

Soundtrack

 * All I Ask of You

Trivia

 * John Ponderelli appeared in book. In film, he doesn't appeared.
 * In novel, (?). In the end of the film, there captors are brought back to their normal sizes after escaping.
 * In novel, (?). In film, Mrs. Shepherd is watching The Brave Little Toaster.
 * In novel, Tanya is a violinist. Lulu (?). In film, she is a singer and violinist. Lulu (?).
 * In novel, Tanya lives in foster home. In film, she had a biological family.
 * In novel, Mrs. Shepherd killed John Ponderelli. In film, She puts them in time-out box/jail-box. After that, Mrs. Shepherd puts them back in the giant dollhouse.

Transcript
Film transcript: The Lambkins (film)/Transcript

Taglines

 * No Windows. No Doors. No Way Out.
 * Time to Play.