Young Mark Rendell is a lonely kid after his mother has passed away. His father Nicholas Lea and sympathetic friend Mia Sara try their best to fill the avoid, but Lea is working through his own grief. Rendell has nothing to show when classmates bring their pets into show and tell at school, one friend brings in a green mamba snake, fortunately with poison glands removed. He'd like to top that if he could.So when one morning an elephant shows up at the young man's doorstep and no one can find any trace of his origins, it's a puzzlement. One thing is for certain we can't exactly keep an unhousebroken elephant as a pet. It would require one big litter box.But this is one special elephant with some hidden talents that make him real special. He even splashes a bully played by Jordan Becker who has been making life miserable for Rendell and his friend Alex Doduk.The Impossible Elephant might better be entitled the implausible elephant because he's not really given any explanation for why he is and does things special. If Steven Spielberg had gotten a hold of this property the story would have all made some sense in the end.Giving a funny performance here as an overeager young zoo security guard is Sandy Robson. He's from the Barney Fife school of deputy sheriffs and except in Mayberry this man does not have a career in law enforcement.The Impossible Elephant is a nice concept, somewhat indifferently handled by the Canadian producers. This really needed a Steven Spielberg to bring it off.

I really loved and enjoyed the movie, especially the characters that were in it and of course the cute baby elephant! I am a great fan of Nick Lea and was fortunate to get a copy of the film for my personal viewing. I have been waiting forever to see this film and I wasn't disappointed one bit!!! I recommend this film to anyone who loves animals and kids in film, believe me it is worth the watch.

From the funny start to the heartwarming end, this movie breaks every stereo-type kid movie rule. The lead actors Nicholas Lea and Mia Sara are great and convincing in thier roles, and refreshingly so is the boy! There is some great wildlife in the movie and thats always nice too see, so all in all if you want a watchable heartwarming get-away movie then watch this...The Impossible Elephant (aka The Incredible Elephant in Europe). 10 out of 10!

This film went under the name of The Incredible Elephant when I watched it. Which turned out to be a little clearer in how the elephant was meant to be. The picture has an elephant in it, but not all the time. If you ask me, the elephant coverage was too much.With two quality adult stars having a 'friends who care and a bit more' relationship, I would rather have watched this story than the one about the elephant. Further to this point the relationship between the boy and his father was reduced in exposure to put in more chasing elephant and some odd bully character plot. Whilst this would bring the movie into the kids corner, from my point of view there was some high quality drama missed out on.This all results in an average movie failing to really excite the viewer. Maybe kids will like the child's perspective, and so the film will hit its mark there.