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Can of Worms

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Can Of Worms

Can Of Worms promotional advertisement
Directed by Paul Schneider
Produced by Marcy Gross
Joe Goodman
Written by Kathy Mackel
Starring Michael Shulman
Erika Christensen
Adam Wylie
Music by Mark Mothersbaugh
Distributed by Disney Channel
Release date(s) April 10, 1999
Running time 85 min.
Language English
IMDb profile

Can of Worms is a Disney Channel Original Movie. It was released in 1999, and is based on the book of the same name, which was a Young Reader's Choice Nominee in 2002[1] and a nominee for the 2001 Rhode Island Children's Book Award.[2] Filming took place in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Plot Summary

Mike Pillsbury is a precocious kid who never felt like he belonged on earth. He tries to win the heart of his love interest, Kate Sandman by helping out with the Halloween Dance, which gets sabotaged by Mike's rival, Scott. Humiliated, Mike sends a message into outer space asking to be rescued from Earth, not knowing that actual aliens will hear him and come down to Earth, causing all kinds of new problems.

Things get worse when the Thoad arrives to claim Mike for his zoo. His friend's brother gets kidnapped, and with help from one of the aliens disguised as a dog, and his rival, he manages to travel to the Thoad homeworld and rescue his friend's brother and all of the creatures trapped in the zoo. The Thoad follows them back to Earth and attempts to drag Mike with him back to his homeworld, but the dog, Barnabus, calls the Intergalactic Police and an officer shows up to stop and arrest the Thoad who is taken into custody.

At the end of the movie, Barnabus asks Mike to go with him to his home planet, and Mike answers "Earth is my home." Barnabus accepts this with grace, and allows Mike to scratch him behind the ears (something he previously forbade) before they both say goodbye.

Cast

Voice Cast

Reairing

Although not being shown for many years, the film was shown as part of Disney Channel's 2006 "Hauntober Fest" in October. However, on October 23, 2007 - the film made a reappearance as part of the Halloween film lineup on the Disney Channel.And the movie is also a part of 2008 wiztober which is a mix of halloween movies leading to new two-part episode of Wizards of Waverly Place

References

  1. ↑ cool-reads.co.uk - books for 10-15 year old readers by 10-15 year old reviewers
  2. ↑ "2001 Nominations". Rhode Island Children's Book Award. Rhode Island Teacher's & Technology Initiative/Rhode Island Educational Media Association/Rhode Island Network for Educational Technology. Retrieved on 2009-04-21.

External links

Can of Worms at the Internet Movie Database

Preceded by
Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century 		Disney Channel Original Movies Succeeded by
The Thirteenth Year
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