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No one could be more bored than Zack, the new kid in town with no friends in sight. When a gang of hip... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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A pleasant surprise moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Timothy Busfield | ... | Frank |
 | Bess Armstrong | ... | Maggie |
 | Cliff De Young | ... | Big Dan |
| Rick Dean | ... | Earl |
 | Dom DeLuise | ... | Rip (voice) |
 | Trevor Lissauer | ... | Zack |
| Shanelle Workman | ... | Jenny |
| Jonathan Pekar | ... | Ham |
 | Lee McLaughlin | ... | Sheriff |
 | Kai Lennox | ... | Snake |
| Lee Velazquez | ... | Burger |
| Gerry Lock | ... | Sally |
| Sindy McKay | ... | Receptionist |
| Derek Mark Lochran | ... | Utilityman |
 | David Wells | ... | Mr. Banks |
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Rated PG for mild language.Parents Guide:
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Los Angeles, California, USAFun Stuff
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Maggie tells Frank that she is going to be marrying Dan, Frank's lips are seen moving without any audible dialogue. moreFAQ
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My nephew picked this one out of the "used" bin at Blockbuster, and while I was hoping that he would have picked "American Beauty" instead (OK, he's only 7, but I can dream, can't I?), I have to admit that I was very entertained by this movie while the young ones watched it 3 times in the same day (and it continues in heavy rotation.) It's a sweet, unpretentious little film that appears to have been made on a shoestring budget, but neither "Blair Witch" nor "Lost In Space" had Titanic-sized budgets and they proved to be a lot of fun. (Heck, don't budget restraints require filmmakers to be MORE creative ... hence the high cheese factor in most Hollywood blockbusters.) But I digress. Catch this on cable or pick up a rental. Besides, Bess Amstrong is a total babe and, according to the IMDB credits, the writer is from "Win Ben Stein