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Director:
Justin Hardy
Writers:
Justin Hardy (writer)
Yoshi Nishio (writer)
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Release Date:
26 March 1995 (UK) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Family more
Plot:
A new student at a British public school forms a secret society centered around cooking and midnight feasting with other school misfits and outcasts. | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Charming and light more (16 total)

Cast

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Freddie Findlay ... Magnus
Aled Roberts ... Goff
Andrew Lusher ... Tava

Christopher Lee ... V. E. Longfellow, aka Raptor
Robert Hardy ... Headmaster

Samuel West ... Chef
Carol MacReady ... Miss Plunder
Lisa Faulkner ... Miss Charlotte
Edward Fox ... Father
John Hurley ... Cabbie
Sebastian Armesto ... Oberoi (as Sebastián Fernández-Armesto)
Stuart Hawley ... Bathurst
Jordan Ruffell ... Mee
Edward Hassard ... Cubitt
Matthew Blakiston ... Merriman
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for mild sensuality and boyish pranks.
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Runtime:
105 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Australia:G | UK:PG | USA:PG
Company:
Kwai River more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Edward Fox only worked a day on this Movie more
Quotes:
Chef: [after rushing the boys from the kitchen] Go, go, go on and play, you little... chefs. more
Movie Connections:
References Jurassic Park (1993) more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Charming and light, 9 July 1999
10/10
Author: Sara from Massachusetts

This movie is absolutely delicious, as light as one of Magnus' (the main character's) own confections. Nevertheless it has held my interest through many viewings and even brought me to tears near the end, every single time.

Not only is the acting of brilliant veterans Robert Hardy, Christopher Lee, Carol MacReady, and Edward Fox as perfect as you would expect, but the children put in brilliant, subtle performances as well, with Freddie Findlay showing true star promise. The lush Dover location and surprisingly poignant music also add dimensions of richness to a very simple, honest story.

The focal characters are realistically bad and good boys -- realistic because often the same boys are both bad and good under believable circumstances -- who learn about the real meaning of friendship, teamwork, and even honor through, well, cooking. Do have fattening and decadent snacks on hand when you watch, because what the boys whip up will certainly make you hungry.

Incidentally, this film also managed to charm my boyfriend and to hold his interest throughout, and since this is such a tiny little dessert of a film, and since said boyfriend generally goes for the gamut of action flicks from Jackie Chan to Akira Kurosawa, or 2-hour Chow Yun-Fat/John Woo bloodbaths, this is really saying something. Because of the way the film gets right into the world of children, while not abandoning entirely the world and motivations of adults, I would also certainly recommend it for children age 8 or 10 and up; but there are still enough jokes and subtleties for grown-ups only that it won't bore parents.

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