How to Eat Fried Worms (2006)
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58% of critics liked it
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50% of users liked it
(47,874 ratings)
The new kid at school faces up to the school bully by taking on a challenge no one has the guts to try in this family-oriented comedy. Billy (Luke Benward) is an 11-year-old boy whose folks have just moved to a new town and is facing the terror of his first day at a new school. It doesn't take… More The new kid at school faces up to the school bully by taking on a challenge no one has the guts to try in this family-oriented comedy. Billy (Luke Benward) is an 11-year-old boy whose folks have just moved to a new town and is facing the terror of his first day at a new school. It doesn't take long for Billy to run afoul of Joe (Adam Hicks), the school bully, who finds the live bait Billy brought with him and throws it in his face, asking Billy if he eats worms for lunch. Billy tries to gross out Joe by saying yes, he eats worms on a regular basis, and Joe calls his bluff by challenging him to eat ten worms in front of the student body. Billy takes the bet, and suddenly becomes something of a celebrity at school as the first kid to stand up to Joe. Billy also discovers he's caught the eye of Erika (Hallie Kate Eisenberg), a cute girl in his class, but can he actually eat the worms without losing his lunch? With the help of a handful of new friends, Billy preps for the big contest by learning how to eat as much gross stuff as he can, and he gains an unexpected ally in hot-headed Principal Burdock (James Rebhorn). Based on the popular children's book by Thomas Rockwell, How to Eat Fried Worms also features Tom Cavanagh, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, and Clint Howard. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bob Dolman
- Written By
- Bob Dolman
- Genres
- Comedy, Kids & Family
- In Theaters
- Aug 25, 2006 Wide
- Studio
- New Line Cinema
Critic Reviews
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James Berardinelli, ReelViews
...Isn't about or for anyone past puberty.
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
It's actually kind of disgusting and gross, and I'm sure that's the point, but I don't see the entertainment value in watching a kid eat one worm after another, after another, after another.
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Susan Walker, Toronto Star
This is a story that could have gone way too far in the direction of the touching tale illustrating how kids overcome their fear of being ridiculed -- but instead maintains a buoyant irreverence.
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Claudia Puig, USA Today
Worms has its share of kid-friendly gross-outs but is actually a sweet-natured look at standing up to bullies.
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Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
Take the kids to see How to Eat Fried Worms, but hold off on forking over the usual princely sum at the concession stand.
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Cast
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Luke Benward
as Billy Forrester
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Hallie Kate Eisenberg
as Erika Tansy
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Adam Hicks
as Joe Guire
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Austin Rogers
as Adam Simms
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Alexander Gould
as Twitch
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Andrew Gillingham
as Techno Mouth
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Ryan Malgarini
as Benjy
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Philip Daniel Bolden
as Bradley
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Ty Panitz
as Woody Guire
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James Rebhorn
as Principal Burdock
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Tom Cavanagh
as Mitch Forrester
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Kimberly Williams-Paisley
as Helen Forrester
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Blake Garrett
as Plug
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Alexander Agate
as Donny Pickett
- Clint Howard








