Alison Darcy, Griffith Brewer, Helen Hughes

Peanut butter is the secret ingredient for magic potions made by two 'friendly' ghosts. Eleven-year-old Michael looses all of his hair when he gets a 'fright' and uses the potion to get his hair back,...( read more  read more... ) but too much peanut butter causes things to get a bit 'hairy'.

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PG, 94 min.

Directed by: Michael Rubbo

Release Date: January 1, 1985

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  • January 11, 2008
    This is by far the strangst kids' movie I've ever seen. My dad was always renting us bizarre movies when we were younger...guess it opened the doors for all kinds of tastes!
  • October 13, 2007
    A goofy kids' movie. It feels very Canadian. Movie Central used to play it to death. A boy, his friends, and family get into some silly trouble with Peanut Butter. The youngin's would like it; not I.
  • April 6, 2006
    I remember watching this on TV ages ago.
  • July 21, 2009
    We don't need a "solution" for peanut butter any more than we need a weight loss "cure". They're both perfectly fine as is!
  • March 30, 2009
    I remember this one, it's one of my favorite films when I was little. I should definitely watch it again.
  • March 19, 2009
    This movie scared the shit out of me when I was 7.... As I got older I thought it was a scary dream I had, come to find out 21 years later, it's just a really stupid movie with bad acting. On top of that the story line is really bad as well.....I am glad I watched it again so I ...( read more)can close that chapter is my screwed up youth.
  • September 15, 2008
    awesomely tragicly lame
  • June 8, 2008
    La première fois que j'ai vu ce film... j'en ai fait des cauchemars. 20 ans plus tard le fait de le réécouté... ça m'a sécurisé... ;) Joke!!
  • January 29, 2008
    Would like to see at some stage.
  • January 17, 2008
    This movie is a little weird. But it is also kind of an interesting idea, to draw a painting and go inside whatever place you draw. It's a very creative movie and worth watching.

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