The Peanut Butter Solution (1985)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Michael Rubbo

Writers:

Vojtech Jasny (writer)
Andrée Pelletier (writer)

Release Date:

6 December 1985 (Canada)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

A hair-raising comedy aventure

Plot:

Peanut butter is the secret ingredient for magic potions made by two friendly ghosts. Eleven-year-old...

Plot Keywords:

Peanut Butter | Ghost | Hair | Artist | Soccer

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Mathew Mackay	...	Michael
Siluck Saysanasy	...	Conrad (Connie) (as Siluk Saysanasy)
Alison Darcy	...	Suzie (as Alison Podbrey)
Michael Hogan	...	Billy
Michel Maillot	...	Sergio (The Signor)
Helen Hughes	...	Mary
Griffith Brewer	...	Tom
Harry Hill	...	Dr. Epstein
Edgar Fruitier	...	Arthur (The Rabbit)
Pat Thompson	...	Miss Prume
Terrence Labrosse	...	Mr. Gingras
Doug Smith	...	Owner, art supply
Nick Manekas	...	Nickie
Patrick St-Pierre	...	Little William (as Patrick Saint-Pierre)
Jeremy Spry	...	Jeremy

Also Known As:

Contes pour tous #2
Operation beurre de pinottes (Canada: French title)
Tales for All #2

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

French | English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Finland:S | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Cineplex Odeon Films

Quotes:

Student: [about Mikey's hair] Sir, it's moving!
Teacher: It's not moving; it's just too long.
Mike: It was short this morning.
Teacher: Nonsense! What kind of a dodo do you take me for? Human hair grows only half an inch a month, no more.
Mike: Not my hair, Sir.

Soundtrack:

Michael's Song

really got into my psyche

Watched this several times as a kid. My babysitter had it on VHS. I was fascinated by it and it really got into my psyche. It's dreamlike, weaving seemingly unrelated elements into a story with almost free-association. There's peanut butter mixed with flies and other gross stuff, super fast-growing hair, paintings that come to life, a sugar trail being washed away, and other random images. I wonder if this movie was actually inspired by a dream, or by someone picking random words out of a dictionary maybe?

Anyway, I loved it and longed to be able to paint a picture that I could walk into. The plot is unique and imaginative. I was too young when I watched this to pay attention to dialogue or acting - they're probably not great. The imagery is amazing, though. I don't remember the story being especially scary, but it was disturbing. I believe the boy who is the victim of all this was in a coma and also kidnapped. I just wonder if I watched this movie now whether it would still seem as magical to me, or would I be disappointed?