Can of Worms (TV 1999)

A teen is visited by aliens after he broadcasts a message into space.

Director:

Paul Schneider

Writers:

Kathy Mackel (teleplay), Kathy Mackel (based on the book by)

Stars:

Michael Shulman, Erika Christensen, Adam Wylie

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Shulman	...	Mike Pillsbury
Erika Christensen	...	Katelyn
Adam Wylie	...	Nick
Andrew Ducote	...	Jay
Lee Garlington	...	Dana Pillsbury
Brighton Hertford	...	Jill Pillsbury
Marcus Turner	...	Scott
Malcolm McDowell	...	Barnabus (voice)
Chris Davies	...	Ryan
Marie Stillin	...	Mrs. Nickerson
Jessica Murdoch	...	Katelyn's Friend
Terry David Mulligan	...	Coach Trembly
Brian Steele	...	Thoad
Hrothgar Mathews	...	Thoad Man (as Hrothgar Matthews)
J.D. Hall	...	Thoad (voice) (as JD Hall)

Storyline

A teen is visited by aliens after he broadcasts a message into space.

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Plot Keywords:

alien | disney channel original movie | computer | jock | spacecraft | 

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Taglines:

Who's Got Time to Be a Teenager When You Have to Save the World?

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 April 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Caixa de Pandora

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Disney Channel, Gross-Weston Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Barnabus: Many who feel out-of-place here look down. But not you, Mike Pillsbury. You looked to the stars. Remarkable.

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Connections

References Sleepaway Camp (1983)

User Reviews

Did the writer die before he finished this?

The first two-thirds of this movie are so neat and so funny, that it is such a shame when the final third is so downright stupid and remedial. It is about a boy, who feels like an outcast at home and school, that he tries to summon aliens using his satellite dish to take him away from Earth. After a lightning incident, aliens finally do hear him, and some of them come to try and take the boy away after he has had second thoughts about leaving. Some of these aliens (especially the lawyer alien) are very hilarious. But then the writing screws up when the boy his friends team up with the school bully to face an evil zoo-keeper alien. This bully-befriending and cliched evil alien make me wonder if we changed writers within the movie. That feeling ruins "Can Of Worms." Zanatos's score: 5 out of 10