Hatching Pete (2009) (TV)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Stuart Gillard

Writer:

Paul W. Cooper (written by)

Release Date:

24 April 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Tagline:

Cock-a-doodle-who????

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Disney Channel Original Movie | School Mascot | Chicken | Character Name In Title

Cast

Jason Dolley	...	Pete Ivey
Mitchel Musso	...	Cleatis Poole
Tiffany Thornton	...	Jamie Wynn
Josie Loren	...	Angela Morrissey
Sean O'Bryan	...	Leon Ivey
Amy Farrington	...	Doris Ivey
Crawford Wilson	...	Dwayne Dill
Aramis Knight	...	Wendell Pate
Rachel Woodward	...	Susie
Edward Herrmann	...	Principal Fred Daly
Brian Stepanek	...	Coach Mackey
Ryan Michael Davis	...	James 'Jam' Horner
Nick Whitaker	...	Floyd
Madison Riley	...	Camie Poole
David Nibley	...	Jack Poole (as Dave Nibley)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Hillcrest High School, Midvale, Utah, USA

Company:

Just Singer Entertainment

Trivia:

Both the sheriff's badges and Cleatis's fake badge were shaped like a Jewish star, not a regular 5-pointed star.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the last game when the Roosters played the Mountain Lions both teams wore there dark or away uniforms. In fact at home in High School basketball you have to wear white uniforms. The Roosters should have been in white.

Quotes:

[Pete rushes to protect Angela, letting Jamie get trampled]
Pete Ivey: Cleatis is gonna hear about this.
Cleatis Poole: Oh, I'm gonna hear about this.

Movie Connections:

References "The Lone Ranger" (1949)

Hatching Pete Or Channeling Cyrano

Disney Studios new teen comedy Hatching Pete is about two high school kids who both are their team's Chicken Mascot. Only one claims credit for it while the other does the work.

I suppose that Cyrano De Bergerac is well in the public domain so no one will be suing the Magic Kingdom any time soon. But I suspect that Rostand would not be too unhappy with this updating of his classic set in 21st Century America. In fact things work out a whole lot better for these kids than for Cyrano and Christian.

Teen Disney Television stars Jason Dolley, Mitchell Musso, and Tiffany Thornton star in Hatching Pete. Musso is the school's chicken mascot, a family tradition as his father was one also. The problem is that Musso's developed an allergy to the costume and just can't go on. So he has good friend and wallflower transfer student Jason Dolley put on the suit for a game.

But Dolley discovers he's got a real flair for those outfits and soon he becomes the reason the crowds come out. It certainly isn't for the team and its coach Brian Stepanek. In fact there's a lot of jealousy developing between Stepanek and his players with the chicken no matter who it is.

In fact both Dolley and Musso would like to win Homecoming Queen Tiffany Thornton even though cheerleader Josie Lopez is a whole lot nicer. Trust me, it all works out in the end.

Hatching Pete is a nice product from the Magic Kingdom and who knows in some English Literature class in some high school in the USA someone may realize where this plot comes from and develop an appreciation for the classics.