Peanut butter is the secret ingredient for magic potions made by two friendly ghosts. Eleven-year-old Michael loses all of his hair when he gets a fright and uses the potion to get his hair...
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Title: The Peanut Butter Solution (1985)
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| Mathew Mackay | ... | Michael | |
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Siluck Saysanasy | ... | Conrad (Connie) (as Siluk Saysanasy) |
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Alison Darcy | ... | Suzie (as Alison Podbrey) |
| Michael Hogan | ... | Billy | |
| Michel Maillot | ... | Sergio (The Signor) | |
| Helen Hughes | ... | Mary | |
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Griffith Brewer | ... | Tom |
| Harry Hill | ... | Dr. Epstein | |
| Edgar Fruitier | ... | Arthur (The Rabbit) | |
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Pat Thompson | ... | Miss Prume |
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Terrence Labrosse | ... | Mr. Gingras |
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Doug Smith | ... | Owner / Art Supply |
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Nick Manekas | ... | Nickie |
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Patrick St-Pierre | ... | Little William (as Patrick Saint-Pierre) |
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Jeremy Spry | ... | Jeremy |
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Peanut butter is the secret ingredient for magic potions made by two friendly ghosts. Eleven-year-old Michael loses all of his hair when he gets a fright and uses the potion to get his hair back, but too much peanut butter causes things to get a bit hairy. Written by Josh Brown (and the BBV crew)
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Country:
CanadaRelease Date:
2 October 1987 (Finland) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
CAD 2,270,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Les Productions La Fête Inc.,Téléfilm Canada,Société Générale du Cinéma du Québec See more »
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Teacher: It's not moving; it's just too long.
Michael: 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.
Michael: Not my hair, Sir.
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Performed by Céline Dion
Lyrics by Eddy Marnay
Music by Lewis Furey
Arranged by Jimmy Tanaka
Published by Les Éditions La Fête
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The second in the Tales for All series of children and family films produced by the company Les Productions la Fête. These films were also published as books. See more »Quotes
Student: [about Mikey's hair] Sir, it's moving!Teacher: It's not moving; it's just too long.
Michael: 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.
Michael: Not my hair, Sir.
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Soundtracks
Michael's SongPerformed by Céline Dion
Lyrics by Eddy Marnay
Music by Lewis Furey
Arranged by Jimmy Tanaka
Published by Les Éditions La Fête
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It seems almost all the posts people have on this movie are memories of watching it as a child, and then having vague memories of bits and pieces as an adult...
I must say, I'm not much different in this matter either. All I could remember was bits and pieces of the plot line. I do remember getting nightmares from it (like most people), not that this is particularly a scary movie by today's standards, but to a child it definitely puts a psychological fear that stays with you. So I looked it up, trying every search word I could think of, (i.e. hair loss, regrowth, solution, paintbrushes) Ehh... after browsing through tons of rogain ads, I finally came across it. I managed to find a copy and watched it again.
It's actually a truly unique movie. A novel idea about a kid who loses his hair, and gets more than he wishes when he applies a magical hair-growth solution. I think perhaps it wasn't marketed correctly back in the 80's because while it seems like a childs movie, I wouldn't recommend it to young children. Maybe not just the marketing either, but the movie itself would've probably been able to stand on its own without being characterized as a child's movie. I would bet that there are probably even people today who have been scarred from watching this as a very young child...
So, if you come across it, it's worth checking out. But sensor before letting your kids see this one!