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The Peanut Butter Solution (1985)

PG | | Adventure, Comedy, Family | 2 October 1987 (Finland)
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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.

Director:

Michael Rubbo

Writers:

Vojtech Jasný, Andrée Pelletier | 2 more credits »

Stars:

Mathew Mackay, Siluck Saysanasy, Alison Darcy | See full cast & crew »
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2 nominations. See more awards »

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Cast

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

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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Plot Keywords:

ghost | fright | hair | peanut butter | secret ingredient | See All (65) »

Taglines:

A hair-raising comedy aventure

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Certificate:

PG | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Official Sites:

Les Productions La Fete

Country:

Canada

Language:

French | English

Release Date:

2 October 1987 (Finland) See more »

Also Known As:

Contes pour tous #2 See more »

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada See more »
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Box Office

Budget:

CAD 2,270,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Productions La Fête Inc., Téléfilm Canada, Société Générale du Cinéma du Québec See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Skippy peanut butter paid for prominent product placement in the film. See more »

Quotes

Principal: I found out that you've been kicked out of two schools, that you've faked famous paintings, and that you've changed your name and appearance four times. AND you claim to be Rembrandt's great-great-great-great grandson.
Sergio: I am a great teacher. I am a great artist. I am a great-great-great-GREAT GRANDSON! Paris, Milano, Veroncia!
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Connections

Referenced in Castle: Kill the Messenger (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

Magic Man
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 movie that never gets out of your head!
4 February 2003 | by ordonet – See all my reviews

It took me ages to find the name of this movie, a movie I had watched as a child and had really really frightened me! I've been searching for this movie for YEARS! and i could only remember some parts of the film, when asking others if they remember the movie, they would look at me as if I'm crazy!!.. seems like a common thing reading all the other users comments, anyway.. This film is full of imagination, suspence, and is over all Fun and Scary for little kids.. it might even be scary for Adults too.. come on, a guy goes bold from being frightened? .. I was frightened all the time as a kid, perhapse i thought i was going to go bold! .. anyway if you havent seen this movie you should! its one of my favourites from childhood, up with the goonies!
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