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Title: How to Eat Fried Worms (2006)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Luke Benward | ... | Billy | |
| Hallie Eisenberg | ... | Erika (as Hallie Kate Eisenberg) | |
| Adam Hicks | ... | Joe | |
| Austin Rogers | ... | Adam | |
| Alexander Gould | ... | Twitch | |
| Ryan Malgarini | ... | Benjy | |
| Philip Bolden | ... | Bradley (as Philip Daniel Bolden) | |
| Clint Howard | ... | Uncle Ed | |
| Ty Panitz | ... | Woody | |
| James Rebhorn | ... | Boiler Head | |
| Tom Cavanagh | ... | Dad | |
| Kimberly Williams-Paisley | ... | Mom | |
| Andrew Gillingham | ... | Techno Mouth | |
| Blake Garrett | ... | Plug | |
| Alexander Agate | ... | Donny | |
The Forrester family - father Mitch Forrester, mother Helen Forrester, their pre-teen son Billy Forrester and their pre-school son Woody Forrester - have just moved to a new town where Mitch is starting a new job. Both Mitch and Billy are worried about fitting into their new environment. It's worse for Billy as Woody, who is not worried about the move, is at that stage in his life where everything is simple and easy. Billy's first day in the fifth grade at his new school does not go well when he gets into an altercation with the class bullies, led by Joe Guire. The altercation involves worms and Billy stating that he eats worms all the time, which leads to all the bullies calling him "Wormboy". As such, Joe bets Billy that he can't eat ten worms (without vomiting), the bet to take place this upcoming Saturday, with the last worm to be consumed by 7pm. Despite having a notoriously weak stomach, Billy takes him up on the bet. As the bet starts, the only classmate on Billy's side is ... Written by Huggo
If you like films about school bullies, brave children, hilarious toddlers and worm eating, then How to Eat Fried Worms will appeal to you.
The film is about a boy named Billy, who when arriving on his first day at a new school, discovers that some of his classmates have played a prank on him by putting worms into his lunch. The school bully, Joe and his "team" of friends start teasing Billy and calling him "worm boy".
Billy decides to play along by saying that "he eats worms all the time". Joe and his friends don't believe him but Billy assures them and bets Joe that he can eat ten worms in one day otherwise he will come to school with worms in his pants.
The boys take Billy up on his bet, leaving the weak stomached child with a mission to gain respect from his classmates by eating worms cooked, fried, or alive.
The film may sound gross but there are a lot of messages in it. For one, it portrays true friendship and how to accept people for who they are. It also shows you why some bullies resort to bullying other children.
The film's protagonist, Billy is a strong minded and brave person who all of us can relate to. It is easy to empathize with him as we silently cheer for him to reach his goal, even though we might not always agree with what he's doing or the choices he makes.
The children in the film are portrayed exactly how children are in real life and the film deserves a lot of credit for that. The child actors are the stars of this show, showing true emotion and feeling than most other children's movies portray.
Some adults may not enjoy this film but kids will, perhaps even teenagers.
There are hardly any other good movies on circuit at the moment, so if you're not in the mood to see snakes on a plane, try worms on a plate in How to Eat Fried Worms. It is a feel good fun film and not just Fear Factor for kids.