SYNOPSIS: Author Thomas Rockwell's hugely popular book "How to Eat Fried Worms" is now brought to the big screen! On his first day at a new school eleven-year-old Billy goes up against the school bully in a challenge that ends up with a total gross-out dare...to eat 10 worms in one day! As the pressure mounts Billy must summon all his strength to meet the dare all the while keeping his weak stomach from betraying him and his big mouth from getting him in even more trouble!

EDITORIAL REVIEW: The popular 1973 kid's book How to Eat Fried Worms gets a respectful, straightforward translation with this 2006 movie. When bullies put worms in his thermos, Billy fights back--and only gets in deeper trouble when he makes a stomach-churning bet that he can eat ten worms.  Using a variety of cooking schemes, the pack of bullies make a slimy meal even more repulsive, but Billy--to his own surprise--takes on everything they throw at him.  As the disgustingness escalates, he discovers that not everyone is what they seem.  Though many story elements are changed from the book, How to Eat Fried Worms treats the situation and characters with intelligence and integrity.  There are a few cartoonish moments (including some inventive animated sequences), but overall the movie is down-to-earth and sincere, delivering some simple and unforced messages about courage and friendship along with the gross-out humor.  The kids--including Luke Benward as Billy and Hallie Kate Eisenberg (probably best known from a series of popular Pepsi ads) as a too-tall girl who shares Billy's outsider status--aren't overly slick, and the scenes between Billy and his father (Tom Cavanaugh, from the TV show Ed) feel honest and unpatronizing. A modest but heartfelt movie.  Review by Bret Fetzer

It's a great DVD packed with extras that are must sees:

° Worm Cuisine - Watch a master chef cook up tasty worm dishes.
° Blooper Reel - Get ready to crack up!
° Movie Making Made Fun - Experience the fun behind the scenes.
° Deleted Scenes - See scenes you've never seen before!
° Commentary - Director Bob Dalman and the kids from the cast!
° The Rockin Worms - "Worm Guts" music video.
° Wide and Full screen versions of the film.

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* This DVD will play in North America only.  This DVD should play in most players outside of North America as well, but it's not guaranteed. This DVD will play in any computer DVD-Rom.  This is NOT a DVD-R.

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STARRING: Luke Benward, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Alexander Gould, Ryan Malgarini.
AVAILABILITY:: In stock! Ships within one business day.
LENGTH: 84 minutes.
LANGUAGE: English, with OPTIONAL ENGLISH and SPANISH SUBTITLES.
SPECIAL FEATURES: 2.35:1 (16:9 Widescreen); and 1.33.1 (4:3 Full screen); 5.1 Surround; 1 disc; Chapter selection; Tons of extras (see above); Uncut.
VIEWER DISCRETION: No objectionable content.
PICTURE QUALITY: Excellent picture quality. (what's this mean?)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA (2006).
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DATE ADDED TO OUR LIBRARY:  October 3, 2008.
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