The Peanut Butter Solution (1985)

Directed by

Michael Rubbo

Genre

fantasy film, comedy film, children's film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 51 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boy who loses his hair to fright is given a magical recipe for a peanut butter treatment that makes his hair grow back too fast. The ingredients for this recipe are sought by a group of crooks, leading to a fantastical adventure.

whimsicalquirkyplayfullightheartedfantasticalkookyoffbeatchildlikemildly surreal

What happens

The Peanut Butter Solution (French title: Opération beurre de pinottes) is a 1985 Canadian children's fantasy film directed by Michael Rubbo. The second installment in the Tales for All (Contes Pour Tous) series of films by Les Productions La Fête, the film stars Mathew Mackay, Siluck Saysanasy, Alison Darcy, and Michael Hogan. The film was released by Cinéma Plus in Canada and New World Pictures in the United States. One of the best known films in the Tales for All series, it has become a cult classic in the years since its release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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