14 Going on 30 (1988)

Directed by

Paul Schneider

Genre

science fiction film, science fiction comedy, romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 22m

Rated

12

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 14-year-old boy uses a growth accelerator to become an adult and tries to win over his teacher. He deals with the complications of being a kid in a grown-up body.

whimsicallightheartedcringeysillyromanticcampydatedmildly awkwardfantastical

What happens

14 Going on 30 is a 1988 American made-for-television comedy film that was broadcast by American Broadcasting Company and Buena Vista Television and later distributed by Walt Disney Home Video. Directed by Paul Schneider, it stars Steven Eckholdt as Danny, a 14-year-old boy who is infatuated with his teacher Miss Peggy Noble (Daphne Ashbrook). Danny uses a "growth accelerator" to make himself appear older than his actual age in an attempt to seduce her. A similar age swap and a nearly identical title appear in the 2004 film 13 Going on 30, and the earlier film may have influenced the later one. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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