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Can of Worms (1999)

Can of Worms poster
Directed by
Paul Schneider
Genre
science fiction film, science fiction comedy, teen film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
PG
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 47 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenager who feels like an outsider starts broadcasting messages into space. His transmissions attract a variety of bizarre aliens who come to Earth looking for him.

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What happens

Can of Worms is a science fiction comedy film and is part of the Disney Channel Original Movie lineup. It premiered on Disney Channel on April 10, 1999, and is based on the novel of the same name by Kathy Mackel, which was a Young Reader's Choice Nominee in 2002 and a nominee for the 2001 Rhode Island Children's Book Award. It is also the first Disney Channel Original Movie to be rated TV-PG. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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