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When Zachary Beaver Came to Town (2003)

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town poster
Directed by
John Schultz
Genre
comedy drama, children's film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A boy in a small Texas town befriends Zachary Beaver, the self-proclaimed fattest boy in the world, who arrives with a carnival. Together they navigate summer adventures and personal struggles.

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What happens

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town is a 2003 American comedy-drama film directed by John Schultz and starring Jonathan Lipnicki and Cody Linley. It was adapted from a National Book Award-winning children's novel of the same name by Kimberly Willis Holt. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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