Rating: PG
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 08/25/2006(USA)
Release Date: 12/05/2006
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1/DD2
Run Time: 84 Minutes
Flags: Scatological Humor
Distributor/Studio: New Line Home Video
The new kid at school faces up to the school bully by taking on a challenge no one has the guts to try in this
family-oriented comedy.
Billy (
Luke Benward) is an 11-year-old boy whose folks have just moved to a new town and is facing the terror of his first day at a new school. It doesn't take long for
Billy to run afoul of
Joe (
Adam Hicks), the school bully, who finds the live bait
Billy brought with him and throws it in his face, asking
Billy if he eats worms for lunch.
Billy tries to gross out
Joe by saying yes, he eats worms on a regular basis, and
Joe calls his bluff by challenging him to eat ten worms in front of the student body.
Billy takes the bet, and suddenly becomes something of a celebrity at school as the first kid to stand up to
Joe.
Billy also discovers he's caught the eye of
Erika (
Hallie Kate Eisenberg), a cute girl in his class, but can he actually eat the worms without losing his lunch? With the help of a handful of new friends,
Billy preps for the big contest by learning how to eat as much gross stuff as he can, and he gains an unexpected ally in hot-headed
Principal Burdock (
James Rebhorn). Based on the popular children's book by
Thomas Rockwell,
How to Eat Fried Worms also features
Tom Cavanagh,
Kimberly Williams-Paisley, and
Clint Howard.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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