| View Larger Image | How to Eat Fried Worms (New Line Platinum Series) | DVDStarring: Luke Benward, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Adam Hicks, Austin Rogers, Alexander Gould
Directed By: Bob Dolman
Also With: Bob Dolman (Producer), Bob Dolman (Writer), Cale Boyter (Producer), K.C. Hodenfield (Producer), Mark Johnson (Producer), Michael Disco (Producer), Thomas Rockwell (Writer)
| List Price: | $12.98 | | Price: | $8.99 | | You Save: | $3.99 (31%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | DVD | | Rating: |  | | Run Time: | 98 minutes | | Format: | Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC | | Studio: | New Line Home Video | | Number of Discs: | 1 | | Aspect Ratio: | 1.33:1 | | Release Date: | December 05, 2006 | | Sales Rank: | 8,039th |
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FEATURES | - Author Thomas Rockwell's hugely popular book, "How to Eat Fried Worms", is now brought to the big screen! On his first day at a new school, eleven-year-old Billy goes up against the school bully in a challenge that ends up with a total gross-out date.to eat 10 worms in one day! As the pressure mounts, Billy must summon all his strength to meet the dare, all the while keeping his weak stomach from
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Author Thomas Rockwell's hugely popular book, "How to Eat Fried Worms", is now brought to the big screen! On his first day at a new school, eleven-year-old Billy goes up against the school bully in a challenge that ends up with a total gross-out date...to eat 10 worms in one day! As the pressure mounts, Billy must summon all his strength to meet the dare, all the while keeping his weak stomach from betraying him and his big mouth from getting him in even more trouble! |
Amazon.com
The popular 1973 kid's book How to Eat Fried Worms gets a respectful, straightforward translation with this 2006 movie. When bullies put worms in his thermos, Billy fights back--and only gets in deeper trouble when he makes a stomach-churning bet that he can eat ten worms. Using a variety of cooking schemes, the pack of bullies make a slimy meal even more repulsive, but Billy--to his own surprise--takes on everything they throw at him. As the disgustingness escalates, he discovers that not everyone is what they seem. Though many story elements are changed from the book, How to Eat Fried Worms treats the situation and characters with intelligence and integrity. There are a few cartoonish moments (including some inventive animated sequences), but overall the movie is down-to-earth and sincere, delivering some simple and unforced messages about courage and friendship along with the gross-out humor. The kids--including Luke Benward (Because of Winn-Dixie) as Billy and Hallie Kate Eisenberg (probably best known from a series of popular Pepsi ads) as a too-tall girl who shares Billy's outsider status--aren't overly slick, and the scenes between Billy and his father (Tom Cavanaugh, from the TV show Ed) feel honest and unpatronizing. A modest but heartfelt movie. --Bret Fetzer |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 38 reviews)
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Fried worms by K. Whitley (Florida)  5 Stars
August 14, 2009
My son enjoyed the movie. The movie is in excellent condition. Fast shipping and delivery. Thanks!
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superb! by Marisa R. Bennett (bakersfield, CA) 5 Stars
February 07, 2009
My grandson has watched this DVD a 100 times since I bought this for him. He's almost four and thinks this is the funniest movie he has ever seen. Of course, I think it is disgusting, but then I'm not a kid either.
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How to East Fried Worms by Gloria Cutrer (North Richland Hills, Texas) 5 Stars
January 07, 2009
My grandsons LOVED the movie as did I.
Gloria
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Novel in Video form for classroom by Catherine M. Candler (Greenville County, SC)  2 Stars
December 06, 2008
The movie itself was what I expected as far as its comparison to the novel that we read in my classroom, however, the quality of the actual video and especially the audio was not what I had expected because of prior experiences with Amazon. I will think twice about ordering DVDs from them again because if a return is necessary, the turn around time isn't fast enough. In other words, I could scoot back to the local store to exchange a poor quality product, but I couldn't with Amazon to fulfill my lesson plans.
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Classic for tweens... and their parents, too! by Chaplain Robin (Doodlum, VA) 5 Stars
April 07, 2008
I bought this movie for my kids (7 - 12 y/o). They loved the entire movie, and I can't put enough emphasis on their facial expressions at watching the main character eat worms as part of a dare. I fear for the worms in our own yard! Highly recommended as a clean, family movie.
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| | | How to eat fried worms [by] Thomas Rockwell (Teacher Guide) (Novel units)
by Novel Units (Author), Inc. (Author)
This time-saving, easy-to-use teacher guide includes inspiring lesson plans which provide a comprehensive novel unit--the legwork is done for you! The guide incorporates essential reading, writing and thinking practice. (This is NOT the paperback novel.)
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