The Peanut Butter Solution
Seen it?1985 | 93 min | Family, Fantasy, Adventure
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans, adventure fans and families. If you loved The Last Unicorn, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
Peanut butter is the secret ingredient for magic potions made by two friendly ghosts. Eleven-year-old Michael loses all of his hair when he gets a fright and uses the potion to get his hair back, but too much peanut butter causes things to get a bit hairy.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 67K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Michael Rubbo
- Mathew MackayMichael
- Helen HughesMary
- Michel MaillotLe Signor
- Edgar FruitierArthur
- Michael HoganBilly
- Harry HillDr Epstein
- Alison DarcySuzie
- Siluck SaysanasyConrad (Connie)
- Griffith BrewerTom
- Pat ThompsonMiss Prume