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The Peanut Butter Solution

The Peanut Butter Solution

A hair-raising comedy adventure!

1985•1h 33m•5.7/10
FamilyFantasyAdventure

Ratings

🎬TMDb
5.7/10(51)

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.

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Production

Les Productions La Fête, Société Radio-Canada, Téléfilm Canada, La Societe Generale du Cinema du Quebec, CFCF-TV, New World Pictures, Cinema Plus

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Mathew Mackay

Michael

Helen Hughes

Mary

Michel Maillot

Le Signor

Edgar Fruitier

Edgar Fruitier

Arthur

Michael Hogan

Michael Hogan

Billy

Harry Hill

Dr Epstein

Alison Darcy

Suzie

Siluck Saysanasy

Siluck Saysanasy

Conrad (Connie)

Griffith Brewer

Griffith Brewer

Tom

Pat Thompson

Miss Prume

Terrence Labrosse

Mr. Gingras

Doug Smith

Owner / Art Supply

Nick Manekas

Nickie

Patrick St-Pierre

Little William

Jeremy Spry

Jeremy

Cheryl Zaman-Zadir

Jessica

Audie Grant

Audie

Vicki Lee

Vicki

Nadka Takahataki

Mai Ling

Anna Vitre

The Mother

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