Summaries

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.

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.—Josh Brown (and the BBV crew)

This is the story about an average 11-year old boy named Michael Baskin. His father, Billy Baskin, is a struggling artist and temporary sole caregiver of the children while his wife attends to the needs of her recently deceased father in Australia. Upon hearing the news Michael does not know this yet, but his fearsome run in with the ghosts has given him a mysterious illness simply known as "The Fright". Michael wakes up the next morning to find out that "The Fright" has made him lose all of his hair. Peanut butter is the secret ingredient recipe for a magic potions made by two friendly ghosts. The ghosts also give Michael special instruction not to add too much peanut butter, as it will end in dreadful results.—Anthony Pereyra {[email protected]}

Details

Keywords
  • crying
  • young boy
  • baldness
  • child kidnapping
  • bald child
Genres
  • Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Fantasy
  • Horror
  • Family
Release date Dec 5, 1985
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin Canada
Language English French
Filming locations Roslyn Elementary School, Westmount, Québec, Canada
Production companies Téléfilm Canada Société Générale du Cinéma du Québec Les Productions La Fête Inc.

Box office

Budget $2270000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 33m
Color Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

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