The Peanut Butter Solution...

[BluBrown]

Does anybody besides me remember the movie called The Peanut Butter Solution? My memory of it is pretty vague but its something about a kid that loses all of his hair and he gets this recipe for hair growth that the main ingredient is peanut butter. Something goes wrong and his hair starts to grow very rapidly and won't stop and he winds up getting kidnapped and whoever is holding him captive is using his hair to mass produce human hair paintbrushes.

The reason I ask is because a bunch of friends and I got on the topic of childhood movies the other night around a bonfire and I brought up this movie. Everyone thought I was absolutely crazy because the plot is ridiculous and I was slightly inebriated while telling the story.

[Crimson King]

Originally Posted by BluBrown

Does anybody besides me remember the movie called The Peanut Butter Solution? My memory of it is pretty vague but its something about a kid that loses all of his hair and he gets this recipe for hair growth that the main ingredient is peanut butter. Something goes wrong and his hair starts to crow very rapidly and won't stop and he winds up getting kidnapped and whoever is holding him captive is using his hair to mass produce human hair paintbrushes.

The reason I ask is because a bunch of friends and I got on the topic of childhood movies the other night around a bonfire and I brought up this movie. Everyone thought I was absolutely crazy because the plot is ridiculous and I was slightly inebriated while telling the story. ;p

Yep, they showed this low budget gem on Nickelodeon back in the 80's when it was a cool channel to watch! This never made to DVD, so the VHS version is OOP and quite rare. SOME TRIVIA, a relatively unknown Celine Dion did the songs for the film!

[krazyclown]

i do it was weird as hell

[BluBrown]

Celine Dion? That's so random....you would think she would demand this movie be released on a more current format. Ha!

By the way...thanks for reaffirming my sanity Billy Jack.

[Crimson King]

Originally Posted by BluBrown

Celine Dion? That's so random....you would think she would demand this movie be released on a more current format. Ha!

By the way...thanks for reaffirming my sanity Billy Jack.

Even more scarry, a remake is being considered!

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by BillyJack

Even more scarry, a remake is being considered!

Yes you got me beat by 1 minute hehe Yep they are working on a remake on this one

[Alpha Sixx]

Dude I loved this movie and searched for it for years after I only saw half of it in 1987 when I was in the 3rd grade. The part I remember all the kids laughing at when I was in school was when his little friend put the solution down his pants and the hair started growing out of his pant legs lol! I googled it and found the movie online back in 2005. Cool movie!

[BluBrown]

Originally Posted by BillyJack

Even more scarry, a remake is being considered!

Of course it is...its a movie from the 80's. I wish studios would stop doing this...I'm looking at you Karate Kid On the bright side I suppose we would probably see the original released on blu to coincide with the theatrical release of the remake.

[P@t_Mtl]

It's a Canadian movie made in 1985. Was fairly popular here in the 80's but then slowly went away. It's usually show on Tele Quebec at Christmas time. Back then Celine was nothing more then a very local celebrity. Also she cannot demand anything on the release of this movie.

There is a rumor currently here in Canada that the movie will be remade, some writers are working on a script.

[theblueboat]

I had the same inebriated discussion recently. I didn't remember it was on Nickelodeon though. Thanks for that piece of info. Here's a link to the trailer on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2Cm4Cy3rxs

It looks like the whole movie is put up there in parts if you really want to revisit your younger days.

[KindredCoda]

Maybe there's a chance to convince one of the smaller companies (Kino Lorber, Shout! Factory, Arrow, Severin) to license this from Le Fete and release this on Blu?

[i007spectre]

The house in that movie used to freak me out for some reason.

[KindredCoda]

Originally Posted by i007spectre

The house in that movie used to freak me out for some reason.

If you do a search for Montreal Hunt Club, there are some interesting photos.

[Peavey]

I read this thread a couple weeks ago after thinking about it. I haven't seen this forever and not many people even know what I'm talking about when I mention this movie.

[esteban²]

I loved this movie when I was a kid. Had it on VHS, taped. But someone erased it a few years ago.

[KindredCoda]

Turns out this is being released on Blu-ray in Canada: https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-P...lu-ray/175388/

[dissention]

Originally Posted by KindredCoda

Turns out this is being released on Blu-ray in Canada: https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-P...lu-ray/175388/

Awesome, I just ordered it. Thanks for the info! Now we just need The Great Land of Small & Tommy Tricker...

[headphones]

The Peanut Butter Solution (1985) - YouTube

[esteban²]

Nice. 'Peanut Butter' made my list for the 'Fantasy' voting list. Tommy Tricker too.

Now, there's a movie I've been looking for ages, I remember the rainbow being an important part of it and people crawling out of cocons or something, turning into butterflies. Could that be 'The Great Land of Small'? Would be great if that's the one, finnaly knowing what it was.

[KindredCoda]

DEP took their page down, and I can't get a definitive answer on whether this Blu-ray actually exists:

http://www.dep.ca/catalogue/video/op...remasterise-hd