The ButterCream Gang

It had been awhile since I'd seen "The Buttercream Gang". Years, really; years in which I hoped that I'd be able to view the film again. Last night my wish came true: "The Buttercream Gang" was on the Hallmark channel. It really takes two viewings (at least) to fully comprehend this complex and deeply moving film. Director Bruce Neibaur's vision is complete in the portrayal of Scott, the wholesome, blond-haired boy whose only wish is to do good with his two wholesome, blond-haired pals. Michael Whetherred's performance as Pete, the troubled young man who has gotten into trouble with gangs in Chicago, is heart-wrenchingly accurate. When Pete makes a gang of his own with two other pals (we know they are bad because they wear black muscle shirts and have dark hair), it's up to Scott to win Pete back to the pure-hearted, helpful Buttercream Gang. Subtle and evocative, "The Buttercream Gang" masks an important moral beneath layers of inventive dialog and innovative filming. The whole meaning and depth of this movie cannot be realized in one cursory viewing. I urge everyone to watch this film again and again.

I also received this movie in the mail as a kid and did like it. I came to this site to prove a point to people because these kids in my home town recently decided to start their own "gang" call "The Butter Creamers" i almost died laughing when i heard this. They think its cool and I tried to explain to them how that name is already taken by a hallmark film from my childhood so here i am.

My favorite scene was when the old woman fell down and needed help. It reminded me on the "Help I've Fallen and I Can't Get Up!" Life Alert commercials.

Enjoy the film!

Don't get me wrong - I believe in morals, but this movie gives them a bad name. A good moral is no excuse to make a bad movie. Someone made this film to teach kids the value of good deeds and unconditional friendship, but it's so badly put together that nobody's going to associate that message with anything good. What really did it for me was the idea that a good small-town kid (who looks plenty old enough to be somewhat set in his values) could go off to the city and almost immediately come back with a new fashion statement, a bad attitude, and a very unconvincing stereotypical urban bad boy accent. Sheesh, at least avoid insulting our intelligence by allowing several years for this transformation.

I used to watch this movie in school when I was young and I always loved it. My friends and I still talk about it sometime. Sure, the acting may not be top notch but that has nothing to do with the message and good feeling that the movie portrays. I can't see how anyone can say this movie is one of the worst they've seen. It might not be the best but I've seen far worse.

I believe this film was the best I have ever seen. I believe it a biblical lesson about loving others. One thing this film teaches that God wants us to do is to love our enemies. When one of the members of the buttercream gang, Pete, went to Chicago and joined a real gang that does nothing but commit evil, Pete really changes from a very good person who helps to a very mean person who harms. When Pete went back to chicago, he was mean until Scott made a difference in his life and changed him back to the good person that he was because he loved Pete even though Pete has hurt him. I believe the biblical lesson that this movie teaches us is to love your neighbor as you love yourself and that also means loving our enemies. I would recommend this movie to everyone.