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Embrouille dans la Galaxie

Original title: Can of Worms
  • TV Movie
  • 1999
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
1.4K
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Erika Christensen and Michael Shulman in Embrouille dans la Galaxie (1999)
ComedyFamilySci-Fi

A teen is visited by aliens after he broadcasts a message into space.A teen is visited by aliens after he broadcasts a message into space.A teen is visited by aliens after he broadcasts a message into space.

  • Director
    • Paul Schneider
  • Writer
    • Kathy Mackel
  • Stars
    • Michael Shulman
    • Erika Christensen
    • Adam Wylie
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    1.4K
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    • Director
      • Paul Schneider
    • Writer
      • Kathy Mackel
    • Stars
      • Michael Shulman
      • Erika Christensen
      • Adam Wylie
    • 19User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Michael Shulman
    Michael Shulman
    • Mike Pillsbury
    Erika Christensen
    Erika Christensen
    • Katelyn Sandman
    Adam Wylie
    Adam Wylie
    • Nick
    Andrew Ducote
    • Jay
    Lee Garlington
    Lee Garlington
    • Dana Pillsbury
    Brighton Hertford
    • Jill Pillsbury
    Marcus Turner
    Marcus Turner
    • Scott Shneieber
    Malcolm McDowell
    Malcolm McDowell
    • Barnabus
    • (voice)
    Chris Davies
    • Ryan
    Marie Stillin
    Marie Stillin
    • Mrs. Nickerson
    Jessica Murdoch
    • Katelyn's Friend
    Terry David Mulligan
    Terry David Mulligan
    • Coach Trembly
    Brian Steele
    Brian Steele
    • Thoad
    Hrothgar Mathews
    Hrothgar Mathews
    • Thoad Man
    • (as Hrothgar Matthews)
    J.D. Hall
    J.D. Hall
    • Thoad
    • (voice)
    • (as JD Hall)
    Peter Kelamis
    Peter Kelamis
    • Inter-Gallactic Cop
    • (voice)
    • (as Peter Kalamis)
    Guy Fauchon
    • Hanzel
    Bruce Lanoil
    Bruce Lanoil
    • The Bom
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Paul Schneider
    • Writer
      • Kathy Mackel
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    User reviews19

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    5NAHNCEE

    sweet but no jim henson

    About a teenaged boy suffering rejection angst who messages The Universe to come and take him away because he doesn't belong on earth. The movie overall is "sweet" - no one is too awful, and nothing too terrible happens to him. The production values are so low as to become distracting; i.e., the aliens are not cute or interesting, the halloween dance has a total of about 20 participants, and his "high tech equipment" consists of a laptop and a backyard satellite dish. You have never heard of any of the actors in this, except for the kid nextdoor neighbor. I watched it because TV Guide rated it very very highly - I wonder what they were thinking of.
    10briannakrause

    cold sweat

    When I was a child, only at the age of 8 I woke up in a cold sweat while this movie was playing. Traumatic if I do say. I only saw the last 30 minutes of this movie but I had nightmares for the next two years. All I could remember about this movie was the aliens. Everyone thought I was lying, making things up, and after a while I did too. "It must of been a weird dream that suck with me." is what I thought. Oh was I so wrong. Fast forward ten years, I have not stopped thinking about this movie, my every waking moment, every time someone brings up the Critters franchise I have to relish in the fact that its not the movie that has been haunting my thoughts for twelve years.

    I finally found this stupid movie, my character arch is over, I can finally rest.

    Also. Mike is literally the definition of an incel and does NOT deserve Katelyn lmao.
    2hjc101189

    what on earth?

    I have no idea what convinced the makers of this movie to make it, but this was the strangest, most discusting, most bizarre movie i have ever seen. The idea of a kid being an alien and not knowing it, and then sending a message to space for them to come get him, strikes me as odd. The acting was poor, and the script sounded like it had been written by a ten year old. On a scale of 1 to 10 i give it a 2.
    7tanela

    Not downright awful, but not particularly amazing, either.

    I watched this movie because my favourite actor, Malcolm McDowell does a voice of one of the aliens. I was not very impressed with the story. Young children might find it entertaining for as long as it lasts, but it's not very memorable. The aliens aren't too bad, but the other effects, at the dance and the main character's supposedly high-tech equipment are pretty cheesy. The movie moves very slowly and it takes most of the movie for the premise to set in. If they had either started the movie about half way through and made a bigger deal about the adventure on the other planet, or gone in a totally different direction from the midway point, the movie might have been redeemable. However, it's not. All the characters are pretty shallow. The main character can't seem to decide if he is or isn't an alien. The bully character goes along with their plans just because he is dared which doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Anyway, it's a shallow movie.
    5doomedmac

    Can of Worms...

    Is a really weird movie. But you already knew that. What you didn't know is that it is extremely mediocre and mildly entertaining.

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    • Trivia
      This is the first Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) to receive a TV-PG rating.
    • Quotes

      Barnabus: Many who feel out-of-place here look down. But not you, Mike Pillsbury. You looked to the stars. Remarkable.

    • Connections
      References Massacre au camp d'été (1983)

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    • Release date
      • January 18, 2002 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Can of Worms
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Disney Channel
      • Gross-Weston Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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