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A group of hip retro teenage outsiders become involved in an interschool bowling rivalry.A group of hip retro teenage outsiders become involved in an interschool bowling rivalry.A group of hip retro teenage outsiders become involved in an interschool bowling rivalry.
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Daphne Reid
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My favorite Disney channel movie. It's completely cheesy, but it's from my childhood and I don't care to love the obvious and trendy movies of the time. This is easily my favorite movie from the era... I've seen it more than a couple dozen times
Good cast and heartwarming ideas about outcast teenage bowlers being called upon to win for the sake of their school and to prove they "belong".
Spotty on plot. You mean to tell me that during the (presumably) weeks leading up to the basketball game that would tie the battle for the Mighty Apple, no one checked to see what would happen in case of a tie? Not even Sweet Lou, who lived and breathed Appleton sports? By the way, why all the stress on junior high school sports? They don't have a high school to care about?
I can't imagine that my town, when growing up, would have cared much about a competition against the next town on the jr. high level. Still, it's for kids.
Spotty on plot. You mean to tell me that during the (presumably) weeks leading up to the basketball game that would tie the battle for the Mighty Apple, no one checked to see what would happen in case of a tie? Not even Sweet Lou, who lived and breathed Appleton sports? By the way, why all the stress on junior high school sports? They don't have a high school to care about?
I can't imagine that my town, when growing up, would have cared much about a competition against the next town on the jr. high level. Still, it's for kids.
While in the early 2000s and late 90s there were many great bowling movies such as The Big Lebowski and kingpin Alley cat strike takes the Cake it's probably one of the best movies ever made about bowling I give it 10 out of 10 bowling pins down a strike.
Teenagers, aces at bowling, but discredited at school, compete for the regional "Big Apple" trophy. The final will be decided by a high school champion in almost every sport, but who knows nothing about bowling. He will have to resolve differences and enlist the help of the "bowling gang" to win the game. Misfit teens are thrust into the spotlight when their bowling prowess lands them in the middle of an interscholastic competition. A group of hip retro teenage outsiders become involved in an interschool bowling rivalry.
Interesting, initially I thought I would be more attached because it was one of those children's and teen movies, more of the same, in the "Afternoon Session" Disney style, however it fell into commonplace, with some very cute messages, but without much attachment, almost boring ...
Interesting, initially I thought I would be more attached because it was one of those children's and teen movies, more of the same, in the "Afternoon Session" Disney style, however it fell into commonplace, with some very cute messages, but without much attachment, almost boring ...
This movie was really good. I especially liked the fact that there was so much team effort and spirit in the movie. That gives people a good idea as to how one should play on a team with people they don't know very well. It was pretty funny too!
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- TriviaReal life husband and wife Tim Reid and Daphne Maxwell-Reid star as the mayor and his wife, parents of Todd, the Golden Boy.
- GoofsThe final 7-10 split Delia makes to win is set up at the front of the pin deck, not the back, where they were originally spotted.
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Delia Graci: Wouldn't you like to know?
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- Alley Cats Strike
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- 153 Woodbridge Avenue, Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada(West Appleton Bowling Alley)
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