Luke Benward,
Hallie Kate Eisenberg,
Adam Hicks,
Austin Rogers,
Alexander Gould
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The new kid at school faces up to the school bully by taking on a challenge no one has the guts to try in this family-oriented comedy. Billy (Luke Benward) is an 11-year-old boy whose folks have just ... read more
Directed by: Bob Dolman
Release Date: August 25, 2006
DVD Release Date: December 5, 2006
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Flixster Reviews (1,998)
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April 12, 2011It's a cute kid's movie. Worm Boy is adorable.. but I can't really relate in any kind of way to this prepubescent story.
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January 26, 2010fb733768972I love how the kids are very stupid! It is so fun that I forget how ridiculous it is!
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June 21, 2008The movie was decent. It was based off of the book and had decent simularities - as always the book is better but the movie did do it some justice.
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July 12, 2011a grossingly fun time watching this. a gret family comedy that yes is gross, but has some flavors on it's own. this is a film kids will like and parents will find it intresting. A
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June 28, 2011fb1644764650Strictly speaking, nothing but childish drivile getting its big screen two cents
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December 10, 2007Hilarious! I definitely remember reading the book as a child. It was great then, it still is within this film.
Critic Reviews
September 16, 2006
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
August 28, 2006
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
It's actually kind of disgusting and gross, and I'm sure that's the point, but I don't see the entertainment value in watching a kid eat one worm after another, after another, after another. Full Review
August 25, 2006
Susan Walker, Toronto Star
This is a story that could have gone way too far in the direction of the touching tale illustrating how kids overcome their fear of being ridiculed -- but instead maintains a buoyant irreverence. Full Review
August 25, 2006
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Worms has its share of kid-friendly gross-outs but is actually a sweet-natured look at standing up to bullies. Full Review
August 25, 2006
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle
It's a pleasant and well-intentioned end of summer diversion that doesn't possess the imagination-stoking qualities of a premier children's movie. Full Review
August 25, 2006
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Fried Worms is a Hoot with more laughs, funny enough, so long as you don't consider the worm's point of view. Full Review
August 25, 2006
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger
Unhealthy eating is paired with a wholesome message, as the story encourages youngsters to be themselves, keep their word and accept kids who are different. Full Review
August 25, 2006
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
A blandly inoffensive 'After School Special'-type comedy based on a perennially popular children's book.
August 25, 2006
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
I hope life doesn't imitate art in the other fun movie opening this week, an adaptation of Thomas Rockwell's gross-out 1972 kids' classic How to Eat Fried Worms. Full Review
August 25, 2006
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Here's hoping its old-fashioned sensibility appeals to contemporary kids, because we could certainly use more movies as smart and sweet as this one. Full Review
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