

The Peanut Butter Solution
1985-12-06 · 93 min · ★ 5.7
Peanut butter is the secret ingredient for magic potions made by two friendly ghosts. Eleven-year-old Michael loses all of his hair when he gets a fright and uses the potion to get his hair back, but too much peanut butter causes things to get a bit hairy.
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- Directors
- Michael Rubbo
- Production companies
- Les Productions La Fête, Société Radio-Canada, Téléfilm Canada, La Societe Generale du Cinema du Quebec, CFCF-TV, New World Pictures, Cinema Plus
- Countries
- Canada
- Status
- Released
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Edgar FruitierArthur
Michael HoganBilly
Siluck SaysanasyConrad (Connie)
Griffith BrewerTomTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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