How to Eat Fried Worms tells the story of Billy (Luke Benward), an eleven year old who inadvertently challenges the town bully, Joe Guire (Adam Hicks), on his first day at a new school. To save face and earn the respect of his new classmates, Billy agrees to a bet that will determine his fate at the school - whether or not he can eat ten worms in one day. As the pressure mounts, he must summon heroic strength to keep his five year old borther from blabbing, his weak stomach from betraying him, and his big mouth from getting him into more trouble than he is already in.

Mitch Forrester (Tom Cavanagh) and his wife Helen (Kimberly Williams-Paisley) have packed their boys into the family station wagon and are heading to a new town with a new job for Mitch and a new elementary school for Billy. It seems to Billy that everyone has adapted quickly to their new surrounds. Little does he know...

Billy’s fears are realized in his first moments at the new school when the old adage ‘everybody picks on the new kid’ appears to be true. Everybody except the tall, lanky girl named Erika (Hallie Kate Elsenberg) whose kindness simultaneously inspires gratefulness and humiliation in Billy. When the school bully and his band of 5th grade followers put worms in Billy’s lunch, Billy surprised them all when he stands up to and embarrasses Joe. This leads to the worm feast bet.

Joe’s gang makes each worm more delightfully revolting than the last, beginning with La Big Porker, which is fried in pig fat. This odyssey through worm cuisine takes the boys all over town as they try to force Billy to throw up by dubbing each specimen increasingly disgusting names, the like of which I will spare you. At the end of this Rachel Ray road to perfection, the kids all learn the true meaning of friendship and bravery, as well as the difficulties and importance of doing the right thing. This is disgustingly delightful film for the entire family. Just be sure to not eat before seeing it!

How to Eat Fried Worms

Starring: Luke Benward & Adam Hicks

Director: Bob Dolman

Company: New Line

Now Showing: In area Theatres

MPAA Rating - PG

Grade: B+

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