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taniagr · Mar 30, 2008, 04:20 PM

I'm not even sure it was an 80's movie but I remember I saw it in the 6th grade which was in 1988. All I can remember is there was a young boy that had hair that would not stop growing. I'm not sure if he was kidnapped or ran away but somehow a spell was placed on him and his hair wouldn't stop growing. I remember a scene where he was walking alone down the street on a windy day and his hair dragged in the street and leaves became entangled in it.

I wish I could remember more about it but that's the only scene that has played throughout my mind for the past 10 years. And every so often I wish I knew what it was just so I can get thinking about it out of my system. :) If anyone knows what I'm talking about please let me know. Thanks!

nikosmom · Mar 30, 2008, 05:11 PM

The Peanut Butter Solution!!!! I remember this movie when I was a kid! The boy lost his hair from being frightened by a ghost or something so he and his buddy, Connie, found the recipe for a hair growing potion. They put too much peanut butter in the formula which caused their hair to grow out of control! So the main character, Michael, was sitting in class and you could see his hair growing and his friend put some "down there". Connie ended up having his pubes growing out of his pant legs!:D I loved that movie as a kid!

taniagr · Mar 31, 2008, 07:08 AM

You are awesome!! Yes, I thought hair grew down his pants but I didn't want to say in case I was confusing my memory. That is it I can't wait to find it and buy it. Thanks so so much! Hahaha!

Originally Posted by nikosmom

The Peanut Butter Solution!!!! I remember this movie when I was a kid! The boy lost his hair from being frightened by a ghost or something so he and his buddy, Connie, found the recipe for a hair growing potion. They put too much peanut butter in the formula which caused their hair to grow outta control! So the main character, Michael, was sitting in class and you could see his hair growing and his friend put some "down there". Connie ended up having his pubes growing out of his pant legs!:D I loved that movie as a kid!

nikosmom · Mar 31, 2008, 11:36 AM

Check Ebay or Amazon.com!

By any chance did you ever see The Worst Witch? That was out around the same time. The main character, Mildred, was in a witchs' academy and well... she was a bad witch. She was always teased and getting in trouble for messing up her spells. It had Tim Curry, Charlotte Rae, and the main character was Fairuza Balk (who went on to later play Vicky Valencourt in the Waterboy). This one ring a bell? This one was good too and I figured anybody else who remembers the Peanut Butter Solution might remember this one too!

taniagr · Mar 31, 2008, 12:03 PM

No I don't believe I have. When I went looking for Peanut Butter Solution on Amazon.com it came up as well. I went to You Tube to look up The Worst Witch but it didn't look familiar.

It was so funny to read all the comments under the Peanut Butter Solution on Amazon because everyone somehow thought they dreamed up the movie. I remember our teacher brought it in for the class to see. I don't believe I ever even saw it on television.

nikosmom · Mar 31, 2008, 06:23 PM

Umm, I saw both of them on HBO-- back in the day when they actually would show kids' movies without you having to have a separate subscription.

prokanda · Jun 20, 2009, 08:40 AM

nikosmom:
THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I was talking to a friend today about old technology, old movies, old shows.. and I mentioned that I had never found out what this movie was and all I could remember was a creepy dream and some girl trying to keep her brother from drinking a solution to grow his hair back.

You just made my month. I had to create an account just to say this.

Thanks!

nikosmom · Jun 20, 2009, 05:31 PM

I'm glad my creepy memory served you well, prokanda! :p

Welcome to the community!

jessica2boys · Nov 21, 2009, 12:50 PM

There's another 80's t.v movie where the kids somehow end up inside picture frames. Does anyone recall this one?

Husk81 · Nov 23, 2009, 10:31 AM

Wow I just was asking my friend if she had ever heard of a movie where the boys hair wouldn't stop growing. She said she had no Idea what I was talking about and said to Google it. I'm so glad I know the name of this movie now for years I literally thought I had dreamed it up. THANK YOU!

carla_bieber · May 25, 2010, 10:33 PM

OMG-I was thinking of this movie for years, and I also was thinking it was maybe just a dream. I remember a boys hair that would not stop growing and also going into a picture frame-all I could really remember about the movie-but it stuck with me-probably watched it a lot or something. No idea what the name of the movie is, but saw it when I was a kid in the 80's. I finally decided to Google it and found you guys-Thanks so much. I am not crazy!!

carla_bieber · May 25, 2010, 10:33 PM

OMG-I was thinking of this movie for years, and I also was thinking it was maybe just a dream. I remember a boys hair that would not stop growing and also going into a picture frame-all I could really remember about the movie-but it stuck with me-probably watched it a lot or something. No idea what the name of the movie is, but saw it when I was a kid in the 80's. I finally decided to Google it and found you guys-Thanks so much. I am not crazy!!

lucky5177 · Jan 30, 2011, 08:52 AM

OMG!! I was just asking a coworker about these movies and she told me to Google them because she's too young to remember that!! I couldn't remember how and why he was bald, but I remember peanut butter recipe to make his hair grow uncontrollable... WOW I loved HBO then. They really had some great kid movies then and didn't know that was the same girl in Waterboy from The Worst Witch. I used to hope that the family channel or some channel would show this movie during Halloween, but it never happened. :(... But thank you for asking the question and for the answer. You have brightened my day... :) Now I hope that I can find them somewhere to purchase...