Synopsis
During the first day of his new school year, a fifth grade boy squares off against a bully and winds up accepting a dare that could change the balance of power within the class.
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Cast
- Luke BenwardBilly
- Hallie EisenbergErika
- Adam HicksJoe
- Austin RogersAdam
- Alexander GouldTwitch
- Ryan MalgariniBenjy
- Philip BoldenBradley
- Clint HowardUncle Ed
- Ty PanitzWoody
- James RebhornBoiler Head
Recommendations
- 75
Entertainment Weekly
Happily, after a cartoon opening-credits sequence that overdoes it on the barf, Worms goes light (but not too light) on the gore and the goo. - 70
L.A. Weekly
Worms is one of those rare kiddie flicks that successfully adopt a child’s-eye view of the world, where nothing is more important than saving face on the playground and where parents are as distant and clueless as storybook giants. - 67
The A.V. Club
There's no great art to Fried Worms' simple, family-friendly style and obvious clichés, but there's a refreshing lack of x-treme attitude, slapstick violence, and all the other things that make most kids' movies feel like they were generated by a marketing committee. - 67
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The film is genuinely good-natured and kids -- particularly the ones who actually do this sort of stuff to worms -- will enjoy it and may even take the movie's loose morals to heart. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
Boys will be happy at the mild grossness; parents will tolerate anything that entertains their hyperkinetic boys; and sisters will agree with the film's lone girl. - 60
The New York Times
Nicely directed, the film version proves refreshingly free of the customary blights that affect most modern children's movies, notably adult condescension. But, man, is it mean. - 50
Variety
A decidedly old-fashioned family film that may prove too quaint for modern audiences. - 50
Austin Chronicle
The sweetness of spirit and rapidly moving story will keep parents entertained while blessing the kids with a mildly raunchy good time.
