11/26/2023 0 Comments Alley cats strike back![]() Overall, this film wasn’t one of my favorites. ![]() I always loved the nights when they had Midnight Bowling at our local alley. And Todd’s idea to save the bowling alley by turning it into a weekly party is a great idea. The best way for me to be good at bowling is to use the bumpers and I’m not afraid to admit it. And like many people who have no athletic ability, I, too, am a terrible bowler. It’s no surprise that although Todd is a great athlete, he’s no bowler. But I guess it just comes down to everyone thinking bowling is for dorks. ![]() Although, I honestly don’t understand how signing Todd up for bowling club is actually a joke when Todd didn’t even know he was in the club. So, how do Alex and Todd’s lives end up colliding, you might ask? As it turns out, Todd’s friend signed him up for Bowling Club as a joke at the beginning of the year and since a bowling tournament will be used to break the tie for the Mighty Apple, Todd and Alex are forced to work together. And the voice over doesn’t stop there, it’s throughout the entire movie. Alex literally describes how different his life is to Todd’s and then says: “How will Todd’s life and mine ever collide? I just don’t see it.” It’s just an incredibly embarrassing use of foreshadowing. This has got to be one of the worst voice overs ever. Honorable mention goes to Tim Reid (Mayor McLemore and Todd’s dad) who is well known to me as Ray Campbell on the iconic show Sister, Sister. She’s probably best know for her role as Penny on the long-running comedy The Big Bang Theory, but I first knew her as Bridget Hennessey on one of my favorite shows, 8 Simple Rules. Now, I’ll always be surprised by some of the actors who appear in these DCOMs, especially when they become fairly well known actors later on. But he’s probably best known for his role as Bobby on the Nickelodeon show Cousin Skeeter. Robert Ri’chard (Todd) has been acting since he was just a kid and has starred in many of my favorite tv shows including several episodes of Veronica Mars and The Vampire Diaries and most recently starred in the Soap The Rich & the Ruthless. A few of which include the short-lived ABC Family drama Beautiful People, the US version of Being Human (the original UK version is way better), and most recently starred in the Netflix Original series The I-Land. He stars as Galleria’s love interest in The Cheetah Girls, and followed these roles up with several additional films and tv shows. ![]() Like many teen actors in Disney Channel Original Movies, Kyle Schmid (Alex) is no stranger future DCOMs. We all learned this in English class, kids. Q: Have a mentioned previously how much I hate the use of voice overs?Ī: Well, I’ll keep mentioning it until it stops getting used as a cheap tactic to tell a story. Oh wait, these kids literally dress in retro clothing on purpose. I don’t think Elisa would wear a poodle skirt and bobby socks as a retro fashion statement. Q: Does this movie take place in the 1950’s?Ī: It has to be. Four outcast teens, with a love of the lanes, are thrust into the spotlight along with the most popular and athletic kid in school - who has never bowled a day in his life. Which is honestly surprising because, and my mother will attest to this, I was practically glued to the Disney Channel as a child.Īfter an annual inter-school competition for the Mighty Apple trophy between East Appleton and West Appleton ends in a draw, a bowling competition is used to break the tie. So that makes this 4/14 DCOMs so far that are new to me. The fact that I can’t remember anything about this film is probably a testament to never having seen it. Synopsis: A group of teenage outcasts become involved in an inter-school bowling rivalry. Starring Kyle Schmid, Robert Ri’chard & Kaley Cuoco
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