| When Zachary Beaver Came to Town | |
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| Directed by | John Schultz |
| Produced by | Michael Corrente |
| Written by | Kimberly Willis Holt John Schultz |
| Starring | Sasha Neulinger Jonathan Lipnicki Cody Linley Jesse Pennington Jane Krakowski Eric Stoltz |
| Music by | Richard Gibbs |
| Cinematography | Shawn Maurer |
| Editing by | John Pace |
| Distributed by | Echo Bridge |
| Release date(s) | January 21, 2005 |
| Running time | 85 min. |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $3 million |
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When Zachary Beaver Came to Town is a 2003 children's movie starring Jonathan Lipnicki and Cody Linley, based on the children's book by Kimberly Willis Holt.
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Plot
This movie, based on the book by the same name, follows the events of one summer in a small Texas town. A boy named Toby (Jonathan Lipnicki) and his best friend Cal (Cody Linley) meet an extremely overweight, adolescent sideshow freak named Zachary Beaver (Sasha Neulinger). They get to know him, and meanwhile, both younger boys deal with the absence of Cal's brother, Wayne, who has joined the army. Also, Toby's mother (Jane Krakowski) runs off to Nashville in the hopes of becoming a country singer.
Cast
- Sasha Neulinger as Zachary Beaver
- Jonathan Lipnicki as Toby Wilson
- Cody Linley as Cal
- Jesse Pennington as Wayne
- Jane Krakowski as Heather Wilson
- Eric Stoltz as Otto
- Kevin Corrigan as Paulie
Critical and audience reception
This movie didn't get wide release so there weren't many reviews of it. What critical response it got was mixed.
Filming locations
The movie was mainly filmed in the Austin Metro area.
