No friends. The new school sucks. And Mom is in love with a sleazy research doctor. Pretty bleak. That’s how life looks to ten-year-old Gage when suddenly, into his world pops the magical Munchie. Munchie is the ever-hungry and hilarious mysterious creature from another world who delivers flying pizzas and brings on the parties! With the help of Munchie and loony Professor Cruikshank, Gage evens the score on his school’s bullies as well as his mom’s boyfriend and has the greatest summer ever!
Practical Effects
Munchie puppet looks like roadkill with attitude.
Acting
Dom DeLuise screaming into a void for 80 minutes.
Production
Jennifer Love Hewitt's baffling early career appearance.
Director
Jim Wynorski
Loni Anderson
Cathy Dobson
Andrew Stevens
Dr. Elliott Carlisle
Arte Johnson
Prof. Cruikshank
Dom DeLuise
Munchie (voice)
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Andrea Kurtz (as Love Hewitt)
Toni Naples
Mrs. Blaylok
Monique Gabrielle
Miss Laurel
Ace Mask
Principal Thornton
Lenny Juliano
P.E. Teacher
John Henry Richardson
Mr. Kurtz
Fred Olen Ray
Piano Player
George Buck Flower
Rich Tramp
Becky LeBeau
Pizza Screamer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Jennifer Love Hewitt's film debut at age 13, two years before her breakout in Kids Incorporated.
Made during the brief 1990s boom of Gremlins knockoffs, Munchie represents direct-to-video ambition at its most unhinged.
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