Alice Upside Down

Alice Upside Down
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Actor: Alyson Stoner, Lucas Grabeel, Luke Perry, Parker Posey McKenna, Penny Marshall
Director: Sandy Tung
Brand: Alice
Cinematographer: Mark Mervis
Writer: Sandy Tung
Editor: Clarinda Wong
Producer: Jimmy Gould
Producer: Mark Hauser
Producer: Marie Tappero
Writer: Meghan Heritage
Writer: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Writer: Declan O'Brien
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-07-29
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: ANCHOR BAY

Movie Reviews of Alice Upside Down

Movie Review: Better than I expected
Summary: 4 Stars

Alice Upside Down is a "tween" movie starring Alyson Stoner (of Camp Rock fame) as Alison, Luke Grabeel (of the High School Musical franchise) as her popular, easygoing and supportive brother Lester, and the now paternal Luke Perry (from the original Beverly HIlls 90210) as her father, Ben. Alice's life is turned Upside Down by a move to a new town, where she is the "new girl" in school, just trying to fit in.

This movie turned out better than I expected. Alice does her best to fit in, and flashes between her real life, full of normal daily embarrassing moments that seem much worse than they are, and her fantasy world, where she is beautiful and popular, wears all the in-style clothes and is a fabulous singer. Many of the situations she is in are not far from reality, and her fantasy life is not far off from what every 11 year old girl's fantasy life would be. Because of this fresh realism, the movie was enjoyable to watch. Granted, everything turned out perfect for Alice in the end and there was no chance of any true conflict (even her mother's death when Alice was 5 years old ends up being warm and fuzzy in the end).

I watched the movie with my six year old daughter and her seven year old friend. They both gave it two enthusiastic thumbs up. Even my eight year old son (who watched it just to keep the girls company, of course) enjoyed the movie. I would watch it again.

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Summary of Alice Upside Down

Do you ever feel like every time you turn around, your life is being flipped upside down? Welcome to the world of Alice McKinley (Alyson Stoner of Camp Rock) who's just moved to a new town with her dad Ben (Luke Perry) and brother Lester (Lucas Grabeel of High School Musical). In her imagination, Alice is cool, confident and popular, but in reality, she feels like she can't do anything right. Can Alice survive the embarrassments of being 'the new girl', and the miseries of Mrs. Plotkin's sixth grade class? Based on the best-selling books by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. Special Features include: interviews with Alyson Stoner and Lucas Grabeel and the costumes of Alice Upside Down.

Finally, a film that explores the challenges and insecurities facing middle school girls minus an overabundance of attitude. Alice Upside Down, based on the book The Agony of Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, is the story of Alice (Alyson Stoner), an insecure 6th grader who's mother died several years ago who's just moved to a new town where she'll be entering middle school. A magnet for embarrassing moments, Alice's first meetings with her neighbor Elizabeth (Parker McKenna Posey) and soon-to-be-classmate Patrick (Dylan McLaughlin) are hardly omens of a smooth introduction to middle school. Worse yet, the first day of school finds Alice enrolled in nightmare teacher Mrs. Plotkin's (Penny Marshall) homeroom class, at odds with the school principal, and saddled with a derogatory nickname that threatens to stick. Like many adolescents, Alice deals with her self-doubt by fantasizing about encounters in which she's confident and popular and by shutting out her father Ben (Luke Perry) and her older brother Lester (Lucas Grabeel). As Alice struggles to find her place in middle school, she matures both emotionally and socially and her relationships with her family, friends, and teacher Mrs. Plotkin begin to change and grow in positive ways. What's so refreshing about Alice Upside Down is that the film truly captures the insecurities of being an 11-year-old about to enter middle school without the abundance of teen attitude so popular in contemporary films. Alice is the adolescent every parent hopes for--she's a real, likeable kid who's changing and maturing into a strong young woman. (Ages 7 and older) --Tami Horiuchi

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