Slappy and the Stinkers
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| Directed by | Barnet Kellman |
| Produced by | Martha Chang |
| Written by | Robert Wolterstorff Mike Scott |
| Starring | B.D. Wong Bronson Pinchot Jennifer Coolidge Joseph Ashton Gary LeRoi Gray |
| Music by | Craig Safan |
| Cinematography | Paul Maibaum |
| Editing by | Jeff Wishengrad |
| Distributed by | TriStar Pictures |
| Release date(s) | January 23, 1998 |
| Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Slappy and the Stinkers is a 1998 adventure/black comedy directed by Barnet Kellman. The film stars B.D. Wong and Bronson Pinchot.
[edit] Plot
The film takes place at prestigious private school, Dartmoor Academy, where the uptight principal, Morgan Brinway (B.D. Wong) is forcing the second-graders to study opera appreciation. Five feisty kids nicknamed the "Stinkers" are secretly skipping class to create chaos on the school grounds. Although they get a warning from Mr. Brinway, they soon rebel and are involved in even more zany misadventures. When the kids discover sea lion Slappy during an aquarium field trip, they smuggle him back on the school bus and hide him in Mr. Brinway's hot tub. Groundskeeper Roy (Bronson Pinchot) mistakes the sea lion for a giant gopher and sets out to kill him, but before that can happen, animal thief, Boccoli (Sam McMurray) makes off with Slappy, planning to sell him to the circus which prompts the kids to set off on a rescue mission.
[edit] Cast
- B.D. Wong as Morgan Brinway, the weary headmaster of Dartmoor Academy. He dislikes the Stinkers strongly.
- Bronson Pinchot as Roy, the clumsy and awkward the groundskeeper of Dartmoor Academy. The Stinkers are his friends.
- Jennifer Coolidge as Harriet, Mr. Brinway's girly and hilarious assistant. She is always unaware of the Stinkers' rambunctious acts.
- Joseph Ashton as Sonny, who is the leader of the Stinkers. He makes his own rules and the others follow them. He is the source of a lot of the Stinkers mischief, and enjoys averything they do. It was his idea to free Slappy. He is on scholarship.
- Gary LeRoi Gray as Domino, a member of the Stinkers. He has watched more movies than most people, let alone the group members.
- Carl Michael Lindner as Allen "Witz" Witzowitz, a member of the Stinkers who, unlike Sonny, is always cautious about everything the Stinkers do. He tries to always do what the adults say, and never wants to get in trouble. He is on scholarship, along with Sonny and Lucy. He is also the only asthmatic member of the group, as indicated several times throughout the movie.
- Scarlett Pomers as Lucy, a member of the Stinkers. She is the only girl of the group. She is tough and funny. She has a crush on Witz. She is on scholarship, along with Sonny and Witz.
- Travis Tedford as Loaf, a member of the Stinkers and the group's mechanic. He designs many of the Stinkers tools, but they usually end up as failures.
- David Dukes as Spencer "Spence" Dane Sr., Spencer Dane Jr.'s father. Brinway is always nice to him because he relys on him for donations to the school.
- Spencer Klein as Spencer Dane Jr., Mr.Brinway's favourite student and the son of Spencer Dane Sr. He has a deep hatred for the Stinkers, and they hate him back. He is constantly insulting the Stinkers, but they get him back with pranks.
- Sam McMurray as Anthony Boccoli, an animal broker and the main antoagonist who wants to sell Slappy to a Bulgarian circus, but he fails when the Stinkers rescue Slappy. Everyone gets his name mixed up with "Broccoli".
- Terry Walters as Nancy
- Bodhi Elfman as Tag
- Terri Garber as Witz's Mom
- Jamie Donnelly as Aquarium Information Woman
