Its impact will be felt by anyone who has ever, at any time in their life, felt afraid to reach out for the glass of water in the middle of the night, who has been unable to force himself to open the cupboard in … As a youngster, I absolutely adored this movie. So with all that said and done, I think I’ll give this movie a strong 7/10. Her actress, Erin Chambers, was … Don't Look Under the Bed Directed by Kenneth Johnson. Larry was not written with any particular ethnicity in mind and Eric 'Ty' Hodges II was cast simply because Johnson liked his energy. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Along with out co-hosts, Dan and Nick we hope to have fun with this podcast! These pranks are obviously a symbol of rebelliousness of youth, and as well as grabbing the attention of the main character, are symbolic for childhood, and fighting back against becoming an adult. Now with the problem dealt with they return to the real world, and nothing much of consequence happens except that Larry kisses Frances, reminding her that she can have both adult and more child-like things in her life, that she doesn’t have to pick on or another, and as the movie went to great lengths to demonstrate, it’s unhealthy to forget or suppress your inner child, and that we in fact contain multitudes. Though the film was well liked by some fans and critics, it allegedly received some complaints by parents who felt it was too scary and dark for such a young target audience. Frances then loses her friendship with her best friend, Joanne Smith, makes a fool out of herself trying to convince others that Larry exists, and causes her family to question her sanity. See more ideas about character design, art, cute monsters. Instead of living in a world of imagination and child-like whimsy, while it’s still socially acceptable to do so, she instead decided to live a life of Vulcanesque logic and emotional restraint. Starring I was surprised, especially considering this was a Disney Channel Original Movie, that a lot of people I asked either didn’t remember or didn’t know about this movie. Top 200 of all time 150 Essential Comedies. The B's also appear on the school lockers except for Frances', which has a B on the inside. Dawson Casting: Frances is supposed to be a young teenager. However, Frances convinces Darwin to believe in Larry again, reverting him to normal. Anyway, let’s move onto the review, I can sort of agree that this movie was a lot darker than you would expect from a Disney movie, and it confronts some pretty serious topics, such as the fear that children have about growing up, this is reflected both in Frances, Darwin and Larry’s characters, all of whom have to confront the idea of growing up. ( Log Out /  Don't Look Under The Bed book. Also the movie just glosses over it, but the whole alarm clock thing is way more serious than it makes it seem, it means that The Boogeyman is totally cool with breaking and entering. A page for describing Trivia: Don't Look Under the Bed. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. It was also reasonably well acted, by a strong cast of actors, and at least for me was a charming little film, that I’m glad I remembered existed, and if you would like to check it out you can on Disney+ their subscription video on-demand streaming service. It was the second DCOM to receive a TV-PG rating, due to its scary scenes. Part 2sies Part 2 of our Idaho road trip. GuGoen2000. Don’t Look Under the Bed features Erin Chambers (known for her role Siobhan McKenna Spencer on General Hospital) as Frances McCausland, Eric Tyrone Hodges II better known as Ty Hodges (known for his role as Larry Beale on Even Stevens and for his roles Miles from Home, Spy Kids and A Girl Like Grace) as Larry Houdini, Steve Valentine (known for his role as Nigel Townsend on Crossing Jordan and Harry Flynn in PlayStation 3 game Uncharted 2: Among Thieves) as The Boogeyman, Jake Sakson (known for his roles in various shows such as Charmed, 7th Heaven, Star Trek: Voyager and Boy Meets World as a child actor) as Darwin McCausland (Erin’s younger brother) and Rachel Kimsey (known for her role as Mackenzie Browning on The Young and the Restless, Meredith Hudson on Days of Our Lives and for various guest appearances on shows such as Moonlight, a show which I recently reviewed and you can check out here) who played Frances old imaginary friend. Don't Look Under The Bed (Synthetic Cinema's Monster Mash-Up) Filmow. Off the Record is and always will be a free platform, but if you like what we do here and want to contribute to the production of future content then you can do so by donating to our PayPal or Ko-Fi. Don Schain With Erin Chambers, Ty Hodges, Robin Riker, Steve Valentine. They tend to … According to the Boogey Book, a boogeyman is created when a child stops believing in their imaginary friend too soon. ( Log Out /  Larry and Zoey watch this with smiles. These pranks seem to point to Frances, who doesn't understand what is happening or why. His assertion that he is an imaginary friend seems to be supported by the fact that he seems to be invisible to everyone but young children, and obviously Frances, a clear sign of her own subconscious inner child’s struggle to survive. The ending scene depicts Larry Houdini, a black boy, kissing Frances McCausland, a white girl, on the lips. She looks for Boogeyman origins in the book, learning that a Boogeyman is created when the creator of an imaginary friend stops believing too soon. I mentioned earlier that since her brother’s illness, she has treated the world differently, approaching things more logically, so when she encounters something that she doesn’t understand she does the one thing that makes sense to herself…she goes to the library. Strange things have been going on in the town of Middleberg: dogs appearing on people's roofs, alarm clocks going off hours early, eggs all over a teacher's car, gelatin in the swimming pool, and B's spray-painted all over town. Frances is distraught as it was not easy for her to believe in them again. Buy 'Don't Look Under The Bed' by ConnorMcKee as a Hardcover Journal The B's also appear on the school lockers except for Frances', which has a B on the in… Larry reveals that "the guy in his head" just ordered him to go take care of the other Boogeyman; Zoey offers to assist as she was rather inexperienced as a Boogeyman and was thus easy to fight. Who doesn’t like potatoes? Movie & TV guides. Johnson responded, "Guys, it's the end of the 20th century here, what's the problem?" Don't Look Under The Bed (Synthetic Cinema's Monster Mash-Up) Filmow. Does Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Peacock, and 50+ streaming services have Don’t Look Under the Bed (1999)? Come on everyone get back in the … 92 minutes Frances has a difficult time believing this, because she has tried to look at the world like an adult, using logic and facts to explain everything, since her little brother, Darwin, almost died from leukemia a few years before. Larry says that the real prankster is in fact ‘The Boogeyman’ and for some reason he is trying to frame Frances for the various incidents across town. Anyway, things don’t quite go to plan, Darwin accidentally stands in the goo, because of course he does, and it gets on his shoe, which attracts The Boogeyman straight to him. Larry also cooks up Boogey Goo to use as bait and finds it delicious, which scares Frances. Everybody thought we had hit it until … Director Kenneth Johnson had a much darker film in mind when creating the movie. Don't Look Under the Bed. Don't Look Under the Bed Quotes. Don't Look Under the Bed premiered on Disney Channel on October 9, 1999. Entdecke alle Informationen über Don't Look Under the Bed, videos und neuesten Nachrichten. An older boy named Larry Houdini offers to help Frances, telling her that he is an imaginary friend, which is proven true as children are the only other people who can see him. Published 02/27/20 Episode 72 - Road Trip America – Idaho no you didn’t! Larry tells Frances that she is being framed by the Boogeyman. Concept art depicted this image. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Don't Look Under the Bed. Darwin, encouraged by his sister’s attitude had begun to stop believing in Larry, and as a result he has metamorphed into ‘Boogey-Larry’ which I maintain is easily the creepiest thing about this movie, and Ty Hodges, does amazing in this scene, balancing the restraint of not wanting to hurt Darwin, with the hurt and betrayal of being abandoned by him.