Pants on Fire (film)

Pants on Fire is a 2014 Disney XD Original Movie, starring Bradley Steven Perry, Joshua J. Ballard, Tyrel Jackson Williams and Brittney Wilson.[1] It premiered on November 9, 2014.

Pants on Fire
Promotional poster
GenreComedy
Written byAlex Cramer
Directed byJonathan A. Rosenbaum
Starring
Music byJames Jandrisch
Production
ProducerKim Arnott
EditorLisa Robinson
Production companies
Budget$2.5 million
Release
Original networkDisney XD
Original release
  • November 9, 2014 (2014-11-09)

Plot

Set in Massachusetts, a 15-year-old named Jack Parker has everything going for him: popularity at school, an easy home life, and a high chance of winning an award that would lead him to be batboy for the Boston Red Sox. There's just one thing; he earned them by being the biggest liar around, but little did he know that that was all going to change. One day while he was giving a speech, Mikey, one of his lies, appears. Progressively, one by one, all his lies start to come to life, starting with two angry lumberjacks and a possessive, jealous girlfriend, Lisa, from Arizona. He and his friend Ryan soon find out from a plush purple hippo from a children's restaurant/fun center that the only way to stop his lies from coming true is to tell the truth. However, Jack refuses to do it, since the award ceremony is coming soon and he doesn't want to lose. After that encounter, they soon come face-to-face with the lumberjacks, along with another one of his lies: two alien agents. They are able to escape with the help of Lisa, but only after he tells her the truth. During this time (and a few more lies later), he learns that his lies hurt those closest to him.

After a conversation with a man practicing his baseball hits (who he later discovers was his baseball hero, Danny Kostas, getting over a slump), he tells everyone at the award ceremony the lies that he told and is disqualified. He and Ryan soon see all of his lies in the hall and run into an empty room where they saw the hippo. After Jack explains to the hippo that he told the truth and none of the lies went away, the hippo reveals itself to be his sister, Hannah, who was fed up with his lies and wanted to teach him a lesson. She reveals that the lies were just actors and other people using special effects, and that they rehearsed the plot for months. They soon reconcile, but Jack's parents arrive and ground him by making him clean the whole garage. In the end, he finishes cleaning up the garage, finishes his punishment and learns his lesson about lying.

He visits Jennifer, whom he has a crush on, to apologize and promises he will never lie again for now. They soon take off in a limo to Fenway Park, compliments of Danny.

Cast

Production

By June 2014, Disney XD agreed to a multi-picture development deal with Two 4 the Money Media and MarVista Entertainment with MarVista having global distribution rights. The two companies teamed up for the first time for this TV film.[2]

Broadcast

The film premiered on Disney XD channels in the United States and Canada on November 9, 2014, and in Australia on February 6, 2015.[3]

References
  1. Ashby, Emily. "Pants on Fire - Movie Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  2. Cummins, Julianna (June 25, 2014). "MarVista strikes multi-pic development deal with Disney XD". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications Ltd. Playback Online. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  3. Higgins, D (February 2, 2015). "New this week: Black Sails, Selling Houses Australia, Big Cat Week and Snowboarding World Cup". The Green Room. Foxtel. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
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