Alice Upside Down (2007)

Director:

Sandy Tung

Writers:

Meghan Heritage (screenplay)
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (book)

Genre:

Adventure | Family

Plot:

Still mourning the death of her mother a few years back, ALICE McKINLEY finds her life seriously disrupted...

Plot Keywords:

Silent Movie | Alice In Wonderland | Lewis Carroll | Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Alyson Stoner	...	Alice McKinley
Luke Perry	...	Ben McKinley
Lucas Grabeel	...	Lester McKinley
Penny Marshall	...	Mrs. Plotkin
Ann Dowd	...	Aunt Sally
Parker McKenna Posey	...	Elizabeth
Dylan McLaughlin	...	Patrick
Bridgit Mendler	...	Pamela
Monica Parks	...	Mrs. Price
Jona Xiao	...	Loretta
John Golden	...	Joe 'Naked Nomad'
Joshua Olson	...	Mark 'Naked Nomad'
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alexandria Basso	...	Marilyn
Gabriel Basso	...	Classmate / Theater club member
Danielle Champion	...	Student
Ashley Eckstein	...	Miss Cole (as Ashley Drane)
Anthony Engle	...	Jared
Boris Kodjoe	...	Mr. Edgecombe
Belinda Quimby	...	Marie
Marcus Smith	...	Student
Amy Sparrow	...	Jessica
Jaxon Stanford	...	Father of Joe 'Naked Mad'
Lindsey Trout	...	Salesgirl

Also Known As:

Alice (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

France:91 min

Country:

France | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Company:

Compagnie d'Avril

Soundtrack:

HIGHER

Plays Like a Made for Disney Channel Movie

I suspect it will be straight to DVD. And for good reason. It's choppy and the story line is empty. Why is there a problem with Lester and the young women in his lives? Nobody really knows. It's suddenly an issue. Why is it that Dad begins dating and suddenly stops? What really prompted the change? It would have made a good Disney channel series. Fluffy, not requiring any intelligence or thought. I wouldn't be surprised to see it on the fall lineup.

The acting wasn't bad in the least. But the script was full of holes and not much character development. Every one of them was flat on both sides. The actors did a fine job and it was delightful seeing Penny Marshall on the big screen again. She reminded me of my fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Hustavet, in one segment. Creepy.

Sandy Tung undoubtedly did the best he could. (He's cute, in that middle aged, slightly rumpled way so many women find attractive.) I just don't think there was much substance with which to work.