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Frog

Frog

Frog

Frog

He's not your everyday pet frog...!

1987•54m•

★5.2(6 ratings)

ComedyFamilyFantasy

Overview

Arlo Anderson loves his reptiles, and so when he decides to buy a rare breed of frog with his date money he winds up with more than he bargained for! Gus, the frog, happens to be Italian royalty who was cursed by a witch some 600 years ago. So with the help of Gus, Arlo plans to win this year's science fair but he also somehow has to get Gus a kiss from a girl to free him from his curse. The only problem: the girls don't really like nerdy Arlo and his reptiles...

Director

Writers

Mark Herder, David Arata

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Main Cast

Shelley Duvall

Shelley Duvall

Mrs. Anderson

Scott Grimes

Scott Grimes

Arlo Anderson

Elliott Gould

Elliott Gould

Bill Anderson

Paul Williams

Paul Williams

Gus

Ian Abercrombie

Ian Abercrombie

Dr. Fritsky

Amy Lynne

Amy Lynne

Suzy

Hal Sparks

Hal Sparks

Jim

Conroy Gedeon

Conroy Gedeon

Mr. Fried

Bob Tzudiker

Bob Tzudiker

Dr. Harding

Gary Schwartz

Gary Schwartz

Whittlestone

Patricia Sherick

Patricia Sherick

Officer #1

Don Oscar Smith

Don Oscar Smith

Officer #2

Full Crew

Direction

Director: David Grossman

Writing

Writer: Mark Herder
Writer: David Arata

Production

Associate Producer: Terrence Corey
Location Manager: Kevin Halloran
Casting: Vicki Hillman
Executive Producer: Shelley Duvall

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Ron Ramin

Cinematography

Assistant Camera: Davie Carothers
Best Boy Grip: Michael K. Davis
Director of Photography: Orlando Bagwell

Editing

Editor: Jimmy B. Frazier

Art Direction

Property Master: Douglas Abrahamson

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Arlene Encell

Keywords

cursescience fairturned into animalfrog

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "He's not your everyday pet frog...!"

#2

The film was directed by David Grossman.

#3

The screenplay was written by Mark Herder and David Arata.

#4

The score was composed by Ron Ramin.

#5

Cinematography was handled by Orlando Bagwell.

#6

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0162334.

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Rating

5.2/10

Mixed

6 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Frog

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

Platypus Productions