When Zachary Beaver Came to Town

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When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
Directed by	John Schultz
Produced by	Michael Corrente
Written by	Kimberly Willis Holt John Schultz
Starring	Sasha Neulinger Jonathan Lipnicki Cody Linley Jesse Pennington Jane Krakowski Eric Stoltz
Music by	Richard Gibbs
Cinematography	Shawn Maurer
Editing by	John Pace
Distributed by	Echo Bridge
Release date(s)	January 21, 2005
Running time	85 min.
Country
Language	English
Budget	$3 million
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When Zachary Beaver Came to Town is a 2003 children's movie starring Jonathan Lipnicki and Cody Linley, based on the children's book by Kimberly Willis Holt.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Critical and audience reception 4 Filming locations 5 External links

[edit] Plot

This movie, based on the book by the same name, follows the events of one summer in a small Texas town. A boy named Toby (Jonathan Lipnicki) and his best friend Cal (Cody Linley) meet an extremely overweight, adolescent sideshow freak named Zachary Beaver (Sasha Neulinger). They get to know him, and meanwhile, both younger boys deal with the absence of Cal's brother, Wayne, who has joined the army. Also, Toby's mother (Jane Krakowski) runs off to Nashville in the hopes of becoming a country singer.

[edit] Cast

• Sasha Neulinger as Zachary Beaver
• Jonathan Lipnicki as Toby Wilson
• Cody Linley as Cal
• Jesse Pennington as Wayne
• Jane Krakowski as Heather Wilson
• Eric Stoltz as Otto
• Kevin Corrigan as Paulie

[edit] Critical and audience reception

This movie didn't get wide release so there weren't many reviews of it. What critical response it got was mixed.

[edit] Filming locations

The movie was mainly filmed in the Austin Metro area.

[edit] External links

• Official site
• When Zachary Beaver Came to Town at the Internet Movie Database
• When Zachary Beaver Came to Town at Allmovie