Eddie Ogden is his country's pride and joy as well as the Groundhogs team's only asset as baseball talent. Then Eddie discovers a taste and talent for cuisine. Although his brothers Andy and Alex, and Pa as well as classmates enjoy his dishes from him, they only mock cooking, so he arranges and 'accidental' registration for him and two friends in Home Economics. Only Eddie -secretly again- and nerdy shrew Bridget Simons enter a national cooking competition for school-kids. Ma finds out and to his surprise her proves supportive, as well as the teacher, who once won the competition herself.
These paradigm-shattering films are more satisfying than most of the silly children's nonsense produced by Disney in the 2000s, a very interesting approach, full of prejudices and macho patriarchal traditions, but with a very cute and cute message about following your gifts, and freedom of choices, and especially breaking the view that sports are for girls and cooking for girls... I exaggerate the food fights, unnecessary...
These paradigm-shattering films are more satisfying than most of the silly children's nonsense produced by Disney in the 2000s, a very interesting approach, full of prejudices and macho patriarchal traditions, but with a very cute and cute message about following your gifts, and freedom of choices, and especially breaking the view that sports are for girls and cooking for girls... I exaggerate the food fights, unnecessary...