If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

I also received this movie in the mail as a kid and did like it. I came to this site to prove a point to people because these kids in my home town recently decided to start their own "gang" call "The Butter Creamers" i almost died laughing when i heard this. They think its cool and I tried to explain to them how that name is already taken by a hallmark film from my childhood so here i am.My favorite scene was when the old woman fell down and needed help. It reminded me on the "Help I've Fallen and I Can't Get Up!" Life Alert commercials.Enjoy the film!

You're right, this movie IS amazing. However, you forgot to mention: 1.) Pete's gang's diabolical takeover of the see-saws at the park. 2.) The awesome clothing 3.) Scott's Dad's persecution of Christians in Vietnam. 4.) The fact that the theme song reflects on life in the streets when there's only one real street in the whole town (the rest are ROADS). 5.) How Pete has this sloo-footed gangsta-walk (aptly accented by his highwater pants). 6.) The fact these kids are so cool, they don't watch TV for the shows, or even watch TV for that matter, they just recite commercials.Oh, yeah, and there are some great dancers in that town.

I'm seventeen and I still love the Butter Cream Gang. YES--the lines in the movie are cheesy--but if you take a hard look you'll see what the movie is promoting. It's trying to convey the idea of respecting each other--loving and being thankful for who we were. Pete would not have turned around and become a better person again if it hadn't been for Scott and his friends. WATCH THE MOVIE--it is a wonderful movie--especially if you're sick of your kid just watching sex,violence, and cussing on the TV--I highly recommend this movie! I hate to see people being so mean about this movie. It's sad. Finally a move comes out that doesn't promote sex, drugs, or violence and it's dubbed cheesy. How unfair. Feature Films For Families isn't just some 'nutcase religious group'-they are a company that promote strong morals and values. What's so wrong with that?

Oh God where to begin, You ever hear about one of those movies/books/shows/etc. that is so nice and cuddly that people cant stand it ? This is one of them. This is, w/o a doubt, one of the worst movies i have had the undignified honor of viewing, and boy, it was a piece of...well..s#!t doesn't even give you an idea. it starts with main characters, who are so repulsively nice (to the point where it will make you question the sanity of the person who directed this abomination) that they made a gang (4 people = a gang ?) that does nice things. And all with Christian undertones that are as subtle as a blue whale being dropped on your house. One of the 4 leaves and goes to Chicago, becomes bad, comes back, wrong crowd stuff...wait...i get it this is supposed to convey a point, and NOT make the people watching it vomit. Look, I'll put it bluntly, its like an after school special that tells you what 45 % of the other ones do, be nice, hang out with the right crowd, blah blah blah, its not different, its not "cool", its not nice and happy but serious, its like the town they live in is perfect, thats it. Only 3 or 4 real "trouble-makers" (probably just egged a house, or stayed up past curfew) it has no meaning, and when i saw it, i was part of its target group, that was 2.5 years ago, thats how bad the suckiness of this movie stuck in my head. If your a die-hard Christian, even this is to much for you and your kids will be traumatized by the sickeningly overjoyed atmosphere of this tiny town which also evidently doesn't have any sort of Police Department, just the gang itself.1 out of 10 AVOID AT ALL COSTS, DO NOT LET ANYONE TALK YOU INTO SEEING THIS IT'S JUST TO BAD, TO UNLIKELY, AND MOST OF WHATS THERE WANTS TO BE LIKE REAL LIFE, BUT ISN'T