A Disney Channel Original Movie directed by Rod Daniel that has a group of teenagers becoming involved in a school bowling rivalry.
The movie stars Kyle Schmidt, Robert Richard, Kaley Cuoco, Matt McCoy, Hardee T Lineham, Tim Reid, Daphne Reid, David Reale, Laura Vandervoort, Alisha Morrison, Bill Lake, and Mary Lu Zahalan.
It aired on March 18, 2000 on Disney Channel.
Tropes for the film:
- Opposing Sports Team: The plot has a rival junior high schools of East Appleton and West Appleton. The teams are called the Wolfpack and the Wildcats, respectively. The heroes go to West Appleton. The rival towns/schools are in constant competition for the Mighty Apple. For the final game, East Appleton doesn't have a dedicated bowling team. According to the rules, only the members of the West Appleton bowling club at the time of the announcement are allowed to join the team, which includes a Ragtag Bunch of Misfits who enjoy bowling just for the fun of it. Todd McLemore, a star basketball player and the mayor's son, turns out to be a member of the club as well (one of his friends added him by accident), except he has never played bowling before. When Todd and Alex (whose father owns a bowling alley) go to East Appleton to take a look at their competition, they are scared to see a team of dedicated bowlers who deal a strike after strike with machine-like precision. When they catch Alex at the alley, they are ready to beat him up until Todd intervenes. However, since, during the game, nothing one team does physically affects the other, no dirty tricks are involved. Naturally, everything comes down to a single frame.
- Serious Business: Despite the first guess, the Serious business isn't so much bowling itself, but rather the rivalry between the city's two schools. Though in this case the True Companions are as bewildered by their schools behavior as anyone else would be.
- Tagline: "The only way to settle the score is to take it to the Alley!".
