14 Going on 30

• Steven Eckholdt: Danny O'Neil ( Harold Forndexter )
• Daphne Ashbrook: Miss Peggy Noble
• Adam Carl: Lloyd Duffy
• Gabriel Olds: Danny O'Neil (14 )
• Irene Tedrow: May
• Patrick Duffy: actor
• Harry Morgan: Herb
• Loretta Swit: Miss Louisa Horton
• Alan Thicke: Harold Forndexter
• Dick Van Patten: headmaster Loonis
• Rick Rossovich: Roy " Jackjaw " Kelton
• Sal Viscuso: Mr. Lloyd
• Amy Hathaway: Peggy Noble ( 14)
• John Ingle: Mr. Thomby

Fatal invention is an American comedy film from the year 1988.

Action

Danny O'Neil goes to the Wertman High School, where he received Mrs. Noble as a new class teacher. He falls in love with her ​​and must then horrified to discover that she wants to marry the infamous gym teacher Mr. Kelton. And after, despite some attempts he can not prevent this, Danny finds that he can not be taken seriously as a child, which is why only his science crazy friend Lloyd can help him. Lloyd has built a machine with which he can use fruits and vegetables grow in order to solve the hunger problems in the world. And when it works, Danny uses them from among themselves to be older.

Nevertheless Danny Mrs. Nobles wants to prevent impending marriage, so he sets out on his way to school and is held promptly for the new director Harold Forndexter. So Danny takes on this identity and changed a lot of school to become not only popular with the students to make impression on Mrs. Noble, but also to Mr. Kelton to harass. His unusual methods and his upbeat, friendly and open-hearted nature allows him to invite Mrs. Noble to eat, which she accepts gratefully. And despite some embarrassment that Danny was 14 years old just can not understand yet, both have been very quick very personable and also come closer. This in turn angered her fiancé Mr. Kelton, who also risked himself in the greatest jealousy the engagement to Mr. Noble.

So searched Mr. Kelton the principal's office and discovered in a file that Danny is not Mr. Forndexter and called the police. Meanwhile, Mrs. Noble Danny confesses that she has resolved her engagement, so Danny now can reconvert calmed down. However, he must initially flee the police, who alerted Mr. Kelton. So you flee to Lloyds shed where the machine is located and Danny can reconvert. However, this is observed by Mrs. Noble, which can be done also younger to surprise on the day as a new student at the high school Wertman Danny. And Lloyd has used his machine, but he was aging and is the new class teacher by Danny.

Reviews

" Magical Disney comedy about the popular topos of gestalts and age change quite fast and responsive staged. "

" A schoolboy dream is processed to a dear and nice comedy -. Devoid of slapstick, but also of depth"

Publication

Fatal invention was originally produced as a television two-parter by Disney for the U.S. television channel ABC. The first part ran under the Disney Sunday Movie program on 6 March 1988, the second part on March 13, 1988. In Germany he was in the same year published November 22, 1988 on VHS and ran the first time on January 30, 1994 RTL television.