The Other Me
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The Other Me is a 2000 Disney Channel Original Movie about a teenager who accidentally clones himself as a genius and ends up using his clone to pass school. The movie is the 23rd Disney Channel Original Movie and is based on the book Me Two by Mary C. Ryan.
Two scientists, Victor and Conrad who work there want to move out and work in a "real" lab. They make a breakthrough when they create a process of cloning they call "hyper-cloning". But when they leave, a cloned lab mouse escapes, and their cat chases it all over the lab. It then accidentally knocks over the cloning formula, which drips through a crack in the floor and all over an "Ocean Pups" kit. When Victor and Conrad find out about Will ordering the kit, they decide to spy on the house and take the possible clone back to the lab for experimentation.
While working with the kit, Will accidentally clones himself after stirring the water with his comb that has his hair on it that contains his DNA
. While the clone reads Will's science book, he rapidly learns from it, so Will decides to let the clone go to school as Will instead of a science project while Will secretly stays home. When the clone (named Twoie) goes to school, he does not act exactly like Will.
Twoie starts getting better grades not because he is a lot smarter than Will (it was demonstrated throughout the movie that Will is smart, but he doesn't try) but because Twoie isn't afraid to try, and makes amends with Will's old rival, Scotty DeSota. When the family visits Will's grandfather, who never talks to anybody, Twoie asks if being old hurts. Grandfather simply replies, "Not today." They talk and catch up for a long time.
When Twoie tells Will about school and Grandfather, Will starts missing school and his friends. One day, Will is so jealous of Twoie that Will decides to go to school himself. When he gets there, he sees what a reputation he has now. His peers (including the cheerleaders) would greet Will and Desota invited him to a baseball game. When his so-called girlfriend asks if he would like to go to the dance, he nervously agrees.
Victor and Conrad keep an eye on Will's house and find out that Will hyper-cloned himself. They mistakenly think that Twoie going to the dance is the real Will Browning. While the real Will spies on them, he finds that Twoie has only a few hours before he turns into Ocean Pup eggs, as clones have a four-week lifespan. He grabs a mixture that will save Twoie, and they mistake him for Twoie.
During the dance, Twoie goes to the bathroom after promising that he will show his friends a new dance move and tells himself that it is time to leave. When Will comes, his friend, Chuckie, asks him how he changed his clothes so fast. Will explains that he cloned himself. Chuckie does not believe him. Suddenly, Victor and Conrad kidnap Will and take him to the warehouse, thinking Will is the clone.
Twoie comes and rescues him, having learned his location from the telepathic connection they share, and helps him keep the scientists down. Victor and Conrad are defeated by Chuckie and Scotty who show up to help Twoie and Will after having been alerted by Twoie. They apparently called the cops as well, as they arrive soon afterwards along with Will's parents.
Twoie is dying, but Will is able to feed him the mixture he took from the scientists that gives him a normal lifespan. Will explains everything to his family, and the scientists are arrested. The cops get suspicious, but Will makes up a story that Twoie is his identical cousin Gil Pupman from Belgium
, and everyone, except for the scientists, back him up, despite being shocked. The only ones who know the truth are Will, his family, Twoie, Chuckie, Scotty, Will's grandfather, Victor, and Conrad. Will renames Twoie "Gil" and the family adopts him.
Written by Stanley A. Smith
Written by Stanley A. Smith
Written by Stanley A. Smith & J.A. Manges
Performed by The Sha Shees
(This song is also featured on the soundtrack to the 1997 Disney film, Jungle 2 Jungle
.)
Written by Stanley A. Smith
Written by Sandy Howell & Michael Benghial
Performed by Alexz Johnson
Written by Veit Renn & J.C. Chasez
Performed by *NSYNC
(This song is featured in *NSYNC's 2000 Album, No Strings Attached.)
Written by Dave Keffer & Mark Carter
Performed by KEF
Written by Andy Goldman, Jamie Houston & James Dean Hicks
Performed by Aaron Carter
Written and Performed by Jamie Dunlap & Scott Nickoley
Written by Bobby Sandstrom
Performed by Maureen Steel
Plot
Will Browning is a seventh grade student who keeps flunking his classes. His father says that if he does not improve soon, he will be spending the summer at Camp Spartacus, a summer camp that will help him learn responsibility. To make up for the grades, Will orders a science project from an organization called "Ocean Pups."Two scientists, Victor and Conrad who work there want to move out and work in a "real" lab. They make a breakthrough when they create a process of cloning they call "hyper-cloning". But when they leave, a cloned lab mouse escapes, and their cat chases it all over the lab. It then accidentally knocks over the cloning formula, which drips through a crack in the floor and all over an "Ocean Pups" kit. When Victor and Conrad find out about Will ordering the kit, they decide to spy on the house and take the possible clone back to the lab for experimentation.
While working with the kit, Will accidentally clones himself after stirring the water with his comb that has his hair on it that contains his DNA
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms . The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in...
. While the clone reads Will's science book, he rapidly learns from it, so Will decides to let the clone go to school as Will instead of a science project while Will secretly stays home. When the clone (named Twoie) goes to school, he does not act exactly like Will.
Twoie starts getting better grades not because he is a lot smarter than Will (it was demonstrated throughout the movie that Will is smart, but he doesn't try) but because Twoie isn't afraid to try, and makes amends with Will's old rival, Scotty DeSota. When the family visits Will's grandfather, who never talks to anybody, Twoie asks if being old hurts. Grandfather simply replies, "Not today." They talk and catch up for a long time.
When Twoie tells Will about school and Grandfather, Will starts missing school and his friends. One day, Will is so jealous of Twoie that Will decides to go to school himself. When he gets there, he sees what a reputation he has now. His peers (including the cheerleaders) would greet Will and Desota invited him to a baseball game. When his so-called girlfriend asks if he would like to go to the dance, he nervously agrees.
Victor and Conrad keep an eye on Will's house and find out that Will hyper-cloned himself. They mistakenly think that Twoie going to the dance is the real Will Browning. While the real Will spies on them, he finds that Twoie has only a few hours before he turns into Ocean Pup eggs, as clones have a four-week lifespan. He grabs a mixture that will save Twoie, and they mistake him for Twoie.
During the dance, Twoie goes to the bathroom after promising that he will show his friends a new dance move and tells himself that it is time to leave. When Will comes, his friend, Chuckie, asks him how he changed his clothes so fast. Will explains that he cloned himself. Chuckie does not believe him. Suddenly, Victor and Conrad kidnap Will and take him to the warehouse, thinking Will is the clone.
Twoie comes and rescues him, having learned his location from the telepathic connection they share, and helps him keep the scientists down. Victor and Conrad are defeated by Chuckie and Scotty who show up to help Twoie and Will after having been alerted by Twoie. They apparently called the cops as well, as they arrive soon afterwards along with Will's parents.
Twoie is dying, but Will is able to feed him the mixture he took from the scientists that gives him a normal lifespan. Will explains everything to his family, and the scientists are arrested. The cops get suspicious, but Will makes up a story that Twoie is his identical cousin Gil Pupman from Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, and everyone, except for the scientists, back him up, despite being shocked. The only ones who know the truth are Will, his family, Twoie, Chuckie, Scotty, Will's grandfather, Victor, and Conrad. Will renames Twoie "Gil" and the family adopts him.
Cast
- Andrew LawrenceAndrew Lawrence (actor)Andrew James Lawrence is an American actor. He is sometimes credited as Andy Lawrence or Andy J. Lawrence.-Career:...
– Will Browning/Twoie aka Gil - Mark L. TaylorMark L. TaylorMark L. Taylor is an American actor. He was born in Syracuse, New York.Taylor has appeared in various shows such as Seinfeld, Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place, Chicago Hope, Ally McBeal and Boston Legal...
– Dad - Lori Hallier – Mom
- Alison PillAlison PillAlison Courtney Pill is a Canadian actress best known from her roles in Milk, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and Midnight in Paris.-Life and career:...
– Allana Browning - Brenden JeffersonBrenden Richard JeffersonBrenden Richard Jefferson is an American film and television actor and songwriter.-Life and career:Born in San Bernardino, California, Jefferson is an only child....
– Chuckie - Joe GrifasiJoe GrifasiJoseph G. "Joe" Grifasi is an American character actor of film, stage and television.Grifasi was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Patricia and Joseph J. Grifasi, a skilled laborer. Grifasi graduated from Bishop Fallon High School, a now defunct Catholic high school in Buffalo. He played...
– Conrad - Scott McCordScott McCordWilliam Scott McCord is a Canadian actor, voice actor, singer and bandleader for the soul/rock pop band . On television he is best known for playing Dan Kuso in Bakugan Battle Brawlers, Owen and Trent in Fresh Animation's Total Drama series.- Animation:* 6teen - Stone* Babar and the Adventures of...
– Victor - Tyler HynesTyler HynesTyler Jeffery Hynes is a Canadian actor and film maker.Hynes was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up on a ranch in Russell Ontario. He currently spends his time between home as well as Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver and stays part of the year in L.A. He went to elementary school at Mother...
– Scottie DeSota - Sarah GadonSarah GadonSarah Gadon is a Canadian actress. She acted in David Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method and Cosmopolis. She has guest starred in number of notable television series including Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Dark Oracle, Doc, In a Heartbeat, La Femme Nikita, Life with Derek, and Mutant X...
– Heather - Robert Buck – Grandpa Mordechai
- Andrea Garnett – Miss Pinkerson
Music
- "Crucial Part 2"
Written by Stanley A. Smith
- "Winners Circle"
Written by Stanley A. Smith
- "You Can Do It"
Written by Stanley A. Smith & J.A. Manges
Performed by The Sha Shees
(This song is also featured on the soundtrack to the 1997 Disney film, Jungle 2 Jungle
Jungle 2 Jungle
Jungle 2 Jungle is a 1997 comedy feature film starring Tim Allen, Martin Short and Sam Huntington. It is an American remake of the 1994 French film Un indien dans la ville . Jungle 2 Jungles plot follows the original film fairly closely...
.)
- "In the Stream"
Written by Stanley A. Smith
- "Everything (Feels Like New)"
Written by Sandy Howell & Michael Benghial
Performed by Alexz Johnson
Alexz Johnson
Alexzandra Spencer "Alexz" Johnson is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Her debut album Voodoo was independently released on March 30, 2010....
- "Bringin' Da Noise"
Written by Veit Renn & J.C. Chasez
Performed by *NSYNC
(This song is featured in *NSYNC's 2000 Album, No Strings Attached.)
- "I Dream of You"
Written by Dave Keffer & Mark Carter
Performed by KEF
- "Life Is A Party"
Written by Andy Goldman, Jamie Houston & James Dean Hicks
Performed by Aaron Carter
Aaron Carter
Aaron Charles Carter is an American singer. He came to fame as a pop and hip hop singer in the late 1990s, establishing himself as a star among pre-teen and teenage audiences during the early-first decade of the 21st century....
- "Just Can't Wait"
Written and Performed by Jamie Dunlap & Scott Nickoley
- "I Feel Strange"
Written by Bobby Sandstrom
Performed by Maureen Steel
Won
- Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy) – Leading Young Actor
- Andrew Lawrence
- Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy) – Supporting Young Actor
- Tyler Hynes
Nominated
- Best Ensemble in a TV Movie
- Andrew Lawrence, Brenden Jefferson, Tyler Hynes, Sarah Gadon, and Alison Pill
External links
- The Other Me at MovieKids.org