Growing The Big One

– Radio DJ Emma Silver (Shannen Doherty) leads a chic city life in Seattle until she finds out her bel..

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Movie
Rating:
6.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 29 Minutes
Release Year:
2010
Growing the Big One (2010)

Radio DJ Emma Silver (Shannen Doherty) leads a chic city life in Seattle until she finds out her beloved grandfather has died. Traveling to his farm in quaint Valleyville, Washington to take care of the details, she is stunned to learn her grandfather has left her his farm, along with a sizable amount of debt. To keep the bank from foreclosing, Emma must find a way to raise the money, or face seeing her grandfather’s precious land end up as a parking lot. Following her grandfather’s famed legacy, Emma decides to enter Valleyville’s annual pumpkin growing contest with his prized seeds and grow the world-record biggest gourd. If she can win the grand prize of $50,000, she can save the farm. With the help of her neighbor, Seth (Kavan Smith), Emma takes on the challenge, but the two end up cultivating something much more evergreen.

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Release Date:

23 Oct 2010

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
G – General Audiences

All ages admitted. Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children.

Director:

Mark Griffiths

Writer:

Diane A. Mettler (teleplay), Anna Sandor (teleplay), Diane A. Mettler (story)

Main Actors:

Shannen Doherty, Kavan Smith, Aaron Pearl, April Telek

Plot:

Seattle radio talk-show host Emma Silver inherits grandpa Walt's pumpkin farm in Valleyville. She didn't plan to respect his last will, which was to run the farm, but loses her job and is forced to accept hosting a new 'green' program. In order to keep it, she must pay off a $75,000 mortgage. To that end, she hopes to win the pumpkin growing contest using grandpa's winning seed line and cultivation log. Neighbor Seth Cullen, the town's handyman (and actually a Stanford engineering graduate), has a hard time convincing her they need to team up.

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Internet Movie Database:
6.5/10