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*Hatching Pete*
Hatching Pete
	Promotional poster
Written by	Paul W. Cooper
Directed by	Stuart Gillard
Starring	Jason Dolley; Mitchel Musso; Tiffany Thornton; Josie Loren; Sean O'Bryan; Amy Farrington; Crawford Wilson; Aramis Knight; Edward Herrmann; Brian Stepanek
Music by	Nathan Wang
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Stuart Gillard; Randy Sutter
Cinematography	Gordon C. Lonsdale
Editor	Robin Russell
Running time	89 minutes
Production companies	Just Singer Entertainment ; Salty Pictures
Original release
Network	Disney Channel
Release	April 24, 2009

Hatching Pete is a 2009 American comedy film released as a Disney Channel Original Movie. It first aired on April 24, 2009, on Disney Channel UK and later Disney Channel and Family. It was released on DVD in America on May 12, 2009, together with Dadnapped.

Plot

Brewster High School student Pete Ivey finds that Cammie Poole, his crush, has already been asked out by Dill, the captain of the basketball team. At home, Pete's father tells him that to get Cammie's attention, he has to give her something to notice.

On their way to the Brewster High basketball game, Cammie's brother and Pete's best friend, Cleatus Poole, comes over to ask Pete for a favor. Cleatus is the Brewster High mascot, but he has discovered he is allergic to the suit. He pleads for Pete to wear the chicken suit instead. As part of the bargain, Cleatus tells Pete he will get his sister on a date with him. After a rocky start, Pete realizes that he is attracting Cammie's attention and acts more adventurously inside the suit. Upon seeing his own new-found natural talent for being mascot, Pete agrees to be "The Chicken" full-time. Meanwhile, Pete develops a crush on cheerleader Angela Morrisey. They are both chosen for the parade float committee and become friends while working together on the float.

On the day of the parade, the town shows up for the festival and "The Chicken" is a big hit. During a dance number however, Cleatus is accidentally discovered. Pete, escaping the crowd, steals the sheriff's car to get away. Angela sees him walking and offers him a ride. Angela expresses relief that "The Chicken" is not Cleatus because of her developing romantic feelings for whoever is inside. Based on the adoration that the town shares for "The Chicken" and due to the financial incentives of having people attending the games, the sheriff decides to drop the charges.

Pete returns during the final game to rally both the players and the crowd. During a time out, Pete removes the mascot head at the urging of the audience. Cleatus congratulates him for his talent as the chicken and the audience cheers for him as well as Pete's parents, who express how proud they are of their son. The team finishes with a last second score to win the game, and when the cheerleaders tumble in their celebration, Angela falls on Pete and they kiss. Cleatus tells Pete to put his chicken head back on and join the Brewster Roosters to celebrate their only win of the year.

Cast

Jason Dolley as Pete "The Chicken" Ivey
Mitchel Musso as Cleatus Poole
Tiffany Thornton as Jamie Wynn
Josie Loren as Angela Morrissey
Sean O'Bryan as Leon Ivey
Amy Farrington as Doris Ivey
Crawford Wilson as Dil Jensen
Aramis Knight as Wendell Pate
Edward Herrmann as Principal Fred Daly
Brian Stepanek as Coach Mackey
Madison Riley as Cammie Poole

Reception

The premiere of the movie was viewed by 4.1 million viewers, becoming the third Disney movie in three years with less than 5 million viewers for the premiere.^[1]

David Nusair called the movie (along with Dadnapped) "typically underwhelming Disney Channel fare."^[2]