This is a pretty small town, and it turns out that Todd and Alex’s dads once had a falling-out over sports. ![]() Standing just around the corner, Alex hears every word. But in a very sad scene, Todd’s friends and girlfriend start saying mean things about Alex, wishing they didn’t have to hang out with him. The group is none too thrilled about having to spend extended amounts of time with Todd the “golden boy.” Alex starts to think he has a spot in the popular crowd, partying with Todd and his friends, appearing on the radio with Todd, and even ditching Ken, Delia, and Elisa. It turns out that Todd’s friends signed him up for the bowling club as a joke, so he has to join Alex, Elisa, Delia, and Ken in the fight for victory. I’m not sure how junior high sports work, but it seems kind of strange that the tie-breaking procedure doesn’t even involve basketball… Instead of a rematch, the schools have to compete against each other in bowling, with the trophy finally going to the bowling champions. They have to beat East Appleton in a big game in order to take home the prize, but the basketball game ends in a tie. ![]() As explained in the beginning of the movie, Todd and his West Appleton High basketball buddies are out to win the Mighty Apple trophy. Todd’s whole life is sports, and he’s encouraged by his mayor father (Tim Reid, who is married in real life to his movie wife, Daphne Maxwell-Reid). Ri’chard plays popular jock Todd McLemore, whose posse includes Laura Vandervoort as Lauren. Schmid plays “retro kid” Alex Thompson, whose friend group is made up of fellow bowlers Elisa (Kaley Cuoco), Delia (Mimi Paley), and Ken (Joey Wilcots). ![]() Despite the coolness complex, I do enjoy this movie, and it’s one of the earliest DCOM memories I have.ĭirected by Rod Daniel and written by Gregory Pincus, Alley Cats Strike is a bowling DCOM starring pre- Cheetah Girls Kyle Schmid and Cousin Skeeter’s Robert Ri’chard. That’s exactly what we see in a classic DCOM, Alley Cats Strike. Unfortunately, “the cool kids” are often the ones that make fun of their peers and tear people down. What is it about a certain group that makes us call them “cool”? In both life and DCOMs, coolness seems kind of arbitrary.
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