| How To Build A Better Boy | |
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 Official Poster | |
| Directed by | Paul Hoen |
| Produced by | Adam Kossack Robin Schorr Dan Seligman |
| Written by | Jason Mayland |
| Starring | China Anne McClain Kelli Berglund Marshall Williams |
| Cinematography | David A. Makin |
| Distributed by | Disney-ABC Domestic Television |
| Release date(s) | August 15, 2014 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Official website | |
How to Build a Better Boy is an Disney Channel Original Movie directed by Paul Hoen and written by Jason Mayland. It stars China Anne McClain, Kelli Berglund and Marshall Williams. The first images were shown during a promo for Disney Channel's Summer 2014, while the first promo aired on June 27, 2014 during the premiere of the Disney Channel Original Movie Zapped. The film is premiered on August 15, 2014.
Plot[]
High school sophomores Mae (Kelli Berglund) and Gabby (China Anne McClain) are super-smart, tech-savvy best friends who are outcasts at their school. When Mae is embarrassed at school by popular girl Nevaeh, Gabby offers to create a virtual boyfriend with just a few strokes of the keyboard and a wireless connection. What Mae and Gabby don’t realize, is that the computer they use is set up to generate a robotic super soldier, which they have inadvertently activated in the form of Albert (Marshall Williams), a macho yet sensitive super cute hunkalicious boy.
Cast[]
- China Anne McClain as Gabby Harrison
- Kelli Berglund as Mae Hartley
- Marshall Williams as Albert Banks
- Noah Centineo as Jaden Stark
- Ashley Argota as Nevaeh Barnes
- Matt Shively as Bart Hartley
- Roger Bart as James Hartley
- Sasha Clements as Marnie
- Jessie Camacho as Tony
- Beatriz Yuste as Mrs. Shapiro
- Neil Whitely as Police Chief
Music[]
The song is going to have two singles coming out, prior to the premiere of the film, Something Real by China Anne McClain & Kelli Berglund & Stand Out by Sabrina Carpetner.
Trivia[]
- This is the first DCOM that China & Kelli are in.
- Ashley & Noah were both on Disney's Austin & Ally
- Matt recently guest starred on Disney's Jessie.
- Matt & Ashley worked together before in Nickelodeon's True Jackson V.P.
- Kelli and Ashley subsequently worked together again in Lab Rats.
- Noah Centineo was later starred on The Fosters as Jake T. Austin's replacement of Jesus in 2015 and To All the Boys I've Loved Before as Peter Kavinsky in 2018.
Videos[]
| Preceded by Zapped |
Disney Channel Original Movies | Succeeded by Bad Hair Day |