Wicked!
( dir. Tony Ealey
)
Australia
France
:
Energee Entertainment
France Animation
,
2000
7451705
2000
series - publisher
film/TV
children's
science fiction
'WICKED! features step-brother and -sister Rory and Dawn in their struggles to outwit the Appleman as he tries to spread a deadly virus round their town. Rory and Dawn have to overcome their dislike for each other and work together to counter the devious Appleman before he contaminates everything.'
Source: Screen Australia.
'I gulped. My mouth was dry. How could I tell her? How could I just announce that her son's innards had been sucked out by giant worms and that his skin was probably flapping somewhere in the morning breeze? I turned away, struggling to find the words.
'It's WICKED! It'll suck you in.
'And it's to be continued....' (Publication summary)
'"Charge!" came Gramps' excited voice. I gasped. The frog general was as big as a full-grown cow. He started to roll his tongue back into his mouth. He was going to slurp me up and slide me down his throat.
'Thwack. The frog's tongue cracked out like a giant whip. "Now," I screamed to Gramps. "Fire!"
'It's wicked how it grabs you. And it's to be continued....' (Publication summary)
'Rory and Dawn are following the trail of the Slobberers. A snail with Slobberer disease leads them to Howard, the brother Rory never knew he had, and they continue the search for their dad. They fight against gripping, writhing roots that trap them in their car, roots that kill feral pigs as they eat them.' (Publication summary)
'Dawn and Rory hate each other's guts. And now they are to be step-sister and brother. Even worse, something very weird is happening to the worms Rory keeps as pets. But what happens when the Slobberers escape during the wedding is only the beginning.' (Publication summary)
