Everyone Loves Mel

Everyone Loves Mel

97 mins | Family, Fantasy | Oct. 10, 1998

Set in the beauty of the Pacific Northwest, the legend of Swanson Lake is kept by one man and he's not about to surrender it. When Bill's grandsons come for a summer visit, they stumble into a big-time adventure with a giant turtle named Mel. When Bill's neighbor Bailey tries to kidnap Mel in order to feature him in a proposed theme park, the grandsons plot to hide Mel from the neighbor.

Everyone Loves Mel

97 mins | Family, Fantasy | Oct. 10, 1998

Everyone Loves Mel
Set in the beauty of the Pacific Northwest, the legend of Swanson Lake is kept by one man and he's not about to surrender it. When Bill's grandsons come for a summer visit, they stumble into a big-time adventure with a giant turtle named Mel. When Bill's neighbor Bailey tries to kidnap Mel in order to feature him in a proposed theme park, the grandsons plot to hide Mel from the neighbor.
IMDb rating 3.9
Producers
Original title Everyone Loves Mel
Directors Joey Travolta
Writers Daniel Sarokin, Richard Cohen

Cast

Ernest Borgnine

as Grandpa

Julie Hagerty

as Bonnie

Greg Evigan

as Peter

Jack Scalia

as Bailey Silverwood

Bug Hall

as Travis

Josh Paddock

as Roger

Vanessa Evigan

as Susie

Paul Sampson

as Matt Henderson

George Yager

as Sheriff Edgewood

John Green

as Technician

Ellen Travolta

as Dr. Vogul

Jason Evigan

as Sammy

Doyle McCurley

as Undercover Cop

Harold Green

as Stockboy

Roger Lodge

as Television Reporter

Jonathan Rau

as Ernie

David E. Ornston

as Flegmer Brother #1

Jack Stone

as Flegmer Brother #2

Marc Dahlstrom

as Young Grandpa