Balloon Farm

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Balloon Farm ★★½ 1997

Harvey Potter (Torn), using some magic, raises a crop of balloons on cornstalks. His drought-stricken fellow farmers see the miraculous crop as symbols of hope but grumpy farmer Wheezle (Blossom) is suspicious. And his suspcions begin to infect the rest of the community, except for spunky young Willow (Wilson). Based on Jerdine Nolen's children's book “Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm.” 89m/C VHS, DVD . Rip Torn, Mara Wilson, Roberts Blossom, Laurie Metcalf, Neal McDonough, Frederic Lehne, Adam Wylie; D: William Dear; W: Steven M. Karczynski.TV

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