The action centers around ten year old Max. A dreamer who is often bullied at school, he creates his own friends from his infinite imagination. Shark Boy and Lava Girl are super heroes from Planet Drool who come exploding into Max's school room one day looking for his help in saving their planet from encroaching darkness. As their world was built in Max's vigorous imagination, the super heroes inform him that he is the only one who can save it.
Their adventures together are truly out of the ordinary by any stretch of the imagination. The lines between fantasy and reality blur as the bad guys on Planet Drool are often real life foes of Max altered into strange antagonists. For instance, his actual Earth teacher, Mr. Electricidad, becomes the menacing Mr. Electric, whose nasty animated power cords threaten the heroes. By the climax of the movie, the action has returned to Earth.
The otherworldly quality of Planet Drool sounds like the game Candy Land marries Willie Wonka's chocolate factory. The characters ride in a banana-split boat on the "Stream of Consciousness", take the out of control Train of Thought to the Land of Milk and Cookies, and get a Crystal Heart from an Ice Princess in the Land of Ice. Perhaps not surprisingly, the screenwriter, Robert Rodriguez, got some help with the plot from his children. One, seven-year-old Racer, was actually given screen credit!
While the film may not have as much appeal for grown-ups as it does for children, it is still an interesting story. The story of a victim winning over a bully is always a favorite plot with youngsters.
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