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as inspiration for the second-ever PG-rated Disney Channel Original Movie.
Director Kenneth Johnson shares secrets from the cult favorite.
Kenneth Johnson
But turns out it was originally even worse.
“It was nightmarish.”
“That’s the bar we kept trying to find.
Everybody thought we had hit it until they started getting derogatory mail after it aired.”
The heroism has got to come from within."
And that’s why Frances ultimately defeats the Boogeyman by admitting she’s not scared anymore.
“Disney was concerned about having a black boy kiss a white girl.
They asked me to do it a couple of different ways, including not really at all.
I fought for it.”
