The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior

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The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior
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Directed by Rusty Cundieff
Produced by Salli Newman (Executive Producer)
Written by David Simkins (Teleplay)
Paul Zindel (Novel)
Starring
Music by Craig Safan
Cinematography Robert McLachlan
Edited by Scott Vickrey
Production
company
Firebrand Productions
Pacific Motion Pictures
Buena Vista Television
Distributed by ABC (USA) (TV) (Original Airing)
Disney-ABC Domestic Television
Release date
  • August 13, 2000 (2000-08-13)
(USA)
Running time
88 min.
Country United States
Language English

The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior is a 2000 television film, starring David Gallagher and Jeremy Foley. It was written by David Simkins and directed by Rusty Cundieff. The film is part of Disney's anthology The Wonderful World of Disney, that included several movies and animations produced and released by the studio from 1995 to 2005. It was based on the novel "The Undertaker's Gone Bananas" by Paul Zindel and is an updated version of the eponymous characters from the 1950s popular series Spin and Marty. [1] The New Adventures of Spin and Marty was aired by ABC on August 13, 2000.

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Plot

Marty, a rich boy helps his friend Spin to investigate his suspicious neighbors.

Cast

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