The Peanut Butter Solution (French title: Opération beurre de pinottes) is a 1985 Canadian children's fantasy film directed by Michael Rubbo.

Upon hearing the news that an abandoned mansion has recently burned down, Michael and, his friend Connie decide to explore the remains.

Outside the mansion, Connie dares Michael to take a look inside, leading to a frightening encounter with the ghosts of its homeless inhabitants who had died in the fire.

When Michael reveals to him his concoction, Connie decides to apply some to his pubic area, in an attempt to create the illusion that he is going through puberty.

The kidnapped children are put to work under tough conditions ("We have to make 500 brushes a day, or we don't eat!").

The film ends with the family reunited as the mother has returned home, and Michael's hair has stopped growing out of control.

In the United States, the film had been released only on VHS (through New World Video, Anchor Bay, and Starmaker Entertainment) until 2019.

[2] In 2020, YouTuber Coda Gardner released an hour-long documentary about the film, Michael's Fright: The Strange True Story of the Peanut Butter Solution.