The Challengers is a 1990 family television film that was produced by Lauron Productions for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...

. It stars Gema Zamprogna

Gema Zamprogna

Gema Zamprogna , is a Canadian actress. She best known for her role as Felicity King on Road to Avonlea and Mackie "Mac" Daniels in The Challengers.- Personal life :...

 (best known for her role on Road to Avonlea

Road to Avonlea

Road to Avonlea was a television series which was first broadcast in Canada and the United States between 1990 and 1996. It was created by Kevin Sullivan and produced by Sullivan Films in association with CBC and the Disney Channel, with additional funding from Telefilm Canada.It was adapted from...

), Gwynyth Walsh

Gwynyth Walsh

Gwynyth Walsh is a Canadian actress best known for her role of the Star Trek character B'Etor, one of the Duras sisters.She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1958 and raised in Vancouver. Walsh earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Alberta and started her career appearing on stage...

 and Eric Christmas

Eric Christmas

Eric Cuthbert Christmas was a British stage and screen actor, with over 40 films and several more television roles to his credit. He was well-known for his role as Mr. Carter, the principal of Angel Beach High School, in the 1982 hit comedy Porky's, the 1983 sequel Porky's II: The Next Day, and...

. The film features the song "I'll Find My Way Home".

The film was first broadcast in Canada on 14 October 1990 through CBC Television

CBC Television

CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...

. BBC One

BBC One

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 aired the film in the United Kingdom on 3 August 1993. The film also had frequent showings on The Disney Channel. Triboro Entertainment provided the video release on VHS.

Plot

After her father dies, Mackie and her mom move to a new town. As she makes new friends, she discovers a band she wants to join. The only problem is, the band consists of only boys and no girls are allowed. She comes up with the idea to dress like a boy to join the band and be part of "The Challengers". Balancing out between dressing up as a guy in the band and a being normal girl with her best friend Jenny is harder than she thought.

Main cast

• Gema Zamprogna
  Gema Zamprogna
  Gema Zamprogna , is a Canadian actress. She best known for her role as Felicity King on Road to Avonlea and Mackie "Mac" Daniels in The Challengers.- Personal life :...
  
  ...Mackie/Mac Daniels
• Gwynyth Walsh
  Gwynyth Walsh
  Gwynyth Walsh is a Canadian actress best known for her role of the Star Trek character B'Etor, one of the Duras sisters.She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1958 and raised in Vancouver. Walsh earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Alberta and started her career appearing on stage...
  
  ...Angie Daniels
• Eric Christmas
  Eric Christmas
  Eric Cuthbert Christmas was a British stage and screen actor, with over 40 films and several more television roles to his credit. He was well-known for his role as Mr. Carter, the principal of Angel Beach High School, in the 1982 hit comedy Porky's, the 1983 sequel Porky's II: The Next Day, and...
  
  ...Zack
• Steven Andrade...Jonathan
• Martin Smits...Carroll
• Matthew Beckett...Lennon
• Sarah Sawatsky...Jenny Blair