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Film · 1995
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
2hDirected by Bill Corcoran
- TV Movie
This highly-rated television film covers the life of American movie/TV/pop music idol Annette Funicello. The movie starts with the move of her family from New York to California, where in 1955 shy Annette becomes one of the cast of The Mickey Mouse Club. The movie covers her child stardom, her teen idol years, her singing career with big hits like "Tall Paul", her romance with Paul Anka, her classic beach party films with Frankie Avalon, and her first marriage. It also shows her large comeback in the late 1980s and her second marriage, and the day when she found out she had multiple sclerosis.
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Cast
Eva LaRueAnnette Funicello
Len CariouWalt Disney
Frank CrudeleJoe Funicello
Rob StewartJack Gilardi
David LipperPaul Anka
Don S. DavisGlen Holt
Louis FerreiraYoung Frankie Avalon
Andrea NemethAnnette Funicello (age 12-15)
Frankie AvalonSelf
Annette FunicelloSelf
Linda LavinVirginia Funicello- Ahnee BoyceGina Portman
Details
- Director
- Bill Corcoran
- Music
- George Blondheim
- Cinematography
- Jan Kiesser
- Editor
- George Appleby
- Producer
- Ron French
- Release
- October 22, 1995
- Runtime
- 2h
- Language
- English
- Studio
- Cactus Pictures, Fireworks Entertainment
Where to watch
Stream
Amazon Prime Video
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- Amazon Video
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