A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story

A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story

1995
2h 0m
4.0

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Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Cactus Pictures Fireworks Entertainment
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date October 22, 1995
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0112898

Cast

Eva LaRue
Eva LaRue

Annette Funicello

Len Cariou
Len Cariou

Walt Disney

Frank Crudele
Frank Crudele

Joe Funicello

Rob Stewart
Rob Stewart

Jack Gilardi

David Lipper
David Lipper

Paul Anka

Don S. Davis
Don S. Davis

Glen Holt

Louis Ferreira
Louis Ferreira

Young Frankie Avalon

Andrea Nemeth
Andrea Nemeth

Annette Funicello (age 12-15)

Frankie Avalon
Frankie Avalon

Self

Annette Funicello
Annette Funicello

Self

Linda Lavin
Linda Lavin

Virginia Funicello

Ahnee Boyce
Ahnee Boyce

Gina Portman

Key Crew

Ron French
Producer
Stanley M. Brooks
Executive Producer
Bill Corcoran
Director

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