A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
Brief Synopsis
Television movie based on the autobiography of Annette Funicello -- Disney television star, recording artist and film star.
Cast & Crew
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William J Corcoran
Director
Rene Tardle
John Portman
Himself
Ahnee Boyce
Annette Funicello
Narrator
Suzanne Ristic
Film Details
Also Known As
Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes, A, Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Release Date
1995
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Television movie based on the autobiography of Annette Funicello -- Disney television star, recording artist and film star.
Director
William J Corcoran
Director
Cast
Rene Tardle
John Portman
Himself
Ahnee Boyce
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Annette Funicello
Narrator
Suzanne Ristic
Kimberly Wallace
Frank Crudele
Gina Portman
Herself
Don S. Davis
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Annette Funicello
Herself
Rob Stewart
Lorraine Landry
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Frankie Avalon
Himself
Claire Riley
Andrea Nemeth
Nina Roman
Len Cariou
Alexandra Purvis
Kavan Smith
Greg Rogers
Austin Basile
Glen Holt
Himself
Jason Gilardi
Himself
Talia Derksen
Joe Funicello
Himself
Elysa Hogg
Jack Gilardi
Himself
Laura Jenkins
David Lipper
Scott Augustine
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Shelley Fabares
Herself
Domenico Sansalone
Kelli Stewart
Gary Jones
Louis Ferreira
Linda Lavin
Stephanie Ciccone
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Dick Clark
Himself
Eva La Rue
Kimberly Bailey
Demetri Goritsas
Blair Slater
Hrothgar Mathews
Victoria Brooks
Jay Brazeau
George Touliatos
Virginia Funicello
Herself
Ben Newcombe
Crew
Maddalena Acconci
Choreographer
Stuart Aikins
Casting
Michael Alemania
Song
George R. Appleby
Editor
Frankie Avalon
Other
Ken Biehl
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Cyrus Block
Camera Operator
George Blondheim
Music
Andrea Boorman
Assistant Production Coordinator
Fraser Boyle
Dolly Grip
Stanley M. Brooks
Executive Producer
David Chiasson
Set Decorator
Jill Christensen
Production Coordinator
Dick Clark
Other
Graham Coutts
Property Master
Graham Crowell
Boom Operator
David Dague
Construction Coordinator
Linda Del Rosario
Art Director
Connie Dolphin
Post-Production Supervisor
Julia Done
Assistant Director
Fiona Duncanson
Post-Production Supervisor
Shelley Fabares
Other
Jay Firestone
Co-Executive Producer
Richard Flower
Assistant Director
James Forsyth
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Ron French
Unit Production Manager
Ron French
Producer
Brenda Friend
Production Supervisor
Annette Funicello
Book As Source Material
Annette Funicello
Other
Joe Funicello
Other
Virginia Funicello
Other
Roland Gervais
Scenic Artist
Jack Gilardi
Other
Jason Gilardi
Other
Don Gillie
Generator Operator
Colin Gray
Gaffer
R K Hill
Key Grip
Glen Holt
Other
Jan Kiesser
Other
Jan Kiesser
Director Of Photography
Jiri Kuchera
Assistant Camera Operator
Linda Lee Langdon
Assistant Costume Designer
Maya Mani
Costume Designer
John Mccullough
Music Supervisor
Andrew Mcevoy
Camera Assistant
John Mcgreevey
Screenplay
Shawn Mclaughlin
Best Boy
Richard Paris
Art Director
Leanne Perron
Location Manager
Charles Porlier
Makeup
Gina Portman
Other
John Portman
Other
John Pratt
Song
Patrick Ramsay
Sound Mixer
Vince Renaud
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Patricia Romanowski
Book As Source Material
Stephanie Rossel
Script Supervisor
Janet Sala
Hair Stylist
Ellen Lubin Sanitsky
Casting
Paul Sigurdson
Assistant Camera Operator
Brian Smith
Dolly Grip
George Spain
Assistant
Susan Standfield
Assistant
Greg Stewart
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Faye Thorp
Assistant Set Decorator
Peter Torokvei
Screenplay
Danny Virtue
Stunt Coordinator
Will Wilson
Assistant Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes, A, Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Release Date
1995
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States October 22, 1995
Previous title: "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes."
Began shooting August 23, 1995.
Completed shooting September 20, 1995.