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A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story (1995)

★ 4.0/10 120 min TV Movie Unknown English
Director: Bill Corcoran
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Description

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.

Top 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)

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