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

Directed by Bill Corcoran2hTV 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.

Year
1995
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
22 October 1995
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5.3 (3)
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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
A
Ahnee Boyce
Gina Portman
A
Austin Basile
Jack Gilardi Jr.
Jay Brazeau
Jay Brazeau
Uncle Pete
V
Victoria Brooks
Jill
S
Stephania Ciccone
Grandma Albano
Demetri Goritsas
Demetri Goritsas
Jimmie Dodd
E
Elysa Hogg
Annette Funicello (age 4)
Gary Jones
Gary Jones
Production Assistant
Lorraine Landry
Lorraine Landry
Young Shelley Fabares
Hrothgar Mathews
Hrothgar Mathews
Plastic Surgeon
Alexandra Purvis
Alexandra Purvis
Heather
Claire Riley
Claire Riley
Neurologist
Suzanne Ristic
Suzanne Ristic
Aunt Irene
G
Greg Rogers
Al Gilbert
N
Nina Roman
Fortune Teller
D
Domenico Sansalone
Young Joey
M
Michelle Skalnik
Cissy
Blair Slater
Blair Slater
Jason Gilardi
Kavan Smith
Kavan Smith
Young Dick Clark
George Touliatos
George Touliatos
Grandpa Albano
S
Scott Augustine
Mouseketeer
K
Kim Bailey
Mouseketeer
T
Talia Derksen
Mouseketeer
L
Laura Jenkins
Mouseketeer
B
Ben Newcombe
Mouseketeer
K
Kelli Stewart
Mouseketeer
R
Rene Tardle
Mouseketeer
K
Kimberly Wallace
Mouseketeer
V
Virginia Funicello
Self
J
Joe Funicello
Self
G
Glen Holt
Self
G
Gina Portman
Self
J
John Portman
Self
J
Jason Gilardi
Self
J
Jack Gilardi Jr.
Self
J
Jack Gilardi
Self
Dick Clark
Dick Clark
Self (uncredited)
Shelley Fabares
Shelley Fabares
Self (uncredited)

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