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

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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Genre:

TV Movie

Duration:

120 minutes

Year:

1995

Director:

Bill Corcoran

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Company:

Cactus Pictures,

Fireworks Entertainment

Cast:

Annette Funicello

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Joe Funicello

Jack Gilardi

Paul Anka

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Director

Co-Executive Producer

Director of Photography

Production Design

Production Design