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Oct. 14, 2009 11:00 PM ET (AP)
Actors: Eva La Rue, Annette Funicello, Linda Lavin, Frankie Avalon, Dick Clark
Synopsis: This made-for-television biography paints a moving portrait of the extraordinary life of Annette Funicello, a former Mouseketeer who grew up to be America's sweetheart and Queen of the Beach Blanket movies of the 1960s. The story not only covers her professional rise to stardom both as an actress Read More
Synopsis: Landing a role in the pilot for the upcoming TV sitcom "Surf's Up", Joey (David Coulier) heads to Hollywood, taking the rest of the family along for the ride. The thrill of meeting Joey's costars Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello) is dampened a bit for Steph (Jodie Sweetin), who is currently Read More
Actors: Shelley Long, Craig T. Nelson, Betty Thomas, Mary Gross, Stephanie Beacham
Synopsis: Shelly Long stars in this comedy as a spoiled Beverly Hills wife who decides--wanting to prove her husband's accusation of her selfishness wrong--to become the leader of her daughter's wilderness group. Though taking them on outings at the mall rather than in the woods, she later must prove her Read More
Actors: Paul Reubens
Synopsis: The secret word is "Happy New Year" as Pee-Wee Herman (Paul Reubens) and the Playhouse gang hold a Christmas party. Things threaten to get out of hand fairly early as the increasingly disappointed Pee-Wee receives one fruitcake after another. When he complains that he didn't get anything he Read More
Crew: Executive Producer, Producer
Actors: Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Connie Stevens, Lori Loughlin, Tommy Hinkley
Synopsis: Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello not only starred in the delightfully "retro" Back to the Beach, but also served as executive producers. Appropriately set 25 years after such drive-in faves as Beach Blanket Bingo, the film finds Frankie and Annette as husband and wife, living far from the surf Read More
Synopsis: Jason (Alan Thicke) and Maggie (Joanna Kerns) are shocked when the PTA turns down their offer to chaperone a school dance. Apparently, the head of the PTA thinks that the couple is too permissive for the job, but by the time daughter Carol (Tracey Gold) gets wind of the story, she is convinced Read More
Synopsis: The heartland of Florida is a place of orange grove-studded rolling hills and beautiful lakes, which are home to diverse species of wildlife including alligators, cranes, and snakes. Central Florida offers the tourist a variety of activities, from visiting Disney World to the Citrus Tower, Lew Read More
Synopsis: A middle-aged Annette Funicello stars in this made-for-Disney film about a blue-collar family whose lives are forever transformed when they win the lottery. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide Read More
Actors: Peter Tork, Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Annette Funicello
Synopsis: The Monkees -- Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith, Davy Jones and Peter Tork -- didn't really enjoy being labelled the Prefab Four back when their TV series was all the rage in 1966. With the help and support of Bob Rafaelson (co-producer, co-writer and director) and Jack Nicholson (co-producer Read More
Actors: Annette Funicello, Fabian, Diane McBain, Warren Berlinger, Jan Murray
Synopsis: The fast-paced world of stock-car racing provides the backdrop for this drama that centers upon a driver who is forced to retire after a blackout causes the death of another driver. He then begins working at a "Thrill Circus" as a stunt driver. There he meets the proprietor's daughter, who also Read More
Actors: Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Fabian, Chill Wills, Harvey Lembeck
Synopsis: In this musical aimed at teenagers, Frankie Avalon, and Fabian battle it out for Annette Funicello's affections on the stock car track. The tale begins when smugglers trick Avalon into taking on contraband during a cross-country race. He catches on to their ploy and helps the Feds capture the Read More
Actors: Annette Funicello, Dwayne Hickman, Brian Donlevy, Harvey Lembeck, Buster Keaton, Beverly Adams
Synopsis: How to Stuff a Wild Bikini is considered to be the strangest of the "Beach Party" movies. Frankie (Frankie Avalon) is off in the navy, serving in the South Pacific, and nervous about all of the guys that will be hitting on Dee Dee (Annette Funicello) back at the beach. He makes a deal with an Read More
Actors: Earl Wilson, Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Deborah Walley, Harvey Lembeck, John Ashley, Marta Kristen, Linda Evans, Timothy Carey, Don Rickles, Paul Lynde
Synopsis: Part of American-International's "Beach Party" series, Beach Blanket Bingo was directed by William Asher. Frankie (Frankie Avalon) briefly deserts Dee Dee (Annette Funicello) in favor of pop star Sugar Kane (Linda Evans). Also around and about is a mermaid, appropriately named Lorelei (Marta Kristen Read More
Actors: Frankie Avalon, Dwayne Hickman, Deborah Walley, Yvonne Craig, Robert Q. Lewis
Synopsis: Ski Party is essentially a beach-party flick with snow and capri pants replacing the surf and bikinis. Frankie Avalon and Dwayne Hickman decide to crash a girls-only party at a skiing lodge. You know what happens next--and boy, are Avalon and Hickman a sight in lipstick and high heels. Avalon's Read More
Actors: Annette Funicello, Tommy Kirk, Leon Ames, Arthur O'Connell, Frank Faylen
Synopsis: The sequel to 1963's Misadventures of Merlin Jones finds young Mr. Jones (Tommy Kirk) still in college and still going out with Jennifer (Annette Funicello). In this movie, he must help football players pass their tests and invent a flying machine win a contest for the school. Funicello and the Read More
Actors: Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Elsa Lanchester, Jody McCrea, Jesse White, Buster Keaton, Harvey Lembeck
Synopsis: Out of the beaches and into the boudoirs go Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello and the rest of the gang in Pajama Party. Actually, the whole megillah is as innocent as a newborn babe, but there's plenty of smirking and snickering during a wild 'n' wacky girl's slumber party. Frankie Avalon has only Read More
Actors: Boris Karloff, Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Martha Hyer, Keenan Wynn, Harvey Lembeck
Synopsis: The Beach Party gang is back in this third episode. This time out, the gang is visited by the handsome British pop star Potato Bug (Frankie Avalon in a dual role) who has come to CA for a little r&r. When Potato Bug sees the perky Dee Dee (Annette Funicello), he falls head over heels. This doesn't Read More
Actors: Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Leon Ames, Stuart Erwin, Alan Hewitt
Synopsis: In this Disney family film, brainy college student Merlin Jones (Tommy Kirk) invents a mind-reading machine, but the consequences of its use prove to be a lot of trouble. With help from his girlfriend (Annette Funicello), he must set to right all that has gone wrong. The movie spawned the sequel Monkey's Uncle Read More
Actors: Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Luciana Paluzzi, John Ashley, Don Rickles, Buddy Hackett
Synopsis: The Beach Party Gang meets a coterie of muscle-men who try to take over their spot on the beach in Muscle Beach Party. Surfing sensations Frankie (Frankie Avalon) and Dee Dee (Annette Funicello) have their security threatened when Flex Martian (Rock Stevens) and a collection of well-oiled Read More
Actors: Annette Funicello, Tommy Kirk, Janet Munro, Tony Britton, John Fraser
Synopsis: In the first episode of Walt Disney's two-part miniseries The Horsemasters, the viewer is whisked of to England's prestigious Valleywood Riding School, a training ground for future riding instructors. The head of the riding academy, Janet Hale (Janet Munro), greets her new pupils in her usual Read More
Actors: Robert Cummings, Dorothy Malone, Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Harvey Lembeck
Synopsis: Professor Bob Cummings is an anthropologist who uses a telescope to study the mating habits of teenagers, namely Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. However, Cummings' secretary Dorothy Malone wishes that his boss would get his mind off bikinis and surfers. Meanwhile trouble brews when Eric Von Read More
Synopsis: In this lively adventure, a pair of American painters travel to Florence to perfect their craft and end up inadvertently forging masterpieces for a ring of crooks. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More
Synopsis: This western is a compilation of episodes from Walt Disney Presents. The title hero, is a pugilistic lawyer who fights for justice in Tombstone. There he gets involved with the case of an Englishman falsely accused of murder and with a rancher charged with a bank heist. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Read More
Synopsis: This one-hour spin-off of Walt Disney's popular Zorro series was reportedly concocted as a birthday present for Disney contractee Annette Funicello, who had long idolized handsome Zorro leading man Guy Williams. After several years away from Los Angeles, 17-year-old Constancia de la Torre (Annette Funicello Read More
Actors: Tommy Sands, Annette Funicello, Hayley Mills, Maureen O'Hara
Synopsis: The first half of this 1961 Walt Disney Presents episode shows the work that went behind the delightful animated opening titles of the upcoming Disney theatrical feature The Parent Trap. Famed studio artists Bill Justice, X. Attencio, and T. Hee are seen bringing the titles to life, from Read More
Crew: Songwriter
Actors: Hayley Mills, Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Charlie Ruggles, Una Merkel
Synopsis: We get a double dose of Hayley Mills in this Disney vehicle: she plays 13-year-old identical twins Susan and Sharon, who meet for the very first time in summer camp. They soon learn that they were separated at a very early age when their parents Mitch and Maggie (Brian Keith and Maureen O'Hara) Read More
Actors: Annette Funicello, Janet Munro, Tommy Kirk, Donald Pleasence, Tony Britton
Synopsis: Produced for television and released as a European feature, this Disney adventure stars Annette Funicello as a would-be equestrian who must conquer her fears of jumping. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide Read More
Actors: Ray Bolger, Tommy Sands, Annette Funicello, Ed Wynn, Tommy Kirk
Synopsis: This second film adaptation of the Victor Herbert operetta Babes in Toyland was producer Walt Disney's Christmas offering for 1961. The 1903 Herbert original had very little in the way of a plot, so screenwriters Joe Rinaldi, Lowell S. Hawley, and Ward Kimball lifted elements from the 1934 Read More
Synopsis: In the fifth episode of Walt Disney's ten-part miniseries Elfego Baca, gunslinger-turned-lawyer Baca (Robert Loggia) tackles his first big court case. Elfego must defend his old pal, reformed outlaw Fernando Bernal (Edward Colmans), who has been accused of robbing the Santa Fe bank. Former Read More
Synopsis: In the sixth episode of Walt Disney's ten-part miniseries Elfego Baca, the titular hero (Robert Loggia, a gunslinger-turned-lawyer) defends British-born rancher Cecil Cunningham (Patrick Knowles), who has been accused of murdering land baron Drew Griswold. According to witnesses, Griswold had been Read More
Actors: Fred MacMurray, Jean Hagen, Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Tim Considine
Synopsis: This is a routine Disney comedy-fantasy about a boy who turns into a large sheep dog at the most inopportune moments. That is assuming there would be opportune moments. Young Wilby Daniels (Tommy Kirk) finds a magic ring that used to belong to the Borgia family. When he pronounces an inscription Read More
Actors: Walt Disney, Sharon Baird, Bobby Burgess, Lonnie Burr, Tommy Cole
Synopsis: Disneyland began its fourth season on the air with a gala, all-star "special", essentially designed to promote all three of Disney's network TV series. Pressured by his cartoon creations and the latest crop of Mouseketeers to tell them what's in store for the 1957-58 season, host Walt Disney Read More
Actors: Hal Stalmaster, Luana Patten, Jeff York, Sebastian Cabot, Richard Beymer
Synopsis: This Walt Disney filmization of Esther Forbes' Revolutionary-War novel Johnny Tremain was appropriately released on July 4, 1957. New Disney discovery Hal Stalmaster plays the title character, an apprentice silversmith in 1773 Boston. An on-the-job injury prevents Johnny from finding a job, but he Read More
Actors: Annette Funicello, Cheryl Holdridge
Synopsis: The third volume of three-episode sets from the '50s series includes all the Mouseketeers' adventures and a retrospective introduction by Annette Funicello. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide Read More
Synopsis: The first volume of three-episode sets from the '50s series includes all the Mouseketeers' adventures and a retrospective introduction by Annette Funicello. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide Read More
Synopsis: This, the second volume of three-episode sets from the '50s TV series, includes all the Mouseketeers' adventures and a retrospective introduction by Annette Funicello. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide Read More
Synopsis: This, the tenth volume of three-episode sets from the '50s TV series, includes all the Mouseketeers' adventures and a retrospective introduction by Annette Funicello. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide Read More
Synopsis: The fifth volume of three-episode sets from the '50s series includes all the Mouseketeers' adventures and a retrospective introduction by Annette Funicello. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide Read More
Synopsis: The ninth volume of three-episode sets from the '50s TV series includes all the Mouseketeers' adventures and a retrospective introduction by Annette Funicello. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide Read More
Synopsis: This, the sixth volume of three-episode sets from the '50s TV series, includes all the Mouseketeers' adventures and a retrospective introduction by Annette Funicello. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide Read More
Synopsis: The seventh volume of three-episode sets from the '50s series includes all the Mouseketeers' adventures and a retrospective introduction by Annette Funicello. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide Read More
Synopsis: This, the fourth volume of three-episode sets from the '50s TV series, includes all the Mouseketeers' adventures and a retrospective introduction by Annette Funicello. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide Read More
Synopsis: This, the eighth volume of three-episode sets from the '50s TV series, includes all the Mouseketeers' adventures and a retrospective introduction by Annette Funicello. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide Read More
Synopsis: Some of the best and best-loved rock & roll acts of the mid-'60s are captured for posterity on this home-video release, which features material from the hit pop music television series Hullabaloo. Hullabaloo, Vol. 5 features Frankie Avalon playing host to musical guests the Kinks, Junior Walker & the All-Stars Read More
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