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.
Released: Oct 22, 1995
Runtime: 120 minutes
Genre: TV Movie
Stars: Eva LaRue, Len Cariou, Frank Crudele, Rob Stewart, David Lipper, Don S. Davis
Crew: Jay Firestone (Co-Executive Producer), Jan Kiesser (Director of Photography), Linda Del Rosario (Production Design), Richard Paris (Production Design), George Appleby (Editor), George Blondheim (Original Music Composer)