A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
1995, English. Directed by Bill Corcoran.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story is streaming on Amazon Prime Video in India.
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Cast & crew
- Bill CorcoranDirector
- Eva LaRueAnnette Funicello
- Len CariouWalt Disney
- Frank CrudeleJoe Funicello
- Rob StewartJack Gilardi
- David LipperPaul Anka
- Don S. DavisGlen Holt
- Louis FerreiraYoung Frankie Avalon
- Andrea NemethAnnette Funicello (age 12-15)
- Frankie AvalonSelf
- Annette FunicelloSelf
- Linda LavinVirginia Funicello
- Ahnee BoyceGina Portman
Details
- Released
- 22 October 1995
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A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
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A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story is streaming on Amazon Prime Video in India. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story?
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story (1995) was directed by Bill Corcoran and stars Eva LaRue, Len Cariou, Frank Crudele.