Harriet, the spy [videorecording] / Paramount Pictures presents in association with Nickelodeon Movies, a Rastar production ; producer, Marykay Powell ; screenplay writers, Douglas Petric, Theresa Rebeck ; director, Bronwen Hughes.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 056224 | ParamountLanguage: English, French Summary language: English Original language: English Series: Widescreen DVD collectionPublication details: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, [2003], c1996.Edition: Widescreen version (16x9)Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 0792190327
- Director of photography, Francis Kenny ; editor, Debra Chiate ; music, Jamshied Sharifi ; costume designer, Donna Zakowska ; production designer, Lester Cohen.
- Young Artist Awards, 1997: Young Artist Award - Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress (Michelle Trachtenberg); Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress (Vanessa Lee Chester).
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Northport Library | DVD | FAMILY Harriet | Available | 33111007439330 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The first feature film from the Nickelodeon cable channel, Harriet the Spy is an updated version of Louise Fitzhugh's best-selling 1964 children's novel. Sixth grade outcast Harriet (Michelle Trachtenberg) is an only child who has mostly been raised by her nanny, Golly (Rosie O'Donnell), rather than her materialistic parents. Harriet wants to be a writer when she grows up, and only Golly encourages her creative pursuits. Meanwhile, Harriet dons a yellow raincoat and a belt full of gadgets to spy on everyone around her, including her eccentric neighbor with a lot of cats and the other kids at school. Carefully taking notes in her private notebook, Harriet makes clever and cruel observations about her subjects, including her best friends, would-be scientist Janie (Vanessa Lee Chester) and overburdened Sport (Gregory Smith). Harriet's world begins to change when Golly leaves, signaling that it is time for her to grow up. Then a snobby girl a school, Marion, gets her hands on Harriet's special notebook and makes its contents known to the whole school. Soon everyone is against Harriet, and she must concoct a plan to get even. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
Based on the novel by Louise Fitzhugh.
Information from pre-release promotional materials; release date: May 27, 2003.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.
Director of photography, Francis Kenny ; editor, Debra Chiate ; music, Jamshied Sharifi ; costume designer, Donna Zakowska ; production designer, Lester Cohen.
Michelle Trachtenberg, Rosie O'Donnell, Gregory Smith, Vanessa Lee Chester, J. Smith-Cameron, Robert Joy, Eartha Kitt, Charlotte Sullivan.
Harriet is probably the most accomplished 11-year-old spy. She dreams of being a writer and her nanny told her to start by writing down everything she sees. It's all in good fun, that is until her friends find her private writings. Now they don't like Harriet much. Can Harriet win back her friends or is she doomed to be considered an outsider, a rejected writer and forgotten spy?
MPAA rating: PG; for mild language and some thematic elements.
DVD, Dolby digital, Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
English or French dialogue; Closed-captioned.
Young Artist Awards, 1997: Young Artist Award - Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress (Michelle Trachtenberg); Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress (Vanessa Lee Chester).