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Frankie and Hazel
Dove Family-Approved
Recommended for ages 12 and over
Network Premier: 10/8/2000
Video Release:
Pending...
Reviewer: Phil Boatwright Source: Network Company: Showtime Networks, Inc. Writer: Elissa Guest, Jenny Bogart, Mia Certic Director: Jobeth Williams Producer: Sheila Hockin Genre: Family Runtime: 92 min. MPAA Rating: TV-G Starring: Joan Plowright, Mischa Barton, Ingrid Uribe, Addison Ridge, Neil Denis.
Synopsis:
Showtime premieres “Frankie and Hazel” 10/8/00 at 8:00 PM (ET/PT). This family film concerns two exceptional 12-year-old best friends growing up in Percaucus, New Jersey. One of the girls loves ballet and baseball, the other loves history and politics. While Hazel (Ingrid Uribe) will run for mayor, Frankie (Mischa Barton) will audition for the coveted City Ballet scholarship. But Frankie also wants to play ball, a dream she believes she must keep secret from her domineering grandmother.
Dove Worldview:
"Frankie and Hazel" is a nice family picture, aimed mostly at preteen girls. Love, supportive friendship, teamwork and family respect take center focus in this gentle fairy tale.
Sex: None
Language: OMG-1; 1 expletive.
Violence: None
Drugs: Adults have a drink in one scene; a woman drinks several glasses of sherry to overcome her pre-marital jitters, but we do not see her get drunk.
Nudity: None
Other: The lead deceives her grandmother, but learns a lesson about the importance of telling the truth.
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