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Hayley Wagner, Star

  • TV Movie
  • 1999
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
312
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Priscilla Presley, Alyson Hannigan, and Bethany Richards in Hayley Wagner, Star (1999)
Comedy

Having outgrown her role, a pampered child actor (Bethany Richards) returns to her family and tries to be an ordinary youngster.Having outgrown her role, a pampered child actor (Bethany Richards) returns to her family and tries to be an ordinary youngster.Having outgrown her role, a pampered child actor (Bethany Richards) returns to her family and tries to be an ordinary youngster.

  • Director
    • Nell Scovell
  • Writer
    • Nell Scovell
  • Stars
    • Bethany Richards
    • Nick Cornish
    • Meghan Ory
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    312
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Nell Scovell
    • Writer
      • Nell Scovell
    • Stars
      • Bethany Richards
      • Nick Cornish
      • Meghan Ory
    • 8User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Bethany Richards
    • Hayley Wagner
    Nick Cornish
    • Peyton Bradley
    Meghan Ory
    Meghan Ory
    • Caitlin Curren
    Bill Fagerbakke
    Bill Fagerbakke
    • Frank Wagner
    Penn Jillette
    Penn Jillette
    • Director
    Pam Grier
    Pam Grier
    • Sam
    Alyson Hannigan
    Alyson Hannigan
    • Jenna Jakes
    Priscilla Presley
    Priscilla Presley
    • Sue Wagner
    Jane McGregor
    Jane McGregor
    • Mira
    Eric Keenleyside
    Eric Keenleyside
    • Fred MacKerron
    Vanessa King
    Vanessa King
    • Stephanie Altree
    Morgan Fane
    • Jeremy Wagner
    Jared Van Snellenberg
    • Joel
    Julie Bond
    • Wardrobe Lady
    Alex Zahara
    Alex Zahara
    • Zombie #1
    Carmen Moore
    Carmen Moore
    • Make-up Artist
    Colin Lawrence
    Colin Lawrence
    • Mr. Altree
    Matthew Harrison
    Matthew Harrison
    • Cameraman
    • Director
      • Nell Scovell
    • Writer
      • Nell Scovell
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    melsco

    Great entertainment for young people. Clean with a useful didactic

    Great entertainment for young people. Clean with a useful didactic. The star has a very convincing youthful freshness. The zombie scene is extremely well done. The writer/producer/director, Nell Scovell, will be heard from again and again.
    8mk723

    Cute...

    Alright, alright...It's not an award winner, but it's dreadfully cute. Although the acting and script weren't what they could've\should've been, the movie just exuberates so much positive energy, that you get sucked into it. The characters are just so much fun, that you find it hard to hate the bad guy...you just want to laugh at them. Richards brings such vitality to the movie...just watching her work makes you smile. I recommend this movie to anyone bored out of their mind one late night. It's a bit of a young chick flick, but it's fun.
    spikes-lover

    Oh my god!!!!!!!!

    It's cheesy {not in a good way}, lame and doesn't manage to fall on it's feet. The acting is bad, to say the least and the only good thing about it is the very small cameo of Alyson Hannigan, which leaves you wondering why she degraded herself so much to do this movie. The script has no depth and the comedy scenes are just not funny. I wouldn't bother wasting a good afternoon watching it, find something good instead.
    10oncrueldeath

    where is bethany richards?

    you know, unfortunately i don't remember much about this movie. it was a showtime movie or something so i saw it when i still lived with my parents! now that i'm on my own and cant afford such luxuries as cable i havent had the chance to see it even though i know its been on one of those "showtime family east/west memory lane" channels. its a good flick though, i recall being morbidly fascinated by it (switching the channel back to "fight club" if anyone walked in the room so they wouldnt ask me strange questions). hmmm...a former child star who's career is essentially over at age 16 or something, and she has to go back to school and of course hilarity ensues. now that i think about it, perhaps it wasnt a good movie at all. but i can say that the star, bethany richards, put on a really good performance. she was adorable. dear god, am i really writing this? anyway, i don't think she's done anything since and i find that to be a real shame. maybe in the future she'll pop up in a movie where she's not playing a young schoolgirl and i won't have to feel guilty for enjoying myself. :)
    7Hermit C-2

    Good entertainment for younger folk.

    This is a good one for young teenagers and pre-teens that I stumbled across recently. Bethany Richards is Hayley, a child star famous for movies like 'A Girl Named Kevin' and of course the 'Hanna Banana' series. Now that she's fifteen she's ready to give up that rat race and settle down into a normal life. Only as soon as she does it, she's not so sure that's what she's cut out for.

    Ms. Richards is engaging in the part and she's awfully cute, even by teenage actress standards. Some of the other cast might not be the best actors in the world but that will hardly stop most folks from enjoying it.

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    • Trivia
      At the airport they page "Passenger Teller." Teller is the comedy partner of Penn Jillette, who played the horror film director in this movie.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Penn & Teller: Fool Us: Alyson's Smart Ass (2022)
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      Look at Me
      By Geri Halliwell

      [opening credits]

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    • Release date
      • September 19, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El triunfo de una estrella
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Finishing the Hat
      • Once and Future Films
      • Viacom Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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