Nancy Drew (2002 film)
| Nancy Drew | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Mystery Drama Crime |
| Written by | Ami Canaan Mann |
| Directed by | James Frawley |
| Starring |
Maggie Lawson Jill Ritchie Lauren Birkell Marieh Delfino Charlie Finn Heath Freeman James Avery Brett Cullen |
| Theme music composer | Richard Marvin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Hans Proppe |
| Editor(s) |
Micky Blythe Scott Vickrey |
| Cinematography | James Chressanthis |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Touchstone Television Bender Brown Productions[1] |
| Distributor | Disney-ABC Domestic Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | December 15, 2002 |
Nancy Drew is a television film directed by James Frawley and written by Ami Canaan Mann. It stars Maggie Lawson as teen sleuth Nancy Drew. The film first aired on December 15, 2002, on ABC.[2][3]
Plot
Nancy Drew begins college with her two best friends, Bess Marvin and George Fayne, at River Heights University. After the star football player goes into a coma, Nancy investigates, finding a campus-wide conspiracy and a fraternity's drug use.[3]
Cast
- Maggie Lawson as Nancy Drew
- Jill Ritchie as Bess Marvin
- Lauren Birkell as George Fayne
- Marieh Delfino as Teeny
- Brett Cullen as Carson Drew
- Charlie Finn as Hank
- Jenny O'Hara as Hannah Gruen
- Kevin Tighe as Coach Jeffries
- James Avery as Prof. Duke Shifflin
- Heath Freeman as Det. Patrick Daly
- Brian White as Franklin Sanderson
- Sabine Singh as Allison Price
- Dale Midkiff as Jimbo Mutchell
- Hoku as Bitsy
- Joanna Canton as Sue
- Michelle Morgan as Jaclyn Calberson
- Nick Stabile as Ned Nickerson
Production
The series was originally intended as a pilot that never took off (despite other scripts being ordered). Had it been picked up, it would have been the second Nancy Drew series to air on ABC. It was also dedicated to the original author of the Nancy Drew books, Mildred Wirt Benson (who had died in May 2002).[2][3][4]
Broadcast
Originally scheduled to air Sunday, October 20, 2002,[5] the film was aired on ABC on Sunday, December 15, 2002, as a part of The Wonderful World of Disney.[2][3] It was watched by 7.5 million people.[6]
References
- ↑ ""Nancy Drew (2002)"". TV Tango. 2002-12-15. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- 1 2 3 Harris, Beth (December 13, 2002). "No mystery: Actress detects similarity with Nancy Drew". Associated Press.
- 1 2 3 4 Erickson, Rovi (2002). "Nancy Drew (2002)". New York Times.
- ↑ Harris, Beth (December 13, 2002). "No mystery: Actress detects similarity with Nancy Drew". Associated Press.
- ↑ http://brettcullen.com/credits/television/nancy-drew-2002
- ↑ "TV Listings for - December 15, 2002". TV Tango. 2002-12-15. Retrieved 2016-01-24.