Harriet the Spy (film)
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| Directed by | Bronwen Hughes |
| Produced by | Marykay Powell |
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Douglas Petrie Theresa Rebeck |
| Story by |
Greg Taylor Julie Talen |
| Based on |
Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh |
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| Music by | Jamshied Sharifi |
| Cinematography | Francis Kenny |
| Edited by | Debra Chiate |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12 million |
| Box office | $26.6 million |
Harriet the Spy is a 1996 American children's comedy that adapts the 1964 novel of the same name by Louise Fitzhugh. The film stars Michelle Trachtenberg in her movie debut, and is the directorial debut of Bronwen Hughes. Produced by Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Rastar, it was the first film under the Nickelodeon Movies banner and the first of two film adaptations of the Harriet the Spy books. In theaters, the remade pilot episode of Hey Arnold! was shown before the film.
Harriet M. Welsch (Michelle Trachtenberg) is an 11-year-old sixth grader and a young spy/writer who is best friends with Simon "Sport" Rocque (Gregory Smith) and Janie Gibbs (Vanessa Lee Chester). She lives a privileged life with her parents, Violetta and Ben and her nanny, Katherine "Ole Golly" (Rosie O'Donnell), who's the only person who knows all the things that Harriet has been snooping on. Harriet and her friends are enemies with a rich girl named Marion Hawthorne (Charlotte Sullivan). For a while, Harriet lives life very well with being a spy and having fun with Golly.
One night, being home alone with Harriet, Golly invites a friend, Mr. George Waldenstein, over. And after Golly accidentally burns their dinner, the three go out to dinner and a movie instead, where things turn into a disaster. Violetta fires Golly for letting Harriet stay out late, but then she realizes that she still needs her to look after Harriet and begs her to stay. Golly tells her, however, that she was planning to leave soon since she believes that Harriet is old enough to take care of herself, much to everyone's protests. Shortly before she leaves, Golly encourages Harriet to never give up on her love for observing people just because she'll no longer be with her, and promises her that she will be the first to buy her very own autographed copy of Harriet's first novel she sells in the future. After Harriet bids Golly goodbye, she becomes depressed and withdrawn. She even gets caught when investigating the home of Agatha K. Plummer (Eartha Kitt).
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