Felicity: An American Girl Adventure (2005) (TV)

Director:

Nadia Tass

Writers (WGA):

Anna Sandor (teleplay)
Valerie Tripp ("Felicity" stories from "The American Girl Collection")

Release Date:

29 NOVEMBER 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family

Plot Keywords:

Family | Period Piece | Stable | Young Girl | Shop

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Shailene Woodley	...	Felicity Merriman
Kevin Zegers	...	Ben Davidson
David Gardner	...	Grandfather
John Schneider	...	Mr. Edward Merriman
Marcia Gay Harden	...	Mrs. Martha Merriman
Bruce Beaton
Peter Cockett
Harry Crane
Jean Daigle
Craig Eldridge
Robinne Fanfair	...	Rose
Rothaford Gray	...	Marcus
Lynne Griffin	...	Lady Templeton
Katie Henney	...	Elizabeth Cole
Juliet Holland-Rose	...	Annabelle Cole

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Revolution Studios

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Shailene Woodley clearly has pierced ears in the scene where she yells at Ben for running away. Not many people, especially children, had pierced ears in 1775, when this film takes place.

Quotes:

Felicity Merriman: It did no matter where our journey led us. We'd always have in our hearts, the comforts of that evening, the love of our families and the everlasting nature of true friendship.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front (2006) (TV)

As a Long-Time Lover of the Books, I Must Recommend This Movie!

I was very impressed with this movie. Actually, I was a little surprised (now I feel ashamed to admit that!) that the American Girls movies are such quality films! So many books that are turned into movies made for TV and such are not very good (and not true to the books at all), for example, the Dear America series.

However, I personally was an avid American Girls fan when I was younger, and Felicity was my first doll and the first series I finished. I appreciated how much American Girls taught me about historical times from the eyes of young girls... perhaps they are not always completely historically accurate in the nitty-gritty details (as one user commented on the black lace on her dress and how Felicity has a non-family, apprentice as an escort), but I think the main ideas are present. She is an inspiring character, and always has been to me. I hope girls will appreciate this work of art as much as I did! However... as a warning to anyone who is a dedicated reader like I was... the movie's plot does not follow the books chronologically. All the important events are included in the movie, and nothing new is added, but things are diced up and mixed around. It confused me a little, but I understand it was for movie continuity. Anyone who has not read the book will not think twice about the sequence, and I'm sure even those who have will be able to forgive the writers!