The Facts of Life Goes to Paris (TV 1982)

The girls and Mrs. Garrett head to Paris. The girls are going to spend sometime in the French counterpart of their school while Mrs. Garrett attends a cooking school. The girls were hoping ... See full summary »

Director:

Asaad Kelada

Writers:

Jerry Mayer, Jack Elinson,

Stars:

Charlotte Rae, Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Charlotte Rae	...	Edna Garrett
Lisa Whelchel	...	Blair Warner
Kim Fields	...	Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey
Mindy Cohn	...	Natalie Green
Nancy McKeon	...	Joanne 'Jo' Polniaczek
Frank Bonner	...	Garth Kiley
Frédéric Andréi	...	David LeClair
Jacques Ferrière	...	Pierre Petit
Vivian Brown	...	Miss Southwick
Roger Til	...	Chef Antoine
Caroline Ducrocq	...	Angelique
Laurie Main	...	Reggie
Bernard Soufflet	...	The Innkeeper
Philippe Brizard	...	The Bookseller
Dominique Bauguil	...	Georges

Storyline

The girls and Mrs. Garrett head to Paris. The girls are going to spend sometime in the French counterpart of their school while Mrs. Garrett attends a cooking school. The girls were hoping to spend some time in Paris but find themselves stuck in the school but during the last week of their stay when they go to Paris, so they decide to bolt. Jo decides to go to Le Mans and meets a French boy. Blair try to hook up with a French guy. Natalie and Tootie run into a writer who's been struggling whom they decide to help do his assignment. And Mrs. Garrett has a hard time trying to impress the French Chef in charge of the class.

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Plot Keywords:

vacation | high school

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 September 1982 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Embassy Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by The Facts of Life Down Under (1987)

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Soundtracks

"How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm (After They've Seen Paree)"
Music by Walter Donaldson
Lyrics by Joe Young and Sam Lewis

User Reviews

you take the good, you take the bad and...

Mrs. Garrett's working in a school in Paris. Wealthy Blair goes off by herself in search for... well, shopping. Nat and Tootie decide to help a Parisan author. And tough Jo - Jo finds romance that could lead her to live in Paris.

So it's no wonder that this is a TV movie of the 79-88 sitcom the Facts of Life. So many things happen; so little time, but les filles (girls in French) each explore Paris in their own way during the two hours the movie airs. Not on videotape, but it did air on nick at nite. Catch if it does. Because you don't want to miss this!