The Jennie Project (2001) (TV)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

Gary Nadeau

Writers (WGA):

Douglas Preston (novel)
Charles Leavitt (teleplay) ...

Release Date:

13 July 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Family

Tagline:

They taught her to speak... she taught them to listen.

Plot Keywords:

Chimpanzee | Disney Channel Original Movie | Kids And Family | Based On Novel | Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Alex D. Linz	...	Andrew Archibald
Sheila Kelley	...	Leah Archibald
Lance Guest	...	Hugo Archibald
Abigail Mavity	...	Sarah Archibald
Joel McKinnon Miller	...	Frank
Fran Bennett	...	Judge
Earl Boen	...	Reverend Palliser
Kenneth Kimmins	...	Epstein
Sheryl Lee Ralph	...	Dr. Pamela Prentiss
Janet Rotblatt	...	Mrs. Palliser
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Willie Amakye	...	Tribesman
Mark Chaet	...	Specialist
Sonya Eddy	...	Woman in Curlers
Nick Gomez	...	Theater Attendant (as Nicholas Gomez)
Annie Hinton	...	Emergency Room Nurse
K.B. Mercer	...	Woman in Car
D. Candis Paule	...	Miss Trousdale
Kurt Reichert	...	Crabb
Sammi Rotibi	...	Kwele
Jason D. Smith	...	Bailiff
Tyler Swob	...	Emergency Room Kid
Craig Tsuyumine	...	Project Director

Runtime:

76 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-G | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

San Diego, California, USA

Company:

Hal Roach Studios

The book was excellent.

I just finished reading the book "Jennie" by Douglas Preston and thought "This would make a great movie". Curiosity got the better of me and I decided to double check Douglas Preston's name on IMDb and lo and behold, there already was a movie.

Sadly, after reading the reviews posted here, I can see that the movie hasn't taken any of what was presented in the book at all. In fact, many of the names have changed and the fact that the main character in the book, Jennie, was not mentioned in any of the reviews is cause enough to realise Disney certainly did a disservice to this wonderful book.

The book is slow to start with, but it certainly is plot driven and builds to a shocking climax. The last 30 pages were read through tear-filled eyes.

Read the book. It's the best one I've read in over two years, and I read about 50 a year. "Inspirational", "amazing", "moving", "thought provoking".

From reading the other reviews, it just goes to show that Hollywood (or Disney) can truly destroy an originally creative idea.