Samantha: An American Girl Holiday (2004) (TV)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Nadia Tass

Writer:

Valerie Tripp ("Samantha" stories from the "The American Girl Collection")

Release Date:

23 November 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Drama

Plot:

Set in 1904, "American Girls" revolves around Samantha as she moves in with her grandmother and learns how to become a proper Victorian young lady.

Plot Keywords:

Sister | Girl | Friend | Servant | Loyalty

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Mia Farrow	...	Grandmary Edwards
AnnaSophia Robb	...	Samantha
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Olivia Ballantyne	...	Jenny O'Malley
Jordan Bridges	...	Uncle Gard
Jackie Brown	...	Factory Lady
Hannah Endicott-Douglas	...	Bridget O'Malley
Karen Eyo	...	School Principal
Keir Gilchrist	...	Factory Boy
Ashley Green	...	Background
Shary Guthrie	...	Teacher
Katie Henney	...	Host of 'Behind the Scenes'
Michael Kanev	...	Eddie Ryland
Kelsey Lewis	...	Nellie O'Malley
Rebecca Mader	...	Aunt Cornelia
Shae Norris	...	Agatha
Clare Stone	...	Emma

Also Known As:

American Girls: Samantha (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Red Om Films

Trivia:

Several outfits and props are from the original book illustrations and catalogs, such as Samantha's nightgown and pink talent show dress, and the doll with a nutcracker (panned over near the end.)

Goofs:

Factual errors: Even though Samantha is said to grown up in the "Victorian" world technically she grew up in the "Edwardian" world, since the movie is dated in 1904, three years after Queen Victoria's reign.

Quotes:

[last lines]
Nellie O'Malley: First snow. Do you think we're dreaming?
Samantha: If we are, I hope I never wake up.

Movie Connections:

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

This movie is so Wonderful & Amazing movie!

I got this movie on DVD last January 2004 & it is the most Wonderful movie for the whole family (even my mom like it).

This movie is about a young girl name Samantha (AnnaSophia Robb) & she lives in NewYork 1904. Samantha help her friends to make a Christmas joy to everyone & try to love her grandmother name Grandmary (Mia Farrow) but first Samantha met a name name Nellie O'Malley (Kelsey Lewis) & help her to have a Christmas Wish that she want as well as helping herself too.

This movie is the best film for the Holiday season & hope everyone like this movie too.

I saw that they repeated on TV a few day before Christmas'2005 but it better that I watch it on DVD.

I give this movie a 10/10 because it a great movie.

If you like this movie, Than you will like "Felicity: An American Girl Adventure" & other American Girl movies.