An American Girl Holiday (TV 2004)
"Samantha: An American Girl Holiday" (original title)

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.

Director:

Nadia Tass

Writer:

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

Stars:

Mia Farrow, AnnaSophia Robb, Kenner Ames

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Mia Farrow	...	Grandmary Edwards
AnnaSophia Robb	...	Samantha
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kenner Ames
Stewart Arnott
Olivia Ballantyne	...	Jenny O'Malley
Jordan Bridges	...	Uncle Gard
Jackie Brown	...	Factory Lady
Stan Coles
Hannah Endicott-Douglas	...	Bridget O'Malley
Karen Eyo	...	School Principal
Michele Ferney
Angela Fusco
Keir Gilchrist	...	Factory Boy
Alanna Glass
Bruce Gooch	...	The Admiral

Storyline

Kindhearted Samantha Parkington's world starts to change the day Nellie O'Malley walks into her life. Nellie, her father, and her two little sisters have moved in next door to be servants for the Ryland family. Though they come from completely different backgrounds, Samantha and Nellie become fast friends. The girls turn to each other in happiness and sorrow, adventure and danger, and grow to be as close as even two sisters could be. But nothing could prepare them for the life-altering surprises that lie ahead!

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Plot Keywords:

girl | sister | servant | friend | child's point of view | 

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Genres:

Family | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 November 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

American Girls: Samantha

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Red Om Films, Revolution Studios, Sam Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Annasophia Robb is a blonde, but she wore a brunette wig in her role as Samantha.

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

[Samantha and the girls explain to Uncle Gard and Aunt Cornelia about how the orphan home was going to send Nellie away]
Aunt Cornelia: [shocked] They're not supposed to seperate the families.
Nellie O'Malley: Ma'am, they do a lot of things they're not supposed to do.

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Connections

Followed by Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)

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Soundtracks

"Abide with me"
(uncredited)
(hymn during church)

User Reviews

Superb acting, beautiful costumes, well cast--this movie was excellent!

I saw this movie and it put such a wonderful feeling in me that I could not stop smiling--seriously, I was smiling like an idiot. I think the acting was superb, and I can be a very harsh judge, because I am serious about acting and I know a lot about it. The actors all did an excellent job. It was a very sweet movie, and I actually taped it on the telly after watching it the first time. The costumes were amazing, and the casting fit perfectly in my mind. Mia Farrow was great as Grandmary, Anna Sophia Robb did a great job as Samantha, and all the other actors were great. But my favorite was Rebecca Mader, who played the role of Aunt Cornelia. She was very lovely and did great. It was the best movie I've seen come out in months, and it really teaches you a lesson and gives you hope to go on and live your dreams. I absolutely loved it!