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The Miracle Worker

  • Episode aired Nov 12, 2000
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 35m
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7.1/10
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The Miracle Worker (2000)
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A television remake of William Gibson's classic play about Annie Sullivan's efforts to draw Helen Keller from her world of darkness, blindness, deafness and silence.A television remake of William Gibson's classic play about Annie Sullivan's efforts to draw Helen Keller from her world of darkness, blindness, deafness and silence.A television remake of William Gibson's classic play about Annie Sullivan's efforts to draw Helen Keller from her world of darkness, blindness, deafness and silence.
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    • Nadia Tass
    • Monte Merrick(teleplay by)
    • William Gibson(based upon the play by)
  • Stars
    • Alison Elliott
    • Hallie Eisenberg
    • Lucas Black
    • Nadia Tass
    • Monte Merrick(teleplay by)
    • William Gibson(based upon the play by)
  • Stars
    • Alison Elliott
    • Hallie Eisenberg
    • Lucas Black
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    • 20User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Alison Elliott
    Alison Elliott
    • Anne Sullivan
    Hallie Eisenberg
    Hallie Eisenberg
    • Helen Keller
    • (as Hallie Kate Eisenberg)
    Lucas Black
    Lucas Black
    • James Keller
    Kate Greenhouse
    Kate Greenhouse
    • Kate Keller
    David Strathairn
    David Strathairn
    • Captain Keller
    Damir Andrei
    • Dr. Anagnos
    Stewart Arnott
    Stewart Arnott
    • Farm Boss
    Kevin Duhaney
    Kevin Duhaney
    • Percy
    Neville Edwards
    • Henry
    Patricia Gage
    Patricia Gage
    • Aunt Ev
    Eugene Lipinski
    Eugene Lipinski
    • Proctor
    Twila Provencher
    • Young Annie
    Jackie Richardson
    Jackie Richardson
    • Viney
    Liam Robinson
    • Jimmie
    Stephanie Sams
    • Martha
    Tom Bishop Jr.
    Tom Bishop Jr.
    • Carriage driver
    Tom Bishop Sr.
    Tom Bishop Sr.
    • Carriage driver
    Joe Barzo
    • Overseer
    • (uncredited)
      • Nadia Tass
      • Monte Merrick(teleplay by)
      • William Gibson(based upon the play by)
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    • Trivia
      Hallie Eisenberg's own dog, a golden retriever named Tara, appears in this film.
    • Goofs
      Helen spits food at Annie who retaliates by throwing water in her face. Helen's hair and clothes stay dry, however.
    • Quotes

      Anne Sullivan: Why should I talk to you? I'm teaching Percy!

    • Connections
      Version of Deliverance (1919)

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    5/10
    "Miracle Worker" Lite
    This very vanilla and completely unnecessary remake (the 2nd) of the 1962 film does manage to achieve some solid dramatic moments, but much of Gibson's play has been overly softened and sentimentalized to achieve what passes as "family entertainment" these days. This is one time when smoothing out all the rough edges for the sake of the children (or is it for the over-concerned adults?) has a negative impact.

    The original play and movie are not absolute masterworks: some of Gibson's writing is too melodramatic and the supporting characters have few dimensions (not helped by the overacting of Victor Jory and Inga Swensen in the '62 film). But the taut direction of Arthur Penn and the sheer intensity of the Bancoft-Duke pairing resulted in an extraordinarily effective piece nonetheless.

    Here we have the good Alison Elliott as Sullivan and Hallie Kate Eisenberg as a too-scrubbed-clean Helen (when one character remarks at how clean she is after Sullivan has her to herself for a week, you really don't see a difference). Eisenberg is competent, but not moving. Hers is a Helen that would work well in a Disney animated version of the story.

    Elliot fares better, but the mediocre direction and script undermine her at times. In trying to give the other characters some added dimensions not in the play, the teleplay feels the need to konk us over the head about some of their issues. When confronted about his jealousy of Helen, half-brother James actually says, "If Helen gets better, who else can I blame for my unhappiness?" Yikes. Lucas Black looks very uncomfortable saying that clunky line, and you can't blame him.

    David Strathairn should have better things to do than play Captain Keller, and his performance has little energy or impact. Kate Greenhouse as Kate Keller loses her southern accent after less than a minute and is rather amateurish at times.

    Another vote to stick with the original. I've never seen the 1979 remake - which I gather is better than this one.
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    • May 24, 2001

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    • Release date
      • November 12, 2000 (United States)
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      • Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Fountain Productions
      • Walt Disney Television
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    • 1 hour 35 minutes
      • Color
      • Stereo

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