Peter Pan Live! (2014)

Peter Pan Live! is a TV movie starring Allison Williams, Christian Borle, and Kelli O'Hara. A live telecast of the beloved J. M. Barrie story.

Directors:

Rob Ashford, Glenn Weiss

Writers:

Irene Mecchi (teleplay), J.M. Barrie (play) (as Sir J.M. Barrie)

Stars:

Allison Williams, Christian Borle, Kelli O'Hara

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Allison Williams	...	Peter Pan
Christian Borle	...	Mr. Smee / George Darling
Kelli O'Hara	...	Mrs. Darling
Taylor Louderman	...	Wendy Darling
Christopher Walken	...	Captain Hook
Minnie Driver	...	Adult Wendy Darling / Narrator
Jake Lucas	...	John Darling
John Allyn	...	Michael Darling
Alanna Saunders	...	Tiger Lily
Caitlin Houlahan	...	Jane Darling
Jason Gotay	...	Tootles
Alan H. Green	...	Cookson
David Guzman	...	Twin 2
Jacob Guzman	...	Twin 1
F. Michael Haynie	...	Slightly

Storyline

A live telecast of the beloved J. M. Barrie story.

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Plot Keywords:

live broadcast | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Musical

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 December 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Питер Пэн жив!

Filming Locations:

Grumman Studios, Bethpage, Long Island, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Storyline Entertainment, Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

131 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the original stage play and previous incarnations of this musical, Nana, the dog who acts as a nursemaid to the Darling children, is portrayed by an actor in a dog costume crawling on his hands and knees. Here she is portrayed by a real dog.

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Goofs

When Peter comes in through the window and the camera pans to the adult Wendy, the Steadicam operator and camera can be seen.

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Crazy Credits

Rehearsal footage and other behind-the-scenes footage is shown during the end credits.

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Connections

Version of Peter Pan (1955)

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Soundtracks

True Blood Brothers
(adaptation of "Ugg-a-Wugg")
Music by Jule Styne
Original lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
New lyrics by Amanda Green
Performed by Allison Williams, Alanna Saunders, the Lost Boys, and the Indians

User Reviews

Quite a surprise!

After the somewhat 'lukewarm' success of "The Sound Of Music Live!" last year, I had high hopes for this production of the Broadway classic about the boy who won't grow up to be an improvement, and what I got here was nothing short of surprising.

First and foremost, let me just say that the cast did an outstanding job. Allison Williams totally LOOKED the part and SOUNDED the part of Peter! Christopher Walken, on the other hand, was sort of a mixed bag for me as Captain Hook. He did indeed look the part, but his acting seemed a bit... not-so-entirely-into-it. Of course, I do appreciate him attempting his own take on the wicked pirate.

Secondly, I think the crew totally went out of their way to make the set as colorful and elaborate as possible. It really makes you feel like you wanna be in it!

Third, I was surprised about the new songs they had written specially for this version, and honestly, they worked quite well. Smart move on their part altering some of the more racially- sensitive lyrics.

In conclusion, despite Walken's somewhat flawed performance, I do recommend this production to anyone who was disappointed by last year's Sound Of Music "fiasco". On a scale of 1 to 10, I give this an 8.