Noah (1998 film)

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Noah
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Written by	Juliet Giglio; Keith Giglio; Charles F. Bohl
Directed by	Ken Kwapis
Starring	Tony Danza; Wallace Shawn; Jane Sibbett
Music by	Van Dyke Parks
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Steven North
Cinematography	Ron Orieux; Brian Whittred
Running time	120 minutes
Production companies	Noah Productions Ltd.; Walt Disney Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	October 11, 1998

Disney's Noah is a 1998 television film directed by Ken Kwapis.^[1] The movie premiered on October 11, 1998 as part of The Wonderful World of Disney and stars Tony Danza as a modern-day jaded contractor who undergoes a remarkable transformation while building an ark like Noah's. It also stars Wallace Shawn and Jane Sibbett.

Plot

In order to save his family and home town, contractor Norman Waters (Tony Danza) is tasked by an angel named Zach (Wallace Shawn) to rebuild Noah's Ark in 40 days to prepare for a great massive flood.

Cast

Tony Danza as Norman Waters
Wallace Shawn as Zach
Jane Sibbett as Angela
Chris Marquette as Daniel Waters
Jesse Moss as Levon Waters
Michal Suchánek as Benny Waters
Lloyd Berry as Noah
Kevin McNulty as Norman's boss
Nicola Cavendish as Penelope the restaurant owner
Paul Coeur as Ray the bribe taking Inspector
Jane McGregor as Kathy Simmons Levon's girlfriend
Joe Norman Shaw as Aris Norman's competitor
Jaia Talisman as Cute woman (as Anita Matthys) Aris’ girlfriend
Melanie Merkosky as Cheerleader #1
Lisa Christie as Telephone Girl #3
Kyla Wise as Elevator Girl (as Kyla Anderson)
Linda Red Hawk: Yoga Teacher

Reception

In reviewing films influenced by the tale of Noah's Ark, Dan Craft of The Pantagraph called Noah a "dire Disney Channel offering".^[2]

References

^ Hughes, Mike (August 22, 1999). "'Wonderful' aspirations Network aims for family fun". Chicago Sun-Times (subscription required). Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
^ Craft, Dan (March 27, 2014). "Just say 'Noah': After years of waffling, Hollywood finally ships out". The Pantagraph. Retrieved April 6, 2014.

External links

Noah at IMDb

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[1] Hughes, Mike (August 22, 1999). "'Wonderful' aspirations Network aims for family fun". Chicago Sun-Times (subscription required). Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.

[Pantagraph-2] Craft, Dan (March 27, 2014). "Just say 'Noah': After years of waffling, Hollywood finally ships out". The Pantagraph. Retrieved April 6, 2014.

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