Harriet the Spy (1996)

Directed by

Bronwen Hughes

Genre

comedy drama, children's film, spy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 204 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A sixth grade girl wants to be a writer and spies on her neighbors and classmates. She writes down everything she sees in a notebook, which gets her into trouble when others find it. She must face the consequences of her actions and learn about friendship.

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What happens

Harriet the Spy is a 1996 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Bronwen Hughes in her feature film directorial debut, and starring Michelle Trachtenberg in her major film acting debut. It co-stars Rosie O'Donnell, J. Smith-Cameron, Gregory Smith, and Vanessa Lee Chester. Based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Louise Fitzhugh, the film follows a sixth-grade student who aspires to become a writer and spy. Filming began in the fall of 1994 in Toronto and was completed by the end of 1995. Produced by Nickelodeon Movies and Rastar, it was the first film produced under the Nickelodeon Movies banner and the first of two film adaptations of the Harriet the Spy books. In theaters, the pilot episode of Hey Arnold! called Arnold was shown before the film. The film was released in theaters by Paramount Pictures on July 10, 1996, to mixed reviews from critics. It made $26.6 million worldwide on a production budget of $12 million. The film was released on home video on February 25, 1997. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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