Harriet the Spy (1996)

Director:

Bronwen Hughes

Writers (WGA):

Louise Fitzhugh (novel)
Greg Taylor (adaptation) ...

Release Date:

10 July 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

On your case!

Plot:

Harriet M. Welsch is a spy. But when Harriet's friends find her secret notebook the tables are turned on her...

Plot Keywords:

Spy | Notebook | Secret | Schoolmistress Schoolgirl Relationship | Child's Point Of View

Awards:

3 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Michelle Trachtenberg	...	Harriet M. Welsch
Gregory Smith	...	Sport
Vanessa Lee Chester	...	Janie Gibbs
Rosie O'Donnell	...	Ole Golly
J. Smith-Cameron	...	Mrs. Welsch
Robert Joy	...	Mr. Welsch
Eartha Kitt	...	Agatha K. Plummer
Charlotte Sullivan	...	Marion Hawthorne
Teisha Kim	...	Rachel Hennessy
Cecilley Carroll	...	Beth Ellen Hansen
Dov Tiefenbach	...	Boy with Purple Socks
Nina Shock	...	Carrie Andrews
Conor Devitt	...	Pinky Whitehead
Alisha Morrison	...	Laura Peters
Nancy Beatty	...	Miss Elson

Also Known As:

A Pequena Espiã (Brazil) [pt]
Harriet - Den listiga lilla spionen (Sweden) [sv]
Harriet la petite espionne (France) [fr]
Harriet, die kleine Detektivin (Germany) [de]
Harriet, la spia (Italy) [it]
I mikri kataskopos (Greece) [el]
Salapoliisi Harriet (Finland) [fi]

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild language and some thematic elements.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:G (Ontario) | Iceland:L | USA:PG (certificate #34444) | South Korea:All | Germany:6 | France:U | UK:PG | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Company:

Nickelodeon Movies

Trivia:

The telephone number of the Hong Kong Restaurant, 555-0134 is the same as Eddie Alden's in Someone Like You... (2001), Teddy's number in Memento (2000), Marla Singer's in Fight Club (1999), and a Mental institution in an episode of "Millennium" (1996/I).

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: Visible over 24 times.

Quotes:

Sport: You can't be my friend if you're not my friend.

Movie Connections:

Features Boy to Man (1962)

Soundtrack:

All For One

Quite alright

This movie was not what I expected, but I was not disappointed; I was rather entertained. I'm not familiar with the books regarding Harriet the Spy, so I thought the movie was going to be about a kid who uncovered and foiled some illegal plot she stumbled across. I had no idea it was about a girl who aspired to be a writer. It was more dramatic than I expected too, but very realistic..it was about loosing friends and winning friends back-a more realistic story than uncovering and foiling an illegal plot. I loved the city scenes of the children running around Ontario in the autumn. I found it to be rather cinematographic.