Eloise at the Plaza (2003)
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Created by author/entertainer Kay Thompson in 1955, precocious six-year-old Eloise, who lived in the Plaza Hotel with her long-suffering nanny, her dog Weenie, and her turtle Skipperdee, was the heroine of several delightful children's books written by Thompson and whimsically illustrated by… More Created by author/entertainer Kay Thompson in 1955, precocious six-year-old Eloise, who lived in the Plaza Hotel with her long-suffering nanny, her dog Weenie, and her turtle Skipperdee, was the heroine of several delightful children's books written by Thompson and whimsically illustrated by Hilary Knight. The charm of the "Eloise" books has proven elusive whenever the property is adapted for another media, as witness a disastrous musical version which aired live on Playhouse 90 in 1956. On this occasion, Eloise came off as a spoiled obstreperous brat, which was as much the fault of the child actress cast in the role (Evelyn Rudie) as the adapters. Disney decided to give little Eloise another chance 47 years later with the location-filmed Eloise at the Plaza, a two-hour movie presentation of ABC's The Wonderful World of Disney anthology. This time around, Sofia Vassilieva played the title role, with Julie Andrews as Eloise's nanny (something of a full-circle for Andrews, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of a rather different nanny in the 1964 Disney theatrical feature Mary Poppins). The plot finds Eloise insisting upon attending a debutante ball at the Plaza and further conniving to have a runaway foreign prince (Denis Akiyama) -- who isn't much older than she is -- as her escort. Our heroine also mends fences between a reluctant teenage deb and the girl's pushy mother. Jeffrey Tambor is typecast as the Plaza's supercilious concierge Mr. Salomone, whose dithering efforts to keep Eloise from nosing into other people's business avail him not one bit. Hilary Knight appears in a cameo role as himself. Eloise at the Plaza first aired April 27, 2003. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Kevin Lima
- Genres
- Comedy, Kids & Family
G,
- In Theaters
- Apr 27, 2003 Wide
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Cast
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Julie Andrews
as Nanny
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Christine Baranski
as Prunella Stickler
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Jeffrey Tambor
as Mr. Salomone
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Sofia Vassilieva
as Eloise
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Debra Monk
as Maggie
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Victor A. Young
as Mr. Peabody
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Kenneth Welsh
as Sir Wilkes
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Corinne Conley
as Mrs. Thornton
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Tannis Burnett
as Miss Thompson
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Julian Richings
as Patrice
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Kintaro Akiyama
as Leon, Philip
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Gavin Creel
as Bill
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Denis Akiyama
as Prince of Kushin
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Peter Keleghan
as Mr. Nye
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Gerry Quigley
as Jerry
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Tony Sciara
as Marco
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Sol Rosenthal
as Waiter
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Greg Farkas
as Ruth's Date
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Sam Strasfield
as Linda's Date
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Araxi Arslanian
as Head of Housekeeping
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Debra McGrath
as Cornelia
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George Chiang
as Mr. Toyama
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Cliff Saunders
as Max
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Hilary Knight
as Himself
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Donna Feore
as Eloise's Mother
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Colm Magner
as Thomas
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Jason Jones
as Bartender
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Rob Smith
as NYPD Officer #1
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Barneita Runnings
as Guest
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Genelle Williams
as Ruth
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Jessica Beitchman
as Linda
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Fionnuala Jamison
as Guest
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David Sparrow
as Charlie the Doorman
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Jonathan Wilson
as Frederic
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Sergio Di Zio
as Lou
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Janet Van de Graff
as Beautician
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Stephanie Mills
as Molly Daniels
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Jonas Chernick
as Philip
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Sheree Smith
as Laundry Supervisor
