Based on the classic children's novel by Louise Fitzhugh.
Harriet Welsh is an eleven-year-old sixth grader young spy who is best friends with Simon "Sport" Rocque and Janie Gibbs. She lives a privelledged life with her parents and her nanny, Katherine "Ole Golly" (Rosie O'Donnell). Harriet and her friends are enemies with mainly Marion Hawthorne . When Marion Hawthorne finds Harriet's private notebook and begins reading out all of Harriet's notes, everyone finds that they are all hurtful and even Sport and Janie turn their backs on Harriet. The Film then deals with how Harriet wins her friends back.
The little smacking scene was discovered through a dialogue exerpt from imdb.com, where it says:
Ole Golly: The time has come, the walrus said...
Harriet M. Welsch: To talk of many things...
Ole Golly: Of shoes and ships and ceiling wax...
Harriet M. Welsch: Of cabbages and kings...
Ole Golly: And why the sea is boiling hot...
Harriet M. Welsch: And whether pigs have wings!
Ole Golly: Do you have any wings?
Harriet M. Welsch: Yeah.
Ole Golly: [starts "spanking" her] Yeah? Let me see 'em!
Harriet M. Welsch: [laughing] Ow! Ow! Child abuse! Child abuse!
Ole Golly: You wanna see child abuse? Take that! And that!
That quotation was sent to me by Cinndunc. I scanned the movie several times, but there is no scene with that rhyming that turns into a smacking occasion. Yet there is a scene with smacking but there is nor rhyming beforehand. Probably a script change while shooting.
The only smacking incident in the film is this "bringig to bed" scene and in a playful manner.
Note: It seems that in the novel (from the 60ies) Harriet is spanked by her parents after the content of her diary notes is discovered.
Smacker: Rosie O’Donnell
Smackee: Michelle Trachtenberg
Director Bronwen Hughes
Where is the spanking?
ReplyDeleteThe light smacking was unintentionally cut off during the editing process.Thanks for the info. It has been reinstalled now.
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