Corrina, Corrina (1994)
Corrina, Corrina was the link movie connecting The Lion King and Waterworld.
Linked through Whoopi Goldberg and Tina Majorino.
Both Whoopi Goldberg and Tina Majorino appeared in Corrina, Corrina.
About Corrina, Corrina
"They needed a family. What they got was magic."
When Manny Singer's wife dies, his young daughter Molly becomes mute and withdrawn. To help cope with looking after Molly, he hires sassy housekeeper Corrina Washington, who coaxes Molly out of her shell and shows father and daughter a whole new way of life. Manny and Corrina's friendship delights Molly and enrages the other townspeople.
Directed by Jessie Nelson
Written by Jessie Nelson
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Score by Rick Cox
Music functions as a thematic element: Manny is a jingle writer who develops a successful advertising jingle and rhyme for Jello, and Molly sings "This Little Light of Mine" with her grandmother, moments used to underscore healing and family connection.
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Writer-director Jessie Nelson made her feature film directing debut with Corrina, Corrina.
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It was the final film appearance of Don Ameche; he died shortly after filming was completed.
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Set in 1959 Los Angeles suburbs, the story follows widower Manny Singer hiring African-American housekeeper-nanny Corrina Washington to care for his grieving, initially mute daughter Molly.
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Corrina teaches Molly a nose-tap system to answer yes or no and tells her that her mother is in heaven, creating tension with Manny, who is an atheist.
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Manny, a jingle writer, collaborates with Corrina on a new advertising jingle and rhyme for client Jello, and music becomes a shared bond between them.
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Released by New Line Cinema on August 12, 1994, the film earned polarized reviews, with critics including Roger Ebert and Janet Maslin praising performances but saying the film was too shy to fully confront the complexities of an interracial romance in the 1950s.
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