Daniel and the Towers
Daniel and The Towers is a television film featuring the famous folk art masterpiece, the Watts Towers (located in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles), and their creator Simon Rodia's friendship with a 10-year-old neighborhood boy.
The story itself, and the friendship it describes, are fiction; however, Simon Rodia did build the towers. Some of the neighborhood situations that the film portrays are factually based.
Cast
In Credits Order
| Actor/Actress | Role(s) |
|---|---|
| Miguel Alamo | Daniel Guerra |
| Shawn Harrison | Sean |
| Jimmy Yung | Liko |
| Allan Arbus | Simon 'Sam' Rodia |
| Montrose Hagins | Hellen Littlefield |
| Carmen Zapata | Consuelo Guerra |
| Beulah Quo | Lynn Chow |
| Michael McKean | Wexler Hatch |
| Liam Sullivan | Commissioner |
| Janice McElroy | Miss Williams |
| Mary Lowitt | Customer At Store |
| Steven Camarillo | Rude Vacho 1 |
| Telly Bilbrew | Rude Vacho 2 |
| Anthony James Guttierrez | Rude Vacho 3 |
| John Outterbridge | Postman |
| Tom Noble | Commissioner's Assistant |
Crew
Producers
- Christopher Chase: Associate Producer
- Judith James: Producer (as Judith Rutherford James)
- Michael D. Pariser: Line Producer
Original Music
- Dennis Dreith
Cinematography
- Tom Hurwitz
Film Editing
Casting
- Vicki Hillman
Production Design
- John Ivo Gilles
Costume Design
- Heidi Freundlich Gilles (as Heidi Freundlich-Gilles)
Makeup Department
- Marietta Carter-Narcisse: Hair Assistant (as Marietta Carter)
- Marietta Carter-Narcisse: Makeup Assistant (as Marietta Carter)
- Robin Siegel: Hair Stylist
- Robin Siegel: Makeup Artist
Distribution Information
The drama, under the WonderWorks Family Movie tag, came to television in 1987 and was released on VHS in 1992 .
- Runtime: 61 min
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Color: Color
Awards
The movie was nominated by the Young Artist Awards in 1988 as "Best Television Family Special, Movie of the Week or Variety Show" and Miguel Alamo was nominated for "Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Drama Special, Movie of the Week or Variety Show".