Come On, Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story is a 1999 American made-for-television biographical film about the 1970–1974 television series The Partridge Family, focusing on star David Cassidy and co-star Danny Bonaduce through the four years the show was on. Directed by David Burton Morris and written by Jacqueline Feather, the 90-minute film premiered on November 13, 1999 at 8:00pm on ABC.[1]
| Come On Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story | |
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| Written by | Jon Denny Jacqueline Feather David Seidler |
| Directed by | David Burton Morris |
| Starring | Shawn Pyfrom Rodney Scott Eve Gordon William Russ Roxanne Hart |
| Narrated by | Danny Bonaduce |
| Music by | Steve Tyrell |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Randy Robinson Jon Denny |
| Producer | Timothy Marx |
| Cinematography | Shelly Johnson |
| Editor | Michael Murphy |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Production companies | Columbia TriStar Television Randwell Productions |
| Distributor | ABC |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | November 13, 1999 (1999-11-13) |
The story is told from the viewpoint of Danny Bonaduce, narrated by Bonaduce himself and played on-screen by a pre-Desperate Housewives Shawn Pyfrom. Upon landing the coveted role of Danny Partridge, young Bonaduce must contend with the jealousy of his abusive father Joseph (William Russ); all the while, Danny is a sidelines observer of the effect that overnight stardom has on his co-worker David Cassidy (Rodney Scott), who despises all the idolatry and yearns for a normal life.
The film recounts the surrogate son-surrogate father relationship between Danny and actor Dave Madden (Michael Chieffo), who was genuinely fond of his younger costars despite the kid-hating irascibility of his "Reuben Kincaid" character.
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