Lots of Luck

This article is about the 1985 made-for-television film. For the 1973 sitcom, see Lotsa Luck.

Lots of Luck
Genre	Comedy Family
Written by	Deborah Cavanaugh Eric Loeb
Directed by	Peter Baldwin
Starring	Martin Mull Annette Funicello Fred Willard Polly Holliday
Music by	William Goldstein
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	John D. Backe Philip D. Fehrle
Producer	Shirley J. Eaton
Production location	Los Angeles
Cinematography	Reed Smoot
Editor	Mark Melnick
Running time	88 minutes
Production company	Walt Disney Television
Original release
Network	Disney Channel
Release	February 3, 1985 (1985-02-03)

Lots of Luck is a 1985 American made-for-television comedy film produced by Walt Disney Television starring Martin Mull and Annette Funicello, directed by Peter Baldwin. The film originally aired February 3, 1985, on the Disney Channel.

It was Funicello's first film for Disney since The Monkey's Uncle (1965). ^[1]

Plot

The film focuses on a blue-collar family who wins the lottery. Their lives are changed forever, sometimes for the good, sometimes for the bad. ^[2]

Cast

• Martin Mull as Frank Maris
• Annette Funicello as Julie Maris
• Fred Willard as A.J. Foley
• Polly Holliday as Lucille
• Mia Dillon as Jessie Foley
• Tracey Gold as Cindy Maris
• Jeremy Licht as David Maris
• Christina Nigra as Trish Maris
• Lonnie Burr as Sid

Home media

Lots of Luck was released on VHS by Walt Disney Home Video in early 1986 as part of "Annette Month", a promotion featuring five films starring Annette Funicello. ^[3]

References

1. Funicello, Annette; Bashe, Patricia Romanowski (1994). A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: My Story . Hyperion. p.  183. ISBN   978-0-7868-6020-3 – via Archive.org.
2. "Lots of Luck (1985)". The New York Times . Archived from the original on October 22, 2012.
3. "Newsline". Billboard . Vol. 98, no. 6. February 8, 1986. p. 46 – via Google Books.

External links

• Lots of Luck at IMDb