Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars
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Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars is a 2010 Canadian/American television film starring Jennifer Stone
which premiered on March 26, 2010, on Disney Channel
. It is the second film adaptation of the book, Harriet the Spy
, by Louise Fitzhugh
, after the 1996 Harriet the Spy
film that starred Michelle Trachtenberg
as Harriet. The film was produced by 9 Story Entertainment
.
The film centers around Harriet, who now is a teenager. Jennifer Stone told Popstar magazine that "We're basing it off the charm of the first book. They aged Harriet up to 16, and it still deals with mean girls, except it matures that a little. It's a bit more of mean girls having to do with gossip and heartthrobs and all that. The first book was written in the 60's so we're trying to bring it up to 2010. We're putting our own spin on it."
It is the first Disney Channel film since 1997 that was not promoted as an "Original Movie" and the first released through 9 Story Entertainment and was co-produced in association with Disney Channel and Canadian pay TV channels Movie Central
and The Movie Network
. However, according to the Disney Channel website, the film is listed as a Disney Channel Original Movie.
) crosses paths with popular student, Marion Hawthorne (Vanessa Morgan
), as the two girls compete to become the official blogger of their high school class. After Marion has already started blogging, Harriet is at the edge. Harriet sets her sights on a big pop star, Skander Hill (Wesley Morgan
), who is in town starring in a movie, Spy Teen 2: The Sequel, that her father, Roger Welsh (Doug Murray
), is producing. However, Vi Welsh (Shauna MacDonald
) claims Harriet has a crush on Skander. Despite her disdain for the star of the film, Harriet starts blogging about Skander Hill and stalks him. First, she goes to stalk him by doing a little Father/Daughter visit together, but Skander has an outburst and Harriet is forced off of the set.
When Harriet goes back, she finds Skander arguing with other producers of the movie, and freaks out, and has a fit. When switching shirts, Harriet notices a birth-mark on him and takes a picture, also stealing a water bottle. It only makes the other students love him more. Marion and her friends invite Harriet over, and watch "Spy Teen". She lies and runs downstairs to talk to Skander. Unfortunately, it's really Sport! Along with that, the posse gets excited, but Marion's still suspicious.
The next time Harriet goes there, she disguises herself as a maid, and she steals a document signed by Skander, but Skander notices her, and she runs away. She shows Marion the signature, but Marion claims it's a forgery. Skander spots Harriet stalking him and follows her to Janie's house. Meanwhile, Harriet's friends decide to cut off their friendship with Harriet because she is too obsessed with Skander. While leaving, she bumps into a chemical made by her Eco-Friend, and makes a loud noise and shake, which Skander deduces as someone trying to blow him up.
Back at the set, Skander accidentally starts a food fight
, which Harriet tries to record, but notices her father, and does not record out of consciousness. When she follows her nanny Golly, she deduces she has a boyfriend, after a long argument, they figure out that she is leaving, bringing a major outburst throughout the family. Marion asks Harriet for real proof. Harriet goes back to the set, and is put in as an extra, and later Skander comes up to her and devotes his anger to her, while she was recording.
Soon after, she puts the rant on her blog, which Marion puts on the web. Skander quits the movie because he realizes Rodger's daughter is the spy. Harriet soon gets back with her friends, and Sport makes a basket. Harriet gives Skander a deep heartfelt apology, but Skander still quits, because he wanted her to stop her blog, but Roger would not allow as he believes Harriet is an avid writer. Until he realizes he gets a major role in another movie; he then goes back, hugs Harriet and kisses her on the cheek, and rejoins the movie, returning everything into normal.
Harriet gets the blog (Marion loses because she violated the rules to publicize Skander's rant), and at the end, it shows magazines showing a possible relationship between Skander and Harriet.
Jennifer Stone
Jennifer Lindsay Stone is an American actress best known for playing Harper Finkle on the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place and Harriet Welsh in the Disney Channel film Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars.-Life:...
which premiered on March 26, 2010, on Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
. It is the second film adaptation of the book, Harriet the Spy
Harriet the Spy
Harriet the Spy is a children's novel by Louise Fitzhugh published in 1964. It won the Sequoyah Book Award and the New York Times Outstanding Book Award in 1964.-Plot summary:...
, by Louise Fitzhugh
Louise Fitzhugh
Louise Fitzhugh was an American author and illustrator of young adult and children's literature.Her work includes Harriet the Spy, its sequels The Long Secret and Sport, and Nobody's Family is Going to Change.-Early life:Born in Memphis, Tennessee, she soon experienced her parents' divorce, from...
, after the 1996 Harriet the Spy
Harriet the Spy (film)
Harriet the Spy is a 1996 comedy-drama and mystery film adaptation of the 1964 novel of the same name by Louise Fitzhugh, and starring Michelle Trachtenberg as the title character....
film that starred Michelle Trachtenberg
Michelle Trachtenberg
Michelle Christine Trachtenberg is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Dawn Summers in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and as Georgina Sparks in Gossip Girl...
as Harriet. The film was produced by 9 Story Entertainment
9 Story Entertainment
9 Story Entertainment is a Canadian animation studio founded in 2002. It produced the third and fourth season of Max and Ruby, Almost Naked Animals, Wild Kratts, Best Ed, the 5th season of Jacob Two-Two, Peep and the Big Wide World, the first 7 episodes of Pound Puppies, Wibbly Pig, and Arthur,...
.
The film centers around Harriet, who now is a teenager. Jennifer Stone told Popstar magazine that "We're basing it off the charm of the first book. They aged Harriet up to 16, and it still deals with mean girls, except it matures that a little. It's a bit more of mean girls having to do with gossip and heartthrobs and all that. The first book was written in the 60's so we're trying to bring it up to 2010. We're putting our own spin on it."
It is the first Disney Channel film since 1997 that was not promoted as an "Original Movie" and the first released through 9 Story Entertainment and was co-produced in association with Disney Channel and Canadian pay TV channels Movie Central
Movie Central
Movie Central is a Canadian English language Category A premium television service. Movie Central is designated to operate west of the Ontario-Manitoba border, including the territories...
and The Movie Network
The Movie Network
The Movie Network is a Canadian English language Category A premium television service, owned by Astral Media. The service is licensed to operate east of the Ontario-Manitoba border, excluding the territories...
. However, according to the Disney Channel website, the film is listed as a Disney Channel Original Movie.
Plot
Young spy Harriet M. Welsh (Jennifer StoneJennifer Stone
Jennifer Lindsay Stone is an American actress best known for playing Harper Finkle on the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place and Harriet Welsh in the Disney Channel film Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars.-Life:...
) crosses paths with popular student, Marion Hawthorne (Vanessa Morgan
Vanessa Morgan
-External links:...
), as the two girls compete to become the official blogger of their high school class. After Marion has already started blogging, Harriet is at the edge. Harriet sets her sights on a big pop star, Skander Hill (Wesley Morgan
Wesley Morgan
Wesley Francis Morgan is a Canadian actor and model, known for the role of Skander Hill on Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars, the recurring role of Sam on Degrassi: The Next Generation and Prom King Josh in The Rocker.-Career:...
), who is in town starring in a movie, Spy Teen 2: The Sequel, that her father, Roger Welsh (Doug Murray
Doug Murray
Douglas Murray is a Swedish ice hockey player, currently playing defence for the San Jose Sharks in the NHL. He was drafted in the 8th round, 241st overall by the Sharks in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.-Playing career:...
), is producing. However, Vi Welsh (Shauna MacDonald
Shauna MacDonald
Shauna MacDonald is a Canadian television and film actress and radio announcer.-Life and career:MacDonald was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. She graduated from Dr...
) claims Harriet has a crush on Skander. Despite her disdain for the star of the film, Harriet starts blogging about Skander Hill and stalks him. First, she goes to stalk him by doing a little Father/Daughter visit together, but Skander has an outburst and Harriet is forced off of the set.
When Harriet goes back, she finds Skander arguing with other producers of the movie, and freaks out, and has a fit. When switching shirts, Harriet notices a birth-mark on him and takes a picture, also stealing a water bottle. It only makes the other students love him more. Marion and her friends invite Harriet over, and watch "Spy Teen". She lies and runs downstairs to talk to Skander. Unfortunately, it's really Sport! Along with that, the posse gets excited, but Marion's still suspicious.
The next time Harriet goes there, she disguises herself as a maid, and she steals a document signed by Skander, but Skander notices her, and she runs away. She shows Marion the signature, but Marion claims it's a forgery. Skander spots Harriet stalking him and follows her to Janie's house. Meanwhile, Harriet's friends decide to cut off their friendship with Harriet because she is too obsessed with Skander. While leaving, she bumps into a chemical made by her Eco-Friend, and makes a loud noise and shake, which Skander deduces as someone trying to blow him up.
Back at the set, Skander accidentally starts a food fight
Food fight
A food fight is a form of chaotic collective behavior, in which food is thrown at others in the manner of projectiles. These projectiles are not made to harm or damage others, but to simply ignite a fight filled with spontaneous food throwing. Food fights may be impromptu examples of rebellion or...
, which Harriet tries to record, but notices her father, and does not record out of consciousness. When she follows her nanny Golly, she deduces she has a boyfriend, after a long argument, they figure out that she is leaving, bringing a major outburst throughout the family. Marion asks Harriet for real proof. Harriet goes back to the set, and is put in as an extra, and later Skander comes up to her and devotes his anger to her, while she was recording.
Soon after, she puts the rant on her blog, which Marion puts on the web. Skander quits the movie because he realizes Rodger's daughter is the spy. Harriet soon gets back with her friends, and Sport makes a basket. Harriet gives Skander a deep heartfelt apology, but Skander still quits, because he wanted her to stop her blog, but Roger would not allow as he believes Harriet is an avid writer. Until he realizes he gets a major role in another movie; he then goes back, hugs Harriet and kisses her on the cheek, and rejoins the movie, returning everything into normal.
Harriet gets the blog (Marion loses because she violated the rules to publicize Skander's rant), and at the end, it shows magazines showing a possible relationship between Skander and Harriet.
Cast
- Jennifer StoneJennifer StoneJennifer Lindsay Stone is an American actress best known for playing Harper Finkle on the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place and Harriet Welsh in the Disney Channel film Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars.-Life:...
as Harriet Welsh - Jayne EastwoodJayne EastwoodJayne Eastwood , also credited as Jane Easton or Jane Eastwood, is a Canadian actress most famous for appearing in the 2002 film Chicago. She was one of the original cast members of the Toronto branch of The Second City, and was a semi-regular on SCTV...
as Stella Ellson - Wesley MorganWesley MorganWesley Francis Morgan is a Canadian actor and model, known for the role of Skander Hill on Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars, the recurring role of Sam on Degrassi: The Next Generation and Prom King Josh in The Rocker.-Career:...
as Skander Hill - Vanessa MorganVanessa Morgan-External links:...
as Marion Hawthorne - Alexander ContiAlexander ContiAlexander Biagio Contini, born 1 September 1993, is a Canadian actor. Alex has worked in film and television since the age of six.-Early life:Conti was born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada of Italian and Brazilian heritage....
as Simon "Sport" Rocque - Doug MurrayDoug MurrayDouglas Murray is a Swedish ice hockey player, currently playing defence for the San Jose Sharks in the NHL. He was drafted in the 8th round, 241st overall by the Sharks in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.-Playing career:...
as Roger Welsch - Melinda ShankarMelinda ShankarMelinda Shankar is a Canadian actress who is best known for playing Alli Bhandari beginning in season 8 of Degrassi: The Next Generation...
as Janie Gibbs - Kristin Booth as Catherine Golly
- Kiana Madeira as Rachael Hennessy
- Aislinn PaulAislinn PaulAislinn Paul is a Canadian actress, best known for her role in Degrassi: The Next Generation as Clare Edwards, the younger sister of Darcy Edwards.-Career:...
as Beth Ellen - Shauna MacDonaldShauna MacDonaldShauna MacDonald is a Canadian television and film actress and radio announcer.-Life and career:MacDonald was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. She graduated from Dr...
as Violetta Welsch - Ann Turnball as Candy Finch
- Kristi AngusKristi AngusKristi Angus is a Canadian actress who has appeared as a guest star in episodic roles in TV series, such as The Twilight Zone, Earth: Final Conflict, Total Recall 2070 or Instant Star...
as Tiffany St. John - Adam Chuckryk as Preston St. John
- Danny SmithDanny SmithDanny Smith may refer to:*Danny Smith , American football coach for the Washington Redskins*Danny Smith , Canadian-born actor and musician...
as Tim James - Peter MooneyPeter Mooney-Private life:Mooney was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal, Quebec , and now resides in Toronto, Ontario.-Career:...
as Lazaar James - Martin RoachMartin RoachMartin Jamie Roach is a Canadian actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles on Aaron Stone as T. Abner Hall and in the films Cube Zero, Diary of the Dead, and The Lookout.-Filmography:* Producing Parker as Dr...
as Alfred Cooper - Craig BrownCraig BrownCraig Brown may refer to:* Craig Brown , football player and manager* Craig Brown , British critic and satirist* Craig Brown , American curler...
as Steven James - Madison Cipparone as Poppy Malone
Music
- "Summer GirlSummer Girl (song)"Summer Girl" is the debut single by Canadian pop band Stereos from their self-titled debut album. It was the song they performed on MuchMusic's disBAND reality show, which led them to being signed by Universal Canada. It was released as a single in 2009. The song is about meeting a girl and...
" – StereosStereosStereos are a Juno nominated pop band from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, formed in 2008. They are known mainly for their musical style, which fuses aspects of hip hop and pop to form their primary style including. Their first act that had them recognized was appearing on the MuchMusic original series,... - "You and Me"- Justin Blais
- "Time to Win" – Down With WebsterDown with WebsterDown with Webster, or DWW, is a 7-man Canadian rap rock band from The Beaches area of Toronto, Ontario who signed with Universal Motown in April 2009. During live shows the band occasionally uses a 3-piece horn section....
International releases
| Country | Network(s) | Premiere | Title in Country |
|---|---|---|---|
 Canada |
The Movie Network The Movie Network The Movie Network is a Canadian English language Category A premium television service, owned by Astral Media. The service is licensed to operate east of the Ontario-Manitoba border, excluding the territories... |
March 19, 2010 | Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars |
 United States |
Disney Channel Disney Channel Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in... |
March 26, 2010 | |
 Australia |
Disney Channel Australia | June 19, 2010 | |
 New Zealand |
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 Argentina |
Disney Channel Latin America Disney Channel Latin America Disney Channel Latin America is an cable television channel and is an edition of The Walt Disney Company-owned Disney Channel, broadcasting to Latin America and the Caribbean. It is broadcast in five feeds, North Zone, Center Zone, South Zone,and the Pacific Zone... |
June 27, 2010 | Harriet la Espía: Guerra de Blogs |
 Mexico |
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 Chile |
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 Venezuela |
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 Brazil |
Harriet a Espiã: Guerra de Blogs | ||
 Germany |
Disney Channel Germany Disney Channel (Germany) Disney Channel Germany, Austria & Switzerland is a German cable television network. It launched on October 16, 1999.- Shows & Films on Disney Channel:*Blue's Clues*JoJo's Circus*Almost Naked Animals*Regular Show*Higglytown Heroes*Fraggle Rock... |
July 9, 2010 | Harriet: Spionage aller Art |
 Austria |
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 United Kingdom |
Disney Channel UK & Ireland | July 23, 2010 | Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars |
 Republic of Ireland |
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 Spain |
Disney Channel Spain Disney Channel Spain Disney Channel Spain is a free-to-air television channel and is an edition of the The Walt Disney Company-owned Disney Channel, broadcasting in Spain. It is marketed to mostly children; however, in recent years the diversity of viewers has increased with an older audience. It is owned by Disney-ABC... |
July 24, 2010 | Harriet La Espia: Guerras del Blog |
 Russia |
Disney Channel Russia | October 6, 2010 | Шпионка Хэриэт: Война блогов |
 Israel |
Disney Channel Israel | October 7, 2010 | הארייט ומלחמת הבלוגים |
 Italy |
Disney Channel Italy | October 22, 2010 | Harriet the Spy |
 Early Modern France |
Disney Channel France | October 27, 2010 | Harriet L'espionne : La Guerre Des Blogs |
 Netherlands |
Disney Channel (Netherlands/Flanders) | October 22, 2010 | Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars |
 Belgium |
December 24, 2010 | ||
 Poland |
Disney Channel Poland Disney Channel Poland For the Disney Channel in other countries, see Disney Channel . For the original Disney Channel, see Disney Channel USA.Disney Channel Poland is an edition of the The Walt Disney Company-owned Disney Channel broadcasting to Poland... |
December 18, 2010 | Harriet szpieguje: Wojna blogów |
 Kingdom of Romania |
Disney Channel Romania Disney Channel Romania Disney Channel Romania is a Romanian language children's television channel that broadcasts in Romania and Moldova since September 19, 2009, after replacing Jetix .... |
December 18, 2010 | Harriet Spioana: Războiul Blogurilor |
 Hungary |
Disney Channel Hungary | December 18, 2010 | Harriet A Kém : Blog háború |
 Czech Republic |
Disney Channel Czech | December 18, 2010 | Válka blogerek |
 Slovakia |
Disney Channel Czech | December 18, 2010 | Válka blogerek |
 Kingdom of Bulgaria |
Disney Channel Bulgaria Disney Channel Bulgaria Disney Channel is a Bulgarian language children's television channel that began broadcasting on September 19, 2009 , after replacing Jetix CEE... |
December 18, 2010. | Хариет Шпионина: блог Войни |
 Arab WorldArab world The Arab world refers to Arabic-speaking states, territories and populations in North Africa, Western Asia and elsewhere.The standard definition of the Arab world comprises the 22 states and territories of the Arab League stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the... |
Disney Channel Middle East Disney Channel Middle East Disney Channel Middle East is an edition of the The Walt Disney Company-owned Disney Channel broadcasting to the Middle East, North Africa as well as Pakistan and Maldives with exceptions of Iraq, Libya, and Syria... |
December, 2010 | Harriet the Spy(as a part of holiday special) |
 Greece |
Disney Channel Greece Disney Channel Greece Disney Channel launched on November 7, 2009 and is available to the subscribers of Conn-x TV and Nova Greece in Greece and in Cyprus it is available in Cytavision, Cablenet and Nova Cyprus.... |
December 25, 2010 | Xάρριετ η Κατάσκοπος: Πόλεμος στο Διαδίκτυο Blog Wars (as a part of christmas holiday special) |
 Turkey |
Disney Channel Türkiye | December 25, 2010 | Ajan Herriet Günlük Savaşları (as a part of christmas holiday special) |