The Right Connections

The Right Connections
Screenplay by	Paul Bernbaum
Directed by	Chuck Vinson
Starring	M.C. Hammer Elizabeth Hart Brian Hart Emily Hart Alexandra Hart-Gilliams Belinda Metz Meshach Taylor Melissa Joan Hart
Composer	Michael Colombier
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Paula Hart Paul Bernbaum
Editor	Christopher Ellis
Running time	95 minutes
Production companies	Once and Future Films Shaken, Not Stirred Productions Hartbreak Films Viacom Productions
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	August 15, 1997 (1997-08-15)

The Right Connections is a 1997 American television film directed by Chuck Vinson and starring Melissa Joan Hart and her four real life siblings.[1] The film premiered on August 15, 1997 on Showtime.

Plot

A rap singer helps four siblings form a singing group to win a talent contest in order to raise money to help pay their mother's tax bill.

Cast

• M.C. Hammer as Kendrick Bragg
• Melissa Joan Hart as Melanie Cambridge
• Elizabeth Hart as Jamie Tompkins
• Brian Hart as Chase Tompkins
• Emily Hart as Marnie Tompkins
• Alexandra Hart-Gilliams as Kaila Tompkins
• Belinda Metz as Gail Tompkins, the widowed mother of Jamie, Chase, Marnie & Kaila
• Meshach Taylor as Lionel Clark
• Scott Vickaryous as Eric Landau

References

1. TV Guide. August 9–15, 1997. p. 215.