Felicity: An American Girl Adventure

Felicity: An American Girl Adventure is an American Girl Movie based on the character Felicity Merriman and her stories.

Cast

 * Shailene Woodley as Felicity Merriman
 * Kevin Zegers as Benjamin Davidson
 * David Gardner as Grandfather
 * John Schneider as Edward Merriman
 * Marcia Gay Harden as Martha Merriman
 * Robinne Fanfair as Rose
 * Rothaford Gray as Marcus
 * Lynne Griffin as Lady Templeton
 * Katie Henney as Elizabeth Cole
 * Juliet Holland-Rose as Annabelle Cole
 * Géza Kovács as Jiggy Nye
 * Eulala Scheel as Nan Merriman
 * Janine Theriault as Miss Manderly

Movie/Book Differences

 * In the movie Felicity first meets Elizabeth and Annabelle at Merriman's Store, as opposed to Miss Manderly's home in Felicity Learns a Lesson.
 * In Felicity Learns a Lesson, Felicity begins attending Miss Manderly's lessons around autumn 1774. In the movie Felicity begins her lessons shortly after her tenth birthday in 1775.
 * Felicity receives her Riding Habit from Grandfather himself in the movie when the Merrimans arrive at King's Creek. Mother gives Felicity the Travel Trunk containing the outfit following Grandfather's death in Changes for Felicity.

Television Release
The movie premiered on November 29, 2005, on the WB channel.

DVD Release
The DVD was released on December 6, 2005. Early editions came with a horse-and-foal bracelet.

A second early edition of the movie could also be ordered with a copy of Meet Felicity and a Felicity Mini Doll.

Items Associated With the Movie

 * Felicity Merriman (doll)
 * Elizabeth Cole (doll)
 * Felicity's Tea Lesson Gown
 * Elizabeth's Tea Lesson Gown
 * Elizabeth's Holiday Gown

Trivia

 * In Felicity's illustrations, Elizabeth originally had brown hair and eyes. After the movie, the doll was made into a blond with blue eyes and the original illustrations were edited so that there were no discrepancies. One theory is that the doll was changed because Katie Henney is blond; the official position from American Girl is that this was to distinguish between her and Felicity.
 * At the Ball, Felicity and Elizabeth dance to Mozart's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik". This was composed in 1787.
 * Christmas carolers are shown singing "Deck the Halls". The English language version of that carol ("Nos Galen", a New Year's song from Wales) did not appear until the 1880s.

Links

 * IMDb page
 * Official site @ AmericanGirl.com