Daniel and The Towers is a Made-for-TV movie featuring the famous folk art

Folk art

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 masterpiece, the Watts Towers

Watts Towers

The Watts Towers or Towers of Simon Rodia in the Watts district of Los Angeles, California, is a collection of 17 interconnected structures, two of which reach heights of over 99 feet . The Towers were built by Italian immigrant construction worker Sabato Rodia in his spare time over a period of...

 (located in the Watts

Watts, Los Angeles, California

Watts is a mostly residential neighborhood in South Los Angeles, California.-History:The area now known as Watts is located on the Rancho La Tajauta Mexican land grant...

 neighborhood of Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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), and their creator Simon Rodia

Simon Rodia

Sabato "Simon" Rodia was an Italian-American architect. Rodia created the Watts Towers, one of the most famous landmarks in Los Angeles.-Biography:...

's friendship with a 10-year-old neighborhood boy.

The story itself, and the friendship it describes, are fiction; however, Simon Rodia

Simon Rodia

Sabato "Simon" Rodia was an Italian-American architect. Rodia created the Watts Towers, one of the most famous landmarks in Los Angeles.-Biography:...

 did build the towers. Some of the neighborhood situations that the movie portrays are factually based.

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The drama

Drama

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, under the WonderWorks

WonderWorks

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 Family Movie tag, came to television in 1987 and was released on VHS

VHS

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 in 1992 .

• Runtime: 61 min
• Country: USA
• Language: English
  English language
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• Color: Color
  Color
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Awards

The movie was nominated by the Young Artist Awards in 1988 as "Best Television Family Special, Movie of the Week or Variety Show" and Miguel Alamo was nominated for "Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Drama Special, Movie of the Week or Variety Show".

Cast

In Credits Order

Actor/Actress	Role(s)
Miguel Alamo	Daniel Guerra
Shawn Harrison Shawn Harrison Shawn Harrison is an American actor best known for having played Waldo Faldo on the sitcom Family Matters. He appeared on the ABC series from 1990-1996 as the dim-witted but lovable best friend to characters Eddie Winslow and Steve Urkel and he was also a chef in training on the show as...	Sean
Jimmy Yung	Liko
Allan Arbus Allan Arbus Allan Arbus is an American actor notable for his role as psychiatrist Dr. Sidney Freedman on the television series M*A*S*H.-Early life:...	Simon 'Sam' Rodia
Montrose Hagins Montrose Hagins Montrose Hagins is an African-American television actress. Hagins has starred and been a guest on popular shows such as: Seinfeld, Roc, 227, The Golden Girls, Sister, Sister, The Hughleys, The Jamie Foxx Show, What's Happening Now, The Sinbad Show, The Famous Jett Jackson...	Hellen Littlefield
Carmen Zapata Carmen Zapata Carmen Margarita Zapata is an American actress. Zapata was born in New York City to a Mexican father and an Argentine mother. She has been in over one hundred movies and shows, including Batman: The Animated Series, Married... with Children, Sister Act, and she was Carmen Castillo in Santa Barbara...	Consuelo Guerra
Beulah Quo	Lynn Chow
Michael McKean Michael McKean Michael John McKean is an American actor, comedian, writer, composer and musician, perhaps best known for his portrayal of Squiggy's friend, Leonard 'Lenny' Kosnowski, on the sitcom Laverne and Shirley; and for his work in the Christopher Guest ensemble films, particularly as David St...	Wexler Hatch
Liam Sullivan	Commissioner
Janice McElroy	Miss Williams
Mary Lowitt	Customer At Store
Steven Camarillo	Rude Vacho 1
Telly Bilbrew	Rude Vacho 2
Anthony James Guttierrez	Rude Vacho 3
John Outterbridge	Postman
Tom Noble	Commissioner's Assistant

Writers

In Alphabetical Order

• Anton Kline
• Jessie Nelson
• Camille Thomasson
• Stephen Tolkin

Producers

• Christopher Chase: Associate Producer
• Judith James: Producer (as Judith Rutherford James)
• Michael D. Pariser: Line Producer

Makeup Department

• Marietta Carter-Narcisse: Hair Assistant (as Marietta Carter)
• Marietta Carter-Narcisse: Makeup Assistant (as Marietta Carter)
• Robin Siegel: Hair Stylist
• Robin Siegel: Makeup Artist