The Right Connections is a 1997 television film directed by

Chuck Vinson Chuck Rallen Vinson (born July 14, 1956, in Elkhart, Indiana) is an American television director and producer. Career Vinson began his career as a stage manager on the sitcom ''Detective School'',

and starring

Melissa Joan Hart Melissa Joan Hart (born April 18, 1976) is an American actress, producer, and director. She had starring roles as the title characters in the sitcoms ''Clarissa Explains It All'' (1991–1994), ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' (1996–2003), and ''M ...

and her four real life siblings.

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 *

as Melanie Cambridge *Elizabeth Hart as Jamie Tompkins *Brian Hart as Chase Tompkins *

Emily Hart Emily Anne Hart is an American former actress. She is the younger sister of actress Melissa Joan Hart and is best known for her roles as Sabrina Spellman in ''Sabrina: The Animated Series'' and Amanda Wiccan in ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 ...

as Marnie Tompkins *Alexandra Hart-Gilliams as Kaila Tompkins *

Belinda Metz Belinda Metz (born January 4, 1960) is a Canadian solo recording artist from the early to mid-1980s who has since gone into acting. She also has credits as a choreographer and songwriter. Biography In 1982 Metz released an independent album, ' ...

as Gail Tompkins, the widowed mother of Jamie, Chase, Marnie & Kaila *

Meshach Taylor Meshach Taylor (; April 11, 1947 – June 28, 2014) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Anthony Bouvier on the CBS sitcom ''Designing Women'' (1986–93), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstan ...

as Lionel Clark *

Scott Vickaryous Scott may refer to: Places Canada * Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec * Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380 * Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Sask ...

as Eric Landau

References

1997 films Showtime (TV network) films 1997 television films Films directed by Chuck Vinson 1990s English-language films {{US-tv-film-stub