''Disney's Noah'' is a 1998 television film directed by

Ken Kwapis Kenneth William Kwapis (born August 17, 1957) is an American film and television director, screenwriter, and author. He specialized in the single-camera sitcom in the 1990s and 2000s and has directed feature films such as '' Sesame Street Presen ...

. The movie premiered on October 11, 1998 as part of ''

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'' and stars

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as a modern-day jaded contractor who undergoes a remarkable transformation while building an ark like Noah's. It also stars

Wallace Shawn Wallace Michael Shawn (born November 12, 1943) is an American actor, playwright, and essayist. His film roles include Wally Shawn (a fictionalized version of himself) in '' My Dinner with Andre'' (1981), Vizzini in ''The Princess Bride'' (1987), ...

and

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Plot

In order to save his family and home town, contractor Norman Waters (

) is tasked by an

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named Zach (

) to rebuild

Noah's Ark Noah's Ark ( he, תיבת נח; Biblical Hebrew: ''Tevat Noaḥ'')The word "ark" in modern English comes from Old English ''aerca'', meaning a chest or box. (See Cresswell 2010, p.22) The Hebrew word for the vessel, ''teva'', occurs twice in ...

in 40 days to prepare for a great massive flood.

Cast

as Norman Waters *

as Zach *

as Angela *

Chris Marquette Chris Marquette (born October 3, 1984) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in such films as '' The Tic Code'', ''Freddy vs. Jason'', '' The Girl Next Door'', ''Just Friends'', ''Alpha Dog'' and '' Fanboys''. He is also known for his ...

as Daniel Waters * Jesse Moss as Levon Waters *

Michal Suchánek Michal Suchánek (born 27 October 1987) is a Canadian actor, born in the former Czechoslovakia. Biography Suchánek debuted in his first role in ''The Nutcracker''. His career accelerated after he signed with Evangelista in Vancouver, and he ...

as Benny Waters * Lloyd Berry as Noah * Kevin McNulty as Norman's boss *

Nicola Cavendish Nicola Cavendish (born 11 November 1952) is an English-born Canadian theatre and film actress. Early life Cavendish was born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England and brought up in British Columbia, Canada. She began her acting career in ...

as Penelope the restaurant owner * Paul Coeur as Ray the bribe taking Inspector * Jane McGregor as Kathy Simmons Levon's girlfriend * Joe Norman Shaw as Aris Norman's competitor * Jaia Talisman as Cute woman (as Anita Matthys) Aris’ girlfriend *

Melanie Merkosky Melanie Merkosky (born April 7, 1986) is a Canadian actress. She played Jennie in the Internet series lonelygirl15. Career Merkosky had parts on ''Runaway'', ''Slings and Arrows'', and '' American Pie Presents The Naked Mile''. In 2009, she sta ...

as Cheerleader #1 *

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as Telephone Girl #3 * Kyla Wise as Elevator Girl (as Kyla Anderson) * Linda Red Hawk: Yoga Teacher

Reception

In reviewing films influenced by the tale of

, Dan Craft of ''

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'' called ''Noah'' a "dire Disney Channel offering".

References

External links

* 1998 television films 1998 films Disney television films Films directed by Ken Kwapis Films scored by Van Dyke Parks 1998 comedy films Noah's Ark in film {{US-tv-film-stub