The Right Connections is a 1997 American 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. She had starring roles as the title characters in the sitcoms ''Clarissa Explains It All'' (1991–1994), ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series), Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' (1 ...

and her four real life siblings. The film premiered on August 15, 1997 on

Showtime Showtime or Show Time may refer to: Film * ''Showtime'' (film), a 2002 American action/comedy film * ''Showtime'' (video), a 1995 live concert video by Blur Television Networks and channels * Showtime Networks, a division of Paramount Global w ...

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 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. Early life Metz was born in Edmonton, Alberta to Harry a ...

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, widely 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 Outstandin ...

as Lionel Clark * Scott Vickaryous 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