Actress JoBeth Williams directed this Showtime family feature starring The Sixth Sense's Mischa Barton for Barbra Streisand's Barwood Films. Barton is Frankie and Ingrid Uribe is Hazel, Frankie's neighbor and best friend. Frankie is an orphan who lives with her imperious grandmother, Phoebe (Joan Plowright), while Hazel lives with her father and older brother. Frankie's mother was a prima ballerina--killed in a car crash along with her father--and Frankie's been following in her toe shoes ever since. Although she's the best dancer in her class, she'd rather play baseball, whereas Hazel's a local activist who'd rather be mayor. The story strains credibility when 13-year-old Hazel runs for office against the middle-aged incumbent, but Frankie's goal is more understandable, and both actresses make their characters sympathetic and believable. It's as hard not to like them as it is not to root for them to succeed.
Unfortunately the movie Frankie & Hazel is not yet available on Paramount Plus.
| Directing | JoBeth Williams | Director |
| Writing | Elisa Guest | Writer |
| Writing | Jenny Bogart | Writer |
| Production | Barbra Streisand | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Mia Certic | Writer |
| Production | Cis Corman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sheila Hockin | Producer |
| Camera | David Geddes | Director of Photography |
| Production | Mary Guilfoyle | Line Producer |
| Editing | Mallory Gottlieb | Editor |
| Production | Sid Kozak | Casting |
| Production | Beth Klein | Casting |
| Art | Andrew Deskin | Production Design |
| Art | Kathryn Hatton | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cynthia Ann Summers | Costume Design |
| Art | Shannon Murphy | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Taylor Roberts | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Pachal | Hairstylist |
| Production | Rose Lam | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Crew | Scott J. Ateah | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Tony Lazarowich | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Ed Anders | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Laura Karpman | Original Music Composer |
