Noah
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Written by	Juliet Giglio Keith Giglio Charles F. Bohl
Directed by	Ken Kwapis
Starring	Tony Danza Wallace Shawn Jane Sibbett
Music by	Van Dyke Parks
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Steven North
Cinematography	Ron Orieux Brian Whittred
Running time	120 minutes
Production companies	Noah Productions Ltd. Walt Disney Television
Original release
Release	October 11, 1998 (1998-10-11)

Disney's Noah is a 1998 television film directed by Ken Kwapis.^[1] The movie premiered on October 11, 1998 as part of The Wonderful World of Disney and stars Tony Danza as a modern-day jaded contractor who undergoes a remarkable transformation while building an ark like Noah's. It also stars Wallace Shawn and Jane Sibbett.

Plot

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In order to save his family and home town, contractor Norman Waters (Tony Danza) is tasked by an angel named Zach (Wallace Shawn) to rebuild Noah's Ark in 40 days to prepare for a great massive flood.

Cast

Tony Danza as Norman Waters
Wallace Shawn as Zach
Jane Sibbett as Angela
Chris Marquette as Daniel Waters
Jesse Moss as Levon Waters
Michal Suchánek as Benny Waters
Lloyd Berry as Noah
Kevin McNulty as Norman's boss
Nicola Cavendish 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 as Cheerleader #1
Lisa Christie 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 Noah's Ark, Dan Craft of The Pantagraph called Noah a "dire Disney Channel offering".^[2]

References

External links

Films directed by Ken Kwapis

Films directed by Ken Kwapis
The Beniker Gang (1984) Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1985) Vibes (1988) He Said, She Said (1991) Dunston Checks In (1996) The Beautician and the Beast (1997) Noah (1998) Sexual Life (2004) The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) License to Wed (2007) He's Just Not That Into You (2009) Big Miracle (2012) A Walk in the Woods (2015)

Noah's Ark

Theology

Source	Genesis flood narrative in the Book of Genesis
Characters	Noah Shem Ham Japheth Wives aboard Noah's Ark
Related	Book of Noah Generations of Noah Gopher wood Noah's wine Seven Laws of Noah

Media

Television	Captain Noah and His Magical Ark (1967) "Noah's Ark" (1992) Noah's Island (1997) Noah's Ark (1999) VeggieTales: Noah's Ark (2015) The Ark (2015)
Film	Noah's Ark (1928) Father Noah's Ark (1933) The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) O Trapalhão na Arca de Noé (1983) La Biblia en pasta (1984) Angel's Egg (1985) Stowaways on the Ark (1988) Genesis: The Creation and the Flood (1994) Noah (1998) Fantasia 2000 (1999) Raining Cats and Frogs (2003) Noah's Ark (2007) Evan Almighty (2007) 40 Days and Nights (2012) Noah (2014) Ooops! Noah Is Gone... (2015) The Ark and the Aardvark (TBA)
Stage	The Flowering Peach (1954 play) Two by Two (1970 musical)
Opera	Il diluvio universale (1830) Le Déluge (1875) Noé (1885) Noye's Fludde (1958) The Flood (1962)
Paintings	Scenes from the Life of Noah (1436-1440) Noah's Ark (17th century) The Return of the Dove to the Ark (1851) After the Deluge (1891)
Songs	Die Sintflut "The Unicorn" (1968) "Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo" (1970) "The Prophet's Song" (1975) "Animals" (1980) "Forever Not Yours" (2002)
Games	Noah's Ark (1992) Super 3D Noah's Ark (1994)
Literature	Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake (1948) The Moon in the Cloud (1969) Noah's Ark (1977) Not Wanted on the Voyage (1984) Noah's Brother (1985) Many Waters (1986) Noah's Ark (2002) Not the End of the World (2004)

Other cultures

Science