Daniel and the Towers

Daniel and the Towers

61 mins | Drama, Family, TV Movie | April 18, 1987

The story of Simon Rodia, the real-life artist who spent 30 years constructing Los Angeles' Watts Towers, a monument to Christopher Columbus, and his fictional relationship with Daniel, a young boy.

Daniel and the Towers

61 mins | Drama, Family, TV Movie | April 18, 1987

Daniel and the Towers
The story of Simon Rodia, the real-life artist who spent 30 years constructing Los Angeles' Watts Towers, a monument to Christopher Columbus, and his fictional relationship with Daniel, a young boy.
Producers WonderWorks, Taper Media Enterprises
Original title Daniel and the Towers
Directors Paul Schneider
Writers Anton Kline, Stephen Tolkin, Camille Thomasson, Jessie Nelson

Cast

Miguel Alamo

as Daniel Guerra

Shawn Harrison

as Sean

Jimmy Yung

as Liko

Allan Arbus

as Simon 'Sam' Rodia

Montrose Hagins

as Hellen Littlefield

Carmen Zapata

as Consuelo Guerra

Beulah Quo

as Lynn Chow

Michael McKean

as Wexler Hatch

Liam Sullivan

as Commissioner

Janice McElroy

as Miss Williams

Mary Lowitt

as Customer at Store

Steven Camarillo

as Rude Vacho 1

Telly Bilbrew

as Rude Vacho 2

Anthony James Guttierrez

as Rude Vacho 3

John Outterbridge

as Postman

Tom Noble

as Commissioner's Assistant