Catch a Falling Star (2000) (TV)

Director:

Bob Clark

Writers:

Josh Goldstein (screenplay)
Josh Goldstein (story)
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Release Date:

5 March 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Sydney Clarke is a spoiled famous actress who is shooting a film when she suddenly gets angry and storms off...

Plot Keywords:

Actress | Waitress | Steel Mill | Small Town | Bowling Alley

Cast

Sela Ward	...	Sydney Clarke, aka Cheryl Belson
Rebecca Jenkins	...	Joyce McMurphy
Andrew Jackson	...	Ryan Steele
Jane Curtin	...	Fran
John Slattery	...	Ben Cameron
Carlo Rota	...	Harry Goldberg
Vince Corazza	...	Pete Cameron (as Vincent Corazza)
Nigel Bennett	...	Carter Hale
Rhonda McLean	...	CeeCee Cameron
Cliff Saunders	...	Otis
Kathryn MacLellan	...	Brenda
Karl Pruner	...	Dick Baker
Dave Nichols	...	Richard
Brock Ward	...	Walter
Leslie Carlson	...	Man at Station
Susan Quinn	...	Make-up Girl (as Susan Dalton)
Melanie Nicholls-King	...	Ginger
Mark Graham	...	Victor
Patricia Zentilli	...	Allison Hampton
Leslie Graham	...	Sydney's Stand-In
Billy Khoury	...	George
Sally Holst	...	Fan
John Allen McLean	...	Puck
Brandon McCarvell	...	Child Actor
Leo Jessome	...	Passerby
Brian Jamieson	...	Kirby
John Harold Cail	...	Man at Nurse Station
Sherry Devanney	...	Sydney's Assistant (as Cherie Devanney)
Andrew MacVicar	...	Jimmy Baker
Martha Irving	...	Otis' Wife
Jon K. Loverin	...	Sweeney
Mark A. Owen	...	Beefy Worker (as Mark Owen)
Carroll Godsman	...	Sweeney's Wife

Directed by
Bob Clark

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Josh Goldstein		screenplay
Josh Goldstein		story
Paul Eric Myers
Jonathan Prince		screenplay
Jonathan Prince		story

Produced by
Carole Bloom	....	executive producer
Tracey Dodokin	....	producer
David McLeod	....	producer
Sandie Pereira	....	line producer
Judy Ranan	....	supervising producer
Joseph Singer	....	producer
Sela Ward	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Mark Pont
Paul Zaza

Cinematography by
Miklós Lente

Film Editing by
Stan Cole

Casting by
Tina Gerussi
Amy Lippens

Production Design by
Wendy Morrow

Set Decoration by
Tom Alway

Costume Design by
Mary E. McLeod

Production Management
Kimberly A. Dickens	....	production manager: second unit
Lisa Kalushner	....	post-production supervisor
Sandie Pereira	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ricky Friedman	....	first assistant director (as Richard Friedman)
Louise Renault	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Teresita Doucet	....	property master
Laura MacNutt	....	assistant art director
Terry Quennell	....	draftsman
Gabriele Schnutgen	....	head scenic artist
Chris Sibley-Hale	....	stand-by carpenter

Sound Department
Sylvain Arseneault	....	boom operator
Marc H. Beaulieu	....	sound
Paul Shikata	....	sound effects editor
Orest Sushko	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Gary Coates	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Randy Boliver	....	stunt coordinator
Sandra Cole	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert J. Petrie	....	gaffer
Jordan Schella	....	electrician
Lawrence Willett	....	electrician

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jennifer Ellis	....	costume set supervisor
Constance Moerman	....	costumer

Editorial Department
David Crozier	....	assistant editor
Ed Ham	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Peter Breiner	....	conductor

Transportation Department
Helen Taylor	....	driver

Other crew
Khalid Banoujaafar	....	location manager
Mohamed Benhmamane	....	location manager
Josée Brodeur	....	production accountant
Richard Colp	....	craft service
Lyne DuFort	....	assistant: Mr. Clark
Leslie Graham	....	stand-in
Phil Hatcher	....	production assistant
Tracey Hatcher	....	assistant production coordinator
Kurt Miles Joudrey	....	production assistant
Lisa Shamata	....	unit publicist
Jasan Sherman	....	location manager
Kim Stewart	....	production secretary
Darren Winter	....	security coordinator
Chris Brown	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Alliance Atlantis Communications
• Citadel Entertainment
• South Shore Films

Distributors

• Alliance Atlantis Communications (Canada)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2000) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• MCA/Universal Pictures

Other Companies

• Casablanca Sound and Picture  post-production services
• Production Services Atlanta  camera equipment
• Production Services Atlanta  lighting equipment

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Runtime:

Spain:97 min | USA:120 min (including commercials)

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada

Company:

Alliance Atlantis Communications

Trivia:

The Candlestick Pins, that were in the movie are one of three different bowling games in Canada using the smaller bowling bowls. The other games are 5 Pins and Duck Pins.

Movie Connections:

Features Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story (1995) (TV)

"I have a splinter in my butt."

I just finished watching this painful Sunday film. My son was married on Saturday, and I was too tired to leave the couch and to click the remote. What a simple, predictable story. I never liked Sela Ward, who is one of the worst actors ever. Even a ton of red lipstick does not help. Anyone who knows mill workers, especially steel workers, sees the flaws in this. First of all, a steel town is not a charming, storybook place to live. Bowling, community theatre, a cozy dinner place at film's end were silly. In this economy Hollywood money would not save a dying industry! And the workers in line for splinter-in-the-butt removal and other such ailments -- dumb, dumb, dumb! Hiring her as a nurse in a steel mill where serious accidents DO happen was unreal and dangerous. And that white-haired, panty-waist Ben -- was that his name? What a crummy job acting! His supposed-to-be dynamic speeches and serious looks were hilarious, and Ward's portions were miserable. Near the end when the assortment of characters was-were speaking - ugh! How bad was that? And Fran -- horrible acting. What a way to end a perfect weekend. This destined for a tour of Lifetime film is awful so do not waste your time. It was not even sleep-inducing -- way more painful than "a splinter in the butt"! I cannot believe I actually wrote that stoopid word I never say. See what this did to me. Avoid this garbage.