Forget Me Never (1999)

Diane McGowin was employed as an administrative assistant for a group of attorneys in private practice. She found herself forgetting things, especially losing short term memory. She ... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Allan Ackerman

Writers:

H. Haden Yelin (story), Renee Longstreet (teleplay)

Stars:

Mia Farrow, Martin Sheen, Roberta Maxwell

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mia Farrow	...	Diane McGowin
Martin Sheen	...	Jack
Roberta Maxwell
Liisa Repo-Martell
Kris Holden-Ried	...	(as Kristen Holdenried)
Robert Bockstael
Colm Feore	...	Albert
Ingrid Veninger	...	Ginny
Kyra Harper	...	Paula
Patrick Chilvers	...	Rod Bowcroft
Sarah Stevens	...	Lisa
Maria Ricossa	...	Linda
John Lefebvre	...	Governor
R.D. Reid	...	Dr. Ellis
Angelo Tucci	...	Parking Attendant

Storyline

Diane McGowin was employed as an administrative assistant for a group of attorneys in private practice. She found herself forgetting things, especially losing short term memory. She suspected that something was wrong and went to the doctor. After many tests, the diagnosis was Alzheimer's. Diana did not want to tell her husband, Jack McGowin because she thought her husband, Jack, would be worried about money since she made more money than he did. She had to give a speech at a political party meeting, she got really confused and had no idea of where she was. Diana called her house by reading her check book and her son recognized her voice. She was then forced to tell her family that she had Alzheimer's -- which they had known to a certain degree. She later befriended an ex-professor college professor, Dr. Albert Morelli, who had the illness and they began to do things together.

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Plot Keywords:

alzheimer's disease | law firm | family relationships | husband wife relationship | birthday | 

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Taglines:

Diane McGowan thought Alzheimer's only happened to older people... until it happened to her.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 October 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Au coeur du labyrinthe

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alliance Atlantis Communications, Citadel Entertainment, Storyline Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min 120 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Average drama with a great leading performance.

Looking at the disease of alzheimers, "Forget Me Never" is a subjective view of the problem with Woody Allen's ex-wife, Mia Farrow as the protagonist. She gives a very good performance and actually makes us believe that she has the disease. But that made-for-TV quality is very hard. Other than the performance, there isn't anything spectaculur or in the least memorable about "Forget Me Never".

Martin Sheen doesn't do much with his role that has been seen in countless other movies. The film gets an average score on most levels, as there's nothing remarkable about the camera techniques, script, art direction, etc. This is easy to sit through and easy to comprehend, but just as easy to forget about. It is based on a true story so it has some facts to stick to.

Overall, this is a passable drama. Nothing bad about it but there isn't much brilliant about it. 5.1/10.