If You Believe (1999)

Bah! Humbug! Susan Stone is definitely what you'd call a modern-day scrooge. She is a young, jaded book editor who is consumed with self-doubt and has lost the passion and drive that ... See full summary »

Director:

Alan Metzger

Writers:

Anthea Sylbert, Richard Romanus

Stars:

Ally Walker, Tom Amandes, Hayden Panettiere

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ally Walker	...	Susan Stone
Tom Amandes	...	Thom Weller
Hayden Panettiere	...	Young Susan 'Suzie' Stone / Alice Stone, Susan's niece
Meredith McGeachie	...	Robin
Andrew Tarbet	...	Bob Stone
Jonathan Welsh	...	Dylan Lewis
Victoria Snow	...	Dorinda
Demore Barnes	...	Mark
Anna Starnino	...	Gloria
David Talbot	...	Donald
Richard Romanus	...	Walter
Paul Brown	...	Herbert
Vik Sahay	...	Doctor
Marilyn Boyle	...	Aunt Nelly
Maureen Cassidy	...	Elizabeth Stone

Storyline

Bah! Humbug! Susan Stone is definitely what you'd call a modern-day scrooge. She is a young, jaded book editor who is consumed with self-doubt and has lost the passion and drive that defined her childhood persona. On the verge of losing her job and being completely on the "outs" with her family, Susan has nearly given up on happiness. Out of nowhere, a cheerful, carefree seven-year-old girl named Suzie awaits Susan back at her apartment. It turns out that little Suzie is the embodiment of Susan's inner child, she is Susan as she once was years ago. Suzie has come to help the adult Susan rediscover and recapture the love of life that she's lost.

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Plot Keywords:

embodiment | verge | rediscover | book editor | recapture | 

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Taglines:

Susan Stone is about to discover the miracle of childhood ... her own.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 December 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Et si c'était vrai

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hearst Entertainment Productions, Lifetime Television, Spring Creek Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Susan Stone: [to herself at age 7] I'm not talking to you. You're not here. Now put that necklace back, it isn't a toy.

User Reviews

Scrooge meets The Kid

I watched this movie by accident while flipping -- it caught me and wouldn't let go. Thought I knew in advance what was going to happen, but the plot twists kept me glued. I cried through most of the second half of it. Hayden Panettiere as the young version of the adult is terrific ... a female Jonathan Taylor Thomas sort of wiseass. 9/10