Little Secrets (2001)

Emily Lindstrom, 14, is an aspiring concert violinist; she's spending the summer practicing for a big audition while her girlfriends are at camp. She's also got a thriving neighborhood ... See full summary »

Director:

Blair Treu

Writer:

Jessica Barondes

Stars:

Evan Rachel Wood, Michael Angarano, David Gallagher

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Evan Rachel Wood	...	Emily Lindstrom
Michael Angarano	...	Philip
David Gallagher	...	David
Vivica A. Fox	...	Pauline
Jan Broberg	...	Caroline Lindstrom (as Jan Broberg Felt)
Rick Macy	...	Eddie
Paul Kiernan	...	Don
Tayva Patch	...	Elaine
Danielle Chuchran	...	Lea
Caitlin E.J. Meyer	...	Isabelle (as Caitlin Meyer)
Micah Schow	...	Gregory
Landon Kunzelman	...	Mikey
RuDee Sade	...	Laurel (as RuDee Lipscomb)
Haley McCormick	...	Jenny
Wayne Brennan	...	Gump's Salesman

Storyline

Emily Lindstrom, 14, is an aspiring concert violinist; she's spending the summer practicing for a big audition while her girlfriends are at camp. She's also got a thriving neighborhood business: for 50 cents, she'll keep your secret. Her mother is very pregnant, and her parents seem more concerned about the new baby than anything Emily cares about. A new family moves in next door; their son, Philip, 12, becomes Emily's friend. Eventually, the weight of Emily's secrets - her own, the ones she's keeping professionally, and a secret Philip tells her, send her life temporarily crashing down.

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Plot Keywords:

secret | chess piece | baby | violinist | violin | 

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Taglines:

Can you keep a SECRET?

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic elements

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 August 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Secret Keeper

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$191,747 (USA) (23 August 2002)

Gross:

$405,182 (USA) (20 September 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia TriStar Home Video, TriStar Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally a Disney Channel original movie until it was funded by Columbia-TriStar, with Samuel Goldwyn Films owning the distribution.

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Goofs

When Philip and Emily are eating pizza, Emily is having some sort of vegetable pizza in her close-up shot but Hawaiian pizza in other shots.

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Quotes

David: [to Emily] I would've told you eventually. Because, if you want to be close to someone, you can't keep secrets from them.

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Connections

References Digging to China (1997)

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Soundtracks

Three Tools
Written by Sam Cardon
and Kurt Bestor
Published by Treble V Music

User Reviews

Little Surprise

I hadn't personally heard of this one, until I stumbled across it on IMDb. Decent rating, with that '7th Heaven' kid. (I used to love that show.) I thought I'd give it a try.

What a great find! I thoroughly enjoyed this story. The acting from all involved was excellent. The story was believable. The characters were ones you could understand emotionally (even if you've never been in their shoes).

A story driven piece. It's not about effects or anything superficial. It actually means something.

While I think it was perfectly executed by all involved, I do not give it a ten. It was enjoyable. I really like it, but I don't love it. I think it's basically because I'm not a teen or a young child and that's who it's aimed at.

But, that being said, I would watch it again, and maybe even add it to our families movie library. Give it a try. You, too, may be pleasantly surprised.