Gracie's Choice (2004) (TV)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Peter Werner

Writers (WGA):

Rena Dictor Le Blanc (based in part on "Reader's Digest" article)
Joyce Eliason (teleplay)

Release Date:

12 January 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

A grandmother in denial. A mother on a downward spiral. Now, it's up to 16-year-old Gracie to keep the children together.

Plot:

A teenage girl tries to raise her three half-brothers and 1 half-sister on her own after their drug-addicted mother is sent to jail.

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Pregnancy | Reference To Romeo And Juliet | Drive By Shooting | Adoption

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Kristen Bell	...	Gracie Thompson
Diane Ladd	...	Louela Lawson
Shedrack Anderson III	...	Tommy (as Shedrack Anderson)
Anne Heche	...	Rowena Lawson
Roberta Maxwell	...	Judge
Kristin Fairlie	...	Rose Carlton
Brian Akins	...	Ryan Walker
David Gibson McLean	...	Jonny Blicker (as David McLean)
Jack Armstrong	...	Robbie Locascio
Robert Seeliger	...	Ray
Sandra Caldwell	...	Mrs. Thurston
Diego Matamoros	...	Bob Bessey
Jackie Torrens	...	Sandy Jacobs
Roger Dunn	...	Paul Gottfredson
Cecil Wright	...	Mr. Hines

Also Known As:

Gracie's Choice: A Story of Love (UK)

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M (DVD rating) | Australia:G | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Company:

Mike Robe Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: When Gracie is at work filling out an application for a scholarship her hair is in a brown headband. When she is running up to the hospital after getting the phone call her hair is back in clips, one on each side. When she walks into the hospital room her hair is back in the headband again. This could be because they originally had her grandmother go to the hospital earlier in the story and they used the same running clip. Earlier in the story her hair was in the two clips.

Quotes:

English Teacher: [Gracie is reading from Romeo and Juliet and it having hard time pronouncing] Stop! Where's your emotion? Haven't you ever heard of Romeo and Juliet?
Gracie Thompson: [trying not to sound naive] I know what a Romeo is.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2004) (TV)

Wonderful

I thought this was the best movie Lifetime has made in quite awhile. I was glued to the TV the whole time it was one. It is such a heart warming and true story. It touched my heart. Kristen Bell did a wonderful job. She brought a lot of emotion to the role. I felt for the family it involved and was so happy with it's conclusion.