Salem Falls (TV 2011)

A man with a troubled past tries to settle down in a small town, finds love and then ends up being the target of a witch hunt.

Director:

Bradley Walsh

Writers:

Jodi Picoult (novel), Craig Bolotin (teleplay),

Stars:

James Van Der Beek, Sarah Carter, AJ Michalka

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Van Der Beek	...	Jack St. Bride
Sarah Carter	...	Addie Peabody (as Sarah Sanguin Carter)
AJ Michalka	...	Gillian Duncan
Rick Roberts	...	Mr.Duncan - Gillian's father
Peter MacNeill	...	Addie's Father
James Thomas	...	Jordan McAfee
Allie MacDonald	...	Megan Saxton
Zoë Belkin	...	Chelsea (as Zoe Belkin)
Thomas Mitchel	...	Chief Mitchell
Jefferson Brown	...	Wes
Brittany Scobie	...	Maggie
Maria Vacratsis	...	Delilah
Sidney Leeder	...	Catherine
Shauna MacDonald	...	Carol
Doug Hughes	...	Reverend Meadwell

Storyline

Jack St. Bride was a teacher and soccer coach at a girls' prep school. Then one student's "crush" goes terribly wrong. He loses his job, and goes to prison. Eight months later Jack tries to move on and start over. He finds a job in Addie Peabody's diner and starts a relationship with the kind and beautiful owner. All this is set in Salem Falls, New England. When things start going well for Jack, a small group of teenage girls target him.

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Plot Keywords:

small town | diner | bigotry | sexual molestation | societal hypocrisy | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 November 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jodi Picoult's Salem Falls

Filming Locations:

Fergus, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Automatic Pictures

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Not a bad film...location was beautiful

This film was shot on location in my town of Fergus, Ontario. I must say, it makes me so proud to live here. It is amazing seeing your town from an artistic perspective. Pretty here!

The film itself was not too bad. I wish that a few things were explained a little better...too many unanswered questions. I think that I will pick up the book because it will probably be more enjoyable. The story itself was intriguing but I thought that a little more character development would have improved the film. Because we did not know enough about the characters it was hard to invest any emotion in them or care about what happens to them.

Could have been really good but fell a little short.