Charlie & Me

Charlie & Me
Written by Karen Struck
Directed by David Weaver
Starring Tom Bosley
Jordy Benattar
Theme music composer Ron Ramin
Country of origin  United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Producer(s) Gerald W. Abrams
Susan Murdoch
Tom Werheimer
Cinematography François Dagenais
Editor(s) Ralph Brunjes
Running time 120 minutes
Production company(s) Cypress Point Entertainment
Distributor Hallmark Channel
Release
Original network Hallmark Channel
Original release January 5, 2008

Charlie & Me is a made-for-TV movie that premiered on Hallmark Channel on January 5, 2008. Filmed on location in Ontario, Canada, the movie stars Tom Bosley as the title character and Jordy Benattar as his granddaughter.

Plot

Casey Baker (Jordy Benattar) is a 12-year-old girl whose best friend is her grandfather, Charlie (Tom Bosley). Charlie has been like her surrogate parent since she was 4 years old, when Casey's mother died. Her still-grieving father, Jeffrey (James Gallanders), has kept his distance. When Jeffrey is away on a business trip, Charlie has a heart attack, and Casey finds herself alone making some critical decisions for her grandfather.

Cast

Web exclusives

To drive viewers to their website, Hallmark Channel had a special prologue filmed that shows Casey as a grownup. The site also contains clips of a "video diary", where Casey (to camera) discusses such topics as public speaking, her pet iguana Louis, her dad, her mom, her crush at school, and her grandfather Charlie.[1]

Award nominations

  • In 2008 Jordy Benattar was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series.
  • Karen Struck was a finalist for the 2008 Humanitas Prize in the Feature Film Category for the script, originally titled "When You Listen".[2]

Reception

Hallmark Channel did fairly well with the premiere of Charlie & Me. The channel ranked #6 in Prime Time (1.3 HH rating) for the week of 12/31/07-1/6/08 boosted by the premiere.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Charlie & Me microsite on Hallmark Channel Archived January 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Futon Critic article 8/25/2008
  3. ↑ Hallmark Channel Press Release: 1/8/2008
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