The Note (film)

The Note
Written by Paul W. Cooper (teleplay)
Angela Hunt (novel)
Douglas Barr (screenplay)
Directed by Douglas Barr
Starring Genie Francis
Ted McGinley
Theme music composer Eric Allaman
Country of origin United States
Canada
Original language(s) English
Production
Producer(s) Cindy Bond
Joel S. Rice
William Spencer Reilly
Steve Solomos
Karen M. Waldron
Cinematography Derick V. Underschultz
Editor(s) Cindy Parisotto
Running time 88 minutes
Distributor Hallmark Channel
Release
Original release December 8, 2007 (USA) (Faith & Values Media)
Chronology
Followed by Taking a Chance on Love

The Note is a television movie directed by Douglas Barr and starring Genie Francis and Ted McGinley. The movie aired on Hallmark Channel in December 2007. It is based on the novel by Angela Hunt. It was filmed on location in Hamilton, Ontario.

Plot summary

Newspaper columnist Peyton MacGruder (Genie Francis) finds a note addressed simply to 'T', washed up on shore. It appears to be from the victim of a recent plane crash, and carries a message of hope and forgiveness from a father to his child. MacGruder's readership is down on her column (called "Heart Healer"), and the paper is going to dump it unless she starts to write from the heart. Inspired, MacGruder decides to find the intended recipient of the note, all the while logging her journey through her article. As the mystery unfolds, the note affects each person she contacts significantly.

Cast

Differences from the novel

  • The book does not take place in the winter time, therefore it is not surrounded by the Christmas holiday.
  • The book's events take place in Tampa Bay, Florida. In the movie, the events transpire in Middleborough, North Carolina.
  • In the movie, Katie Boland's character is named Christine. In the book, she's named Lila.

Promotion

To support the premiere of the film, Hallmark Channel launched a website on October 22, 2007 called www.WhatWouldYouWrite.com, where viewers could submit their own personalized notes to family and friends and answer the question ‘who would you reach out to if you only had a minute?’[1][2] The website has since been disconnected.

Reception

The Note became Hallmark Channel’s highest-rated film of 2007[3][4] and third highest all-time rating.[5]

DVD Verdict called it "syrupy", but that fans of other Hallmark Channel-type fare will "find a treasure trove of positivity and middle-aged sexual tension."[6]

Sequel

Due to the success of the movie for Hallmark Channel, a sequel was made,[7] entitled Taking a Chance on Love, which was written by Douglas Barr. (The Note author Angela Hunt did a novelization of Barr's script.) The original cast returned to reprise their roles.

Another sequel, Notes From the Heart Healer, was broadcast on May 12, 2012.

References

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