Gracie's Choice

Gracie's Choice
DVD cover
Directed by	Peter Werner
Produced by	Kenny Golde
Written by	Joyce Eliason
Starring	Kristen Bell Diane Ladd Shedrack Anderson III Anne Heche Roberta Maxwell Kristin Fairlie
Music by	Richard Marvin
Cinematography	Neil Roach
Edited by	Martin Nicholson
Distributed by	Warner Home Video Inc
Release dates	2004 (2004)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Canada United States
Language	English

Gracie's Choice is a 2004 television movie that premiered on Lifetime, written by Joyce Eliason and directed by Peter Werner, and starring Kristen Bell, Anne Heche, Diane Ladd, and Kristin Fairlie.^[1]

Plot

The film follows 16-year-old Gracie (Kristen Bell) who, for as long as she can remember, has been raising her four siblings, each of whom has a different, absent father and their mother (Rowena) is on the fast track to self-destruction. When these children's lives are about to be pulled apart, Gracie first takes on temporary parental responsibility and finally seeks to gain custody of her brothers. Gracie gives up a lot for her brothers and will do anything to keep them all together as a family.

Production notes

Inspired by actual events, the film is based on a story featured in Reader's Digest,^[2] and is described as being "sure to touch your heart".^[3]

Reception

Gracie's Choice was well received by critics, particularly praising both Bell and Heche's performances. Heche was nominated for the 2004 Emmy Award for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie".

References

↑ Russell III, William Benedict; Waters, Stewart (2010). Reel Character Education: A Cinematic Approach to Character Development (Google eBook). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-61735-127-3.
↑ LeBlanc, Rena Dictor. "RD on TV: Gracie’s Choice". Reader's Digest online. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
↑ "Gracie's Choice". Lifetime Movie Network. Retrieved 2012-03-21.

External links

Gracie's Choice at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Peter Werner

Prisoners (1981)
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder (1982)
I Married a Centerfold (1984)
LBJ: The Early Years (1987)
No Man's Land (1987)
The Image (1990)
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes (1990)
Ned Blessing: The True Story of My Life (1992)
The Substitute Wife (1994)
The Four Diamonds (1995)
Two Mothers for Zachary (1996)
Blue Rodeo (1996)
On the Edge of Innocence (1997)
House of Frankenstein (1997)
Tempting Fate (1998)
Mama Flora's Family (1998)
Hefner: Unauthorized (1999)
No Ordinary Baby (2001)
Call Me Claus (2001)
We Were the Mulvaneys (2002)
Gracie's Choice (2004)
Mom at Sixteen (2005)
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy (2006)
Girl, Positive (2007)
The Circuit (2008)
Front of the Class (2008)
A Dog Named Christmas (2009)
Prosecuting Casey Anthony (2013)

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