I'll Be There (2003 film)
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| Directed by | Craig Ferguson |
| Produced by | James G. Robinson |
| Written by |
Craig Ferguson Philip McGrade |
| Starring |
Charlotte Church Craig Ferguson Jemma Redgrave Ralph Brown Joss Ackland Ian McNeice Imelda Staunton |
| Music by | Trevor Jones |
| Cinematography | Ian Wilson |
| Edited by | Sheldon Kahn |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country |
United States United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
I'll Be There is a 2003 British comedy-drama film directed and co-written by Craig Ferguson, who, in his directorial debut, also stars in the film with singer Charlotte Church in her film debut.
Plot
Charlotte Church stars as a young girl who is blessed with a beautiful, natural singing voice although that is generally unknown. Her character was conceived (literally) the night her mother met a Scottish rock star (Craig Ferguson), but the couple fell out of touch and her dad never knew he had a daughter. Much later, he is "sectioned" after a motorcycle accident is viewed as a suicide attempt, and he meets his now 16-year-old daughter while confined to a psychiatric hospital. Her mother felt she had been betrayed by this guy and also has a father who is an old rocker she believed had also failed her so she does not want her daughter to be involved in what she sees as the decadent world of rock music. In spite of her mother's attempts to keep her apart from it though she and her dad get to know each other and become the family they should have been all along.
Cast
Craig Ferguson as Paul Kerr
Charlotte Church as Olivia Edmonds
Jemma Redgrave as Rebecca Edmonds
Ralph Brown as Digger
Ian McNeice as Graham
Imelda Staunton as Dr. Bridget
Anthony Head as Sam Gervasi (credited as Anthony Stewart Head)
Joss Ackland as Evil Edmonds - The BeeLzeeBOPS
Joseph Alessi as Enzo
Marion Bailey as Mary
Dominic Cooper as Boyfriend
Danny Webb as Denny Wise
Poppy Elliott as Girlfriend
Stephen Noonan as Gordano (as Steve Noonan)
Ravi Aujla as Dr. Nahar