Charlie & Me

Charlie & Me
Distributed by	Hallmark Channel
Directed by	David Weaver
Produced by	Gerald W. Abrams Susan Murdoch Tom Werheimer
Written by	Karen Struck
Starring	Tom Bosley Jordy Benattar
Music by	Ron Ramin
Cinematography	François Dagenais
Editing by	Ralph Brunjes
Production company	Cypress Point Entertainment
Country	United States
Language	English
Original channel	Hallmark Channel
Release date	January 5, 2008
Running time	120 minutes

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 was born. When she was seven she fell down and hurt her leg. She started to cry. Her parents rushed her to the hospital. She passed away after 2 weeks in the hospital. 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

• Tom Bosley as Charlie
• Jordy Benattar as Casey
• James Gallanders as Jeffrey
• Barclay Hope as Dr. Robert Graham

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
2. ^ Futon Critic article 8/25/2008
3. ^ Hallmark Channel Press Release: 1/8/2008

External links

• Charlie & Me at the Internet Movie Database
• Charlie & Me on Hallmark Channel
• Charlie & Me at AllRovi
• Charlie & Me on Hallmark Channel's Press Site