If You Believe (film)
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Written by | Anthea Sylbert Richard Romanus |
Directed by | Alan Metzger |
Starring | Ally Walker Hayden Panettiere Tom Amandes |
Theme music composer | Stanley Clarke |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Paula Weinstein Anthea Sylbert Richard Romanus |
Running time | 2 hrs (with commercials) |
Original release | |
Network | Lifetime Television |
Release | December 5, 1999 |
If You Believe is a 1999 American television film that aired on Lifetime Television and stars Ally Walker, Hayden Panettiere and Tom Amandes. In the film, a Scrooge-like woman is visited by her "inner child," who helps her rediscover a zest for life. The film is a Spring Creek Production in association with Hearst Entertainment.
Plot
[edit]Once-successful book editor Susan Stone who would choose to go to work on Thanksgiving weekend, suddenly gets a visit from her inner child in the form of a seven-year-old girl, Suzie, whom only she can see and hear.
The inner child who does not want to go away until Susan is happy, keeps commenting on the merits of a potential love interest and teaches her how to playfully dance in her living room.
Cast
[edit]- Ally Walker as Susan Stone
- Hayden Panettiere as Young Susan "Suzie" Stone and Alice Stone, Susan's niece
- Tom Amandes as Thom Weller
- Meredith McGeachie as Robin
- Andrew Tarbet as Bob Stone
- Jonathan Welsh as Dylan Lewis
Nominations
[edit]- 2000 – Hayden Panettiere nominated for Young Artist Award in category of Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot for Young Actress Age Ten or Under
- 2001 – Anthea Sylbert and Richard Romanus nominated for WGA Award for Original Long Form
See also
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Categories:
- 1999 films
- 1999 television films
- American Christmas drama films
- Films scored by Stanley Clarke
- Lifetime (TV channel) films
- Christmas television films
- 1990s Christmas drama films
- 1999 drama films
- Films directed by Alan Metzger
- American drama television films
- 1990s English-language films
- 1990s American films
- English-language Christmas drama films
- Christmas television film stubs