Catch a Falling Star (2000) (TV)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Bob Clark

Writers:

Josh Goldstein (screenplay)
Josh Goldstein (story)

Release Date:

5 March 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Sydney Clarke is a spoiled famous actress who is shooting a film when she suddenly gets angry and storms off...

Plot Keywords:

Small Town | Steel Mill | Waitress | Bowling Alley | Actress

Cast

Sela Ward	...	Sydney Clarke, aka Cheryl Belson
Rebecca Jenkins	...	Joyce McMurphy
Andrew Jackson	...	Ryan Steele
Jane Curtin	...	Fran
John Slattery	...	Ben Cameron
Carlo Rota	...	Harry Goldberg
Vince Corazza	...	Pete Cameron (as Vincent Corazza)
Nigel Bennett	...	Carter Hale
Rhonda McLean	...	CeeCee Cameron
Cliff Saunders	...	Otis
Kathryn MacLellan	...	Brenda (as Kathryn MacEllan)
Karl Pruner	...	Dick Baker
Dave Nichols	...	Richard
Brock Ward	...	Walter
Leslie Carlson	...	Man at Station

Runtime:

Spain:97 min | USA:120 min (including commercials)

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada

Company:

Alliance Atlantis Communications

Trivia:

The Candlestick Pins, that were in the movie are one of three different bowling games in Canada using the smaller bowling bowls. The other games are 5 Pins and Duck Pins.

Movie Connections:

Features Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story (1995) (TV)

"I have a splinter in my butt."

I just finished watching this painful Sunday film. My son was married on Saturday, and I was too tired to leave the couch and to click the remote. What a simple, predictable story. I never liked Sela Ward, who is one of the worst actors ever. Even a ton of red lipstick does not help. Anyone who knows mill workers, especially steel workers, sees the flaws in this. First of all, a steel town is not a charming, storybook place to live. Bowling, community theatre, a cozy dinner place at film's end were silly. In this economy Hollywood money would not save a dying industry! And the workers in line for splinter-in-the-butt removal and other such ailments -- dumb, dumb, dumb! Hiring her as a nurse in a steel mill where serious accidents DO happen was unreal and dangerous. And that white-haired, panty-waist Ben -- was that his name? What a crummy job acting! His supposed-to-be dynamic speeches and serious looks were hilarious, and Ward's portions were miserable. Near the end when the assortment of characters was-were speaking - ugh! How bad was that? And Fran -- horrible acting. What a way to end a perfect weekend. This destined for a tour of Lifetime film is awful so do not waste your time. It was not even sleep-inducing -- way more painful than "a splinter in the butt"! I cannot believe I actually wrote that stoopid word I never say. See what this did to me. Avoid this garbage.