The Note (2007) (TV)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Douglas Barr

Writers (WGA):

Paul W. Cooper (teleplay)
Angela Hunt (novel)

Release Date:

8 December 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Family

Plot:

After a tragic plane crash, a local journalist discovers a note that she believes was written by one of the passengers. She seeks the note's intended receiver, but the journey is more revealing of her own past.

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Cast

Michael Barbuto	...	Cop # 2
Katie Boland	...	Christine
Genie Francis	...	Peyton Macgruder
Heather Hanson	...	Taylor
Richard Leacock	...	Jim Johnson
Ted McGinley	...	King
Rick Roberts	...	Truman
Genelle Williams	...	Mandi

Directed by
Douglas Barr

Writing credits (WGA)
Paul W. Cooper		(teleplay)
Angela Hunt		(novel)

Produced by
Cindy Bond	....	co-executive producer
William Spencer Reilly	....	executive producer
Joel S. Rice	....	executive producer
Steve Solomos	....	producer
Karen M. Waldron	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Eric Allaman

Cinematography by
Derick V. Underschultz

Film Editing by
Cindy Parisotto

Casting by
Shana Landsburg

Makeup Department
Diane Mazur	....	makeup department head

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
George Assimakopoulos	....	first assistant director
Matt Hunwicks	....	third assistant director
Giselle Selim	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Lindsay Agnew	....	property master
Kris Major	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Jeremy Balko	....	adr mixer
Elma Bello	....	dialogue editor
Peter Clements	....	sound mixer
Martin Lee	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rudy Michael	....	foley mixer
Steve Moore	....	sound re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
David Gibbons	....	gaffer
Rudy Katkic	....	Steadicam operator: "a" camera
Dana Perry	....	key grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bev Ball	....	assistant costume designer
Samara McAdam	....	wardrobe supervisor
Kristen V. O'Reilly	....	wardrobe assistant

Music Department
Kyle Kenneth Batter	....	composer: additional music
Jerome Leroy	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Naeda Keeler	....	head driver
Peter Stergiou	....	driver

Other crew
Michael Barbuto	....	assistant to director
Michael Barbuto	....	assistant to executive producer

Production Companies

• Faith & Values Media
• Promenade Pictures
• WildRice Productions

Distributors

• Hallmark Channel, The (2007) (USA) (TV)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Faith & Values Media

Quotes:

King: My Pulitzer piece, how did you find it?
Peyton Macgruder: I Googled you.
King: When?
Peyton Macgruder: Four years ago, my first day on the job.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Taking a Chance on Love (2009) (TV)

The Kind of TV Film that Caused me to Stop Watching TV

Poorly written story that's internally inconsistent, amongst other problems, including the dialog and acting.

Clichés: now, let's write another movie filled with clichés in an hour to dump on TV so the station can sell ad-time to holiday card makers. Halmark and others are losing money to the more enjoyable and personal emails, videos, and photos that can be shared directly without trying to find and pay for a card that sort-of says what you're really trying to say. So, they basically pay for movie length ads, in addition to the more well-known TV shows employing more obvious product placement.

The story had potential as a concept, but it's clearly motivated by the desire to promote and sell other things. In short, it's one more reason to limit your TV watching to PBS and Comedy Central and to demand some form of rebate system for the time wasted watching such simplistic stories.