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Gracie's Choice ()

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A teenage girl tries to raise her three half-brothers and one half-sister on her own after their drug-addicted mother is sent to jail.
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Cast

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Gracie Thompson
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Louela Lawson
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Tommy (as Shedrack Anderson)
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Rowena Lawson
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Judge
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Rose Carlton
Brian Akins ...
Ryan Walker
David Gibson McLean ...
Jonny Blicker (as David McLean)
Jack Armstrong ...
Robbie Locascio
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Ray
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Mrs. Thurston
Diego Matamoros ...
Bob Bessey
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Sandy Jacobs
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Paul Gottfredson
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Mr. Hines
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Judge Ira Donner
Michael Pellerin ...
Public Defender
Shaun Clark ...
Police Officer
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Officer #1 (as Mark Owen)
Desiree Adams ...
Karina (as Desirée Dawn Adams)
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Ricky (as Gordon White)
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Cat-woman
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English Teacher
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Deena
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Stan
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Margaret
Gerry Quigley ...
Motel Manager
Guy Germain ...
Jock #1
Linda Busby ...
Waitress
Mark Graham ...
Minister
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Arlo Rasmussen
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Principal
Gary Levert ...
Interviewing Cop
Christina Collins ...
Mrs. Dotson
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Various (uncredited) (voice)
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Roland (uncredited)
Amanda Twohig ...
School Student (uncredited)

Directed by

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Peter Werner

Written by

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Rena Dictor Le Blanc ... (based in part on "Reader's Digest" article) (as Rena Dictor LeBlanc)
 
Joyce Eliason ... (teleplay)

Produced by

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Ted Babcock ... co-producer
Gilles Bélanger ... line producer
Stephanie Germain ... executive producer
Rena Dictor Le Blanc ... co-producer (as Rena Dictor LeBlanc)
Mike Robe ... executive producer
Marcia Rockwood ... co-producer
Peter Sadowski ... co-producer
Robert M. Sertner ... executive producer
Randy Sutter ... producer
Frank von Zerneck ... executive producer
Peter Werner ... co-executive producer

Music by

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Richard Marvin

Cinematography by

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Neil Roach ... director of photography

Editing by

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Martin Nicholson

Editorial Department

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Tricia Fass ... assistant editor (as Tricia Holly Fass)

Production Design by

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Peter Cosco

Set Decoration by

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Robert Grani ... (as Bob Grani)

Costume Design by

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Jeanie Kimber

Makeup Department

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Paulette Cable ... co-key hair stylist
Carolyn J. Conrad ... assistant hair stylist (as Carolyn Conrad)
Gloria Digdon ... co-key hair stylist
Nisha Dubey ... makeup artist
Cathy O'Connell ... key makeup artist

Production Management

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Karen Mayeda Vranek ... post-production supervisor (as Karen Mayeda-Vranek)
Karla Morash ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Richard O'Brien-Moran ... first assistant director (as Richard O'Brien Moran)
Kevin Thomson ... second assistant director
John Shurko ... trainee assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Teresita Doucet ... property master
Richard Fraser ... construction coordinator
Tony Owen ... key scenic
Darren Howse ... second assistant art director (uncredited)
Mary Louise McCloskey ... on-set dresser (uncredited)
Judy-Ann Obersi ... assistant art director (uncredited)
Jason Shurko ... assistant property master (uncredited)
Shawn Snip ... set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Robert L. Harman ... re-recording mixer
Allen Hurd ... re-recording recordist
Doug Johnston ... sound mixer
Dean Okrand ... re-recording mixer
Robert Webber ... sound supervisor (as Rob Weber)
Burton Weinstein ... sound supervisor (as Burt Weinstein)
Bob Costanza ... sound effects editor (uncredited)
Don Ellis ... boom operator (uncredited)
Tommy Goodwin ... foley mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Gary Coates ... special effects coordinator

Stunts

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Randy Boliver ... stunt coordinator
Colleen Pace ... stunt actress

Camera and Electrical Department

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Robert J. Petrie ... gaffer (as Bob Petrie)
Ross Sangster ... key grip
Forbes MacDonald ... camera operator (uncredited)
Raphael MacKenzie ... second assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Michael P. Mason ... daily grip (uncredited)
Eddy McInnis ... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Brooke Palmer ... still photographer (uncredited)
James Thibodeau ... best boy (uncredited)
Rob Turner ... grip (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Susan Glicksman ... casting: Los Angeles
Sheila Lane ... casting: Halifax
Coral Legault ... casting: Toronto
Alex Wald ... casting: Los Angeles
Clare Walker ... casting: Toronto
Elisha Gruer ... casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Denise Barrett ... assistant costume designer (uncredited)
Victoria Rockwell ... costume extras coordinator (uncredited)
Lawerence Willet ... costume assistant (uncredited)

Location Management

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David Hyslop ... location manager
Micah Martin ... location assistant

Music Department

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Terri Fricon ... music supervisor
Tom Villano ... music editor

Script and Continuity Department

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Joanne Hagen ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Emmanuel 'Manny' Taylor ... transportation coordinator (as Emmanuel Taylor)
Tom Carew ... driver: cast (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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William Flower ... animal wrangler
Shauna Hatt ... production coordinator
Sheila Woodley ... production accountant
Heather Macdonald ... accounting clerk (uncredited)
Nancy Mouton ... assistant to executive producers Robert M. Sertner and Frank von Zerneck (uncredited)
Mike Snider ... production assistant (uncredited)
Joanne Wells ... coordinator (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Anne Heche plays an abusive mother to Gracie, played by Kristen Bell. Gracie has always taken care of her three younger half-brothers and one half-sister. When her mother's drug and alcohol abuse goes too far, Gracie decides to assume the official role of mother to her half-siblings. Written by roxie blues

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Taglines A grandmother in denial. A mother on a downward spiral. Now, it's up to 16-year-old Gracie to keep the children together. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Gracie's Choice: A Story of Love (United Kingdom)
  • Le choix de Gracie (France)
  • La decisión de Gracie (Spain)
  • Выбор Грейси (Russia)
  • Вибір Ґрейсі (Ukraine)
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Runtime
  • 90 min
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Box Office

Budget $3,500,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia About seven months before her untimely death in August 2022, Anne Heche was asked who she would like to play her in a movie about her life. Kristen Bell was one of the two she named who played her daughter in this movie and who Anne said reminded her of herself. She said it was no accident that she played her mom years ago. See more »
Goofs When Gracie is at work filling out an application for a scholarship her hair is in a brown headband. When she is running up to the hospital after getting the phone call her hair is back in clips, one on each side. When she walks into the hospital room her hair is back in the headband again. This could be because they originally had her grandmother go to the hospital earlier in the story and they used the same running clip. Earlier in the story her hair was in the two clips. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2004). See more »
Quotes Gracie Thompson: C'mon boys, the judge only gave us five minutes to come up with a last name.
Ryan Walker: Hey, how about,
[sounding it out]
Ryan Walker: W-Wea-ther-ly? Because we've been through bad weather.
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