Summaries

When her beloved grandfather Charlie suddenly falls ill, twelve year-old Casey finds herself making some life or death decisions - and learning to live with the consequences.

Eight years after his wife's fatal accident, businessman Jeffrey Baker still hides in workaholic business trips, often leaving their unruly daughter Casey (12) with his father. Grandpa Charlie has a cardiac crisis at the movies with her while Jeffrey is in Bejing. The brat and both men must take stock of their lives and work out a future as Charlie's prognosis is grim and the clinical trial Dr. Robert Graham hoped for falls trough.—KGF Vissers

Details

Keywords
  • father son relationship
  • medical examination
  • rascal
  • therapy
  • hospital gown
Genres
  • Drama
  • Family
Release date Jan 4, 2008
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-PG
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Production companies Cypress Point Productions Granada America QVF

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 28m
Color Color
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

Charlie (Tom Bosley, "Happy Days") and his spunky 12-year-old granddaughter Casey (Jordy Benattar, The Spiderwick Chronicles) are best friends. They go to movies, play games, and share stories. Suddenly Charlie gets sick, and he realizes their time together is precious. He wants to teach his granddaughter so much, like how to play music, how to talk to boys... But Casey is also a great teacher because she knows how to have fun, no matter what. Her feisty spirit inspires her grandfather to live each day to the fullest.

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