Angels Fall (film)

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Angels Fall
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Genre
Based onAngels Fall
by Nora Roberts
Screenplay byJanet Brownell
Directed by Ralph Hemecker
Starring
Music by
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerStephanie Germaine
CinematographyJoel Ransom
EditorLouis F. Cioffi
Running time96 minutes
Production company Mandalay TV
Original release
Network Lifetime
ReleaseJanuary 29, 2007 (2007-01-29)

Angels Fall is a 2007 American mystery thriller romantic drama television film directed by Ralph Hemecker and starring Heather Locklear and Johnathon Schaech. It is based on the 2006 Nora Roberts novel of the same name. [1] The film is about a beautiful chef who moves to a small town in Wyoming after her Boston restaurant is shut down because of a fatal shooting. The film debuted January 29, 2007 on Lifetime Television. At the time, it was one of the top-ten watched telecasts in the history of the network. [2]

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Summary

Reece Gilmore (Locklear) is the sole survivor of a massacre at a Boston restaurant where she worked as a chef. After a stay in a mental hospital due to PTSD, anxious and restless, she hits the open road with no destination in mind, desperate for a fresh start. When her car breaks down in a picturesque Wyoming town, Reece takes a job cooking at the local diner to earn enough to repair it and move on. But as she gets to know the townspeople, mystery writer Brody (Schaech) in particular, she considers putting the past behind her and settling down.

But then, while out hiking, she witnesses a murder. Reece is traumatized again, and not just by the killing, but also because, when the police go to check out the crime scene, there's no evidence of a murder taking place. The townspeople doubt her story due to her past, which leads everyone, including Reece, to question her sanity.

Cast

Production

The film was executive produced by Stephanie Germain and Peter Guber, who also 'e.p.-ed' seven other Roberts films for Lifetime in 2007 and 2009.

Reception

Angels Fall was one of the top ten most-watched telecasts in the history of the channel. [3]

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