Too Late to Say Goodbye

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Too Late to Say Goodbye
Based onToo Late to Say Goodbye
by Ann Rule
Screenplay by Fab Filippo
Donald Martin
Adam Till
Directed by Norma Bailey
Starring Rob Lowe
Lauren Holly
Theme music composerMichael Alemania
John Pratt
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersScott W. Anderson
Stanley Brooks
Jim Head
ProducerNicholas Tabarrok
CinematographyMathias Herndl
EditorsRon Wisman
Ron Wisman Jr.
Running time95 minutes
Production companiesDarius Productions
Head First Productions
Original release
Network Lifetime Movie Network
ReleaseNovember 7, 2009 (2009-11-07)

Too Late to Say Goodbye is a 2009 American-Canadian television film directed by Norma Bailey and starring Rob Lowe and Lauren Holly. It is based on the 2007 true crime book of the same name by Ann Rule.

Contents

After Bart Corbin's (Rob Lowe) wife Jenn dies in their home, Heather (Lauren Holly), Jenn's sister, starts a relentless campaign to make the police believe Bart murdered her.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Ontario. [1]

Reception

Sloan Freer of Radio Times awarded the film two stars out of five. [2]

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References

  1. Lowry, Brian (5 November 2009). "Ann Rule's Too Late to Say Goodbye". Variety . Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. Freer, Sloan. "Too Late to Say Goodbye". Radio Times . Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2019.