Undercover Angel (film)

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Undercover Angel
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Directed by Bryan Michael Stoller
Written byBryan Michael Stoller
Produced by Eric Abrahamson
Bryan Michael Stoller
Starring Yasmine Bleeth
Dean Winters
Emily Mae Young
James Earl Jones
Casey Kasem
Cinematography Bruce Alan Greene
Edited by Stephen Adrianson
Music by Greg Edmonson
Release dates
  • May 16, 1999 (1999-05-16)(Canada)
  • 2000 (2000)(US)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Undercover Angel, also known as Un vrai petit ange (French title in Canada), is a 1999 romantic comedy film written and directed by Bryan Michael Stoller and starring Yasmine Bleeth and Dean Winters.

Contents

It was released on DVD in the 10 Movie Kid's Pack Volume 3 by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment in 2011. [1]

Plot

The story begins with a mystery-suspense script that is being written by a man, Harrison, who is a struggling freelance author of up-and-coming pulp novels. During the middle of Harrison’s day that was going uneasy for him, he becomes the unwilling babysitter of a charming, charismatic, and precocious little six-year-old girl, Jenny, when her mother, Melissa (Lorraine Ansell), one of Harrison's former lovers whom he hasn't seen for several years, asks him to babysit because she needs to be out of town for several weeks.

Harrison is originally unenthusiastic about the arrangement, but soon he develops a tenderness for Jenny after spending time to get to know her. Little Jenny decides to play matchmaker for Harrison and Holly, a beautiful woman he admires who frequently visits the same coffee shop as Harrison and Jenny.

Harrison tells stories for Jenny about Mr. Dodo—her favorite stuffed animal. Jenny secretly records them and gets Holly to transcribe the books, and they submit them to his publisher. Harrison accidentally discovers that he is Jenny's father after he views Jenny's birth certificate. Jenny's mother returns early and takes her away. Harrison tries to find a job in order to have financial stability and be eligible for custody of Jenny. Harrison tries to get custody of Jenny instead of her uncaring mother. The publisher contacts and contracts him for the Mr. Dodo series, which becomes a publishing success. Despite this, the judge grants custody to Melissa. After the hearing, Melissa and Jenny had an argument in which Jenny is slapped, causing her to cry and run to her room. However, Melissa later realizes that she was wrong and returns Jenny to Harrison. The scene ends with Jenny, Holly and Harrison at the bookstore signing autographs to the kids.

During the 'end credits', Mr. Dodo waves to the audience.

Cast

Production

Reception

The Canadian website Media Film assessed the film as follows: "TV film recycling worn-out recipes without much effort. Routine direction. Average acting." [2] while El País described it as "A typical sentimental exercise targeting the usual audience." [3] A review at Dove.org stated: "This movie is a charming story of love and romance, along with the bond that grows between a father and a daughter. In today’s world there are many children that don’t find the closeness to one parent or the other." [4]

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References

  1. "10-Movie Kid's Pack V.3". Amazon. 2 August 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
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