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Plot. Millionaire and Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel heir Benji 'Ben' Novack, Jr. (Lowe) marries a stunning stripper, Narcisa 'Narcy' Véliz Pacheco (Vega). But their kinky-infested relationship, soon becomes tarnished by a sea of love and distrust.
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Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story is a 2005 American biographical drama television film which tells the true story of a former parole officer named Marilyn Gambrell, who helped a group of students at M. B. Smiley High School in Houston, Texas. The students had either been raped, sexually harassed and/or beaten by their own parents.
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A Family Lost is a 2007 television film starring Cynthia Gibb, Nicole Muñoz, and Zak Santiago. It is about criminals who try to track a mother and diabetic daughter who survived a plane crash and carry stolen information. The film was released on March 11, 2007, and aired on the Lifetime Network.
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Mary Griffith is a devout Christian who raises her four children—Ed, Bobby, Joy and Nancy—according to the evangelical teachings of her local Presbyterian church in the late 1970s and early 1980s in Walnut Creek, California. Ed finds Bobby resisting temptations to overdose on Aspirin as an initial suicide attempt before Bobby confides to him that h...
Executive producers David Permut, Daniel Sladek, and Chris Taaffe initiated and championed the project over a period of thirteen years. The film was directed by Russell Mulcahy. Screenwriter Katie Ford based the teleplay on the noted best-selling book Prayers for Bobby: A Mother's Coming to Terms with the Suicide of Her Gay Son by Leroy F. Aarons, ...
Ratings
Prayers For Bobby received 3.8 million total viewers during the film's January 24, 2009 premiere on Lifetime, with 2.3 million total viewers subsequently during the January 25, 2009 airdatewith a combined total of 6.1 million viewers.
Critical reaction
Critics responded positively to the film, which received approval from 73% of 15 critics and an average rating of 6.4/10 on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Critics' consensus on the website is "A devastating true story and terrific performance by Sigourney Weaver give Prayers for Bobby palpable power, although some viewers may find this well-intentioned film too calculating in its efforts to wring tears." Brian Lowry of Varietywrote "Sigourney Weaver's TV movie debut proves worth the w...
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Sigourney Weaver was given the Trevor Life Award from The Trevor Project for her participation in the film. The award was presented by Anne Hathaway. In 2015, executive producers Daniel Sladek & Chris Taaffe were invited by the Vice President of the EU to the European Parliament in Brussels where they presented Prayers for Bobbyto Members of Parliament on International Homophobia Day.
Prayers for Bobby at IMDbPrayers for Bobby. In this adaptation of a true story, devout Christian Mary Griffith (Sigourney Weaver) fights to "cure" her gay son, Bobby (Ryan Kelley). Although he tries to please his mother...
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Winner. Damian Ganczewski, Producer. Broken Trail. AMC. Butchers Run Films and Once Upon a Time Films in association with Sony Pictures Television. The Television Academy database lists prime-time Emmy information. Click here to learn more. Damian Ganczewski: bio, photos, awards, nominations and more at Emmys.com.
Jan 20, 2014 · Producer: Harvey Kahn, Damian Ganczewski. Stars: Heather Graham, Kiernan Shipka, Mason Dye, Ava Telek, Maxwell Kovach, Dylan Bruce, Chad Willett, Ellen Burstyn. Review Score: Summary: In order to appease a cruel grandmother and scheming mother, four children are forced to hide their existence by living locked away in a mansion’s attic. Synopsis:
