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The Brooke Ellison Story

Year:

2004

Duration:

120 min (including commercials) | Brazil:91 min

Genres:

Biography | Drama

IMDB rate:

7.2

Director:

Christopher Reeve

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2004-10-25

Filming Locations: Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Luke Flynn

Scott Shilstone

The Brooke Ellison Story

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Jean Ellison

John Slattery

Ed Ellison

Lacey Chabert

Brooke Ellison

Vanessa Marano

Young Brooke Ellison

Jenson Goins

Young Kysten Ellison

Devon Gearhart

Young Reed Ellison

Lauren Barrett

Older Kysten Ellison

Ryan Hudson

Reed Ellison

Terrence Gibney

Mr. Barnes (as Terence Gibney)

Sabah

Cara

Jerry Lee Leighton

Mr. Linski

Ramona Tyler

Bobbi (as Ramona Tyler)

Melinda Walsh

Barbara

Judy Leavell

Muriel

Bernard Hocke

Neurosurgeon #1

Wilbur Fitzgerald

Neurosurgeon #2

Marco St. John

Literature Professor

Eugenie Bondurant

Patio Mom (as Eugene Boudurant)

Michael Arata

Paramedic

John McConnell

Mr. Jacobs

Will Reeve

Young David

Lara Grice

Home Room Teacher

Lance E. Nichols

Play Off Official (as Lance Nichols)

Dana Reeve

English Professor

CiCi Hedgpeth

Young Girl

Tom Raley

ICU Doctor

William Carroll Schilling

Priest

Anne Ewen

Nurse #1

Charlie Detraz

Surgeon

Laura-Shay Griffin

Intern (as Laura Shay Griffin)

Deneen Tyler

Receptionist

Wayne Ferrara

Banker

Nathaniel Colin

Opponent

Francine Segal

Female Dean

Pat Hazell

Jim

Joe M. Henry

Jon

Jeremiah Davis

Justin

Robyn Nolting

Night Nurse #1 (as Robin Nolting)

Jaqueline Fleming

Night Nurse #2 (as Jacqueline Flemming)

Paul Schierhorn

Biology Professor

William G. Clark

Professor #1

John Maxwell

Professor #2

John P. Fertitta

Ray (as John Fertitta)

Ron Flagge

Respiratory Therapist

Neal Rivet

Student #1

Stephanie Lysaght

Student #2

Felix Favaloro

Student #3

Maggie Belle Caplis

Student #4 (as Belle Caplis)

Mikki Val

Nurse #2

John Jordan Anderson

Student

Sara V. Anderson

Student

Robert Carver

Doctor

Rolexis Delaney

Student

Z. Dieterich

Student

James J. Duhon

Harvard Student

Kyle Gahagan

Student

Ian Hoch

Hackey Sack player

John J. Anderson

Harvard Dean (uncredited)

Philomena Bankston

Principle (uncredited)

Jesse Benoit

Harvard student (uncredited)

Victor Brunette

Commencement Guest (uncredited)

Eric Carle

College student (uncredited)

Matthew Carroll

Jake (uncredited)

Anthony Gangi

College Student (uncredited)

Frazier Hicks

Ben Stone (uncredited)

Van Hornsby

Accident car driver (uncredited)

Cliff Johnson

Neighbor (uncredited)

Nicola K. Jones

Harvard student (uncredited)

Dixie Louviere

ER Nurse (uncredited)

Brian Nolen

Harvard Student (uncredited)

Alec Rayme

Kissing Couple (uncredited)

Brandy Scott

College Student (uncredited)

Codie Scott

Teacher (uncredited)

David Stidd

Havard Student (uncredited)

Denise Templeton

Extra (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Christopher Reeve's final directing project.

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The movie was filmed at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA which fills in for film's supposed setting, Harvard University.

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Goofs

After Brooke enters the classroom for the first time in her wheelchair, you can see her right hand move, possibly to control the wheelchair while she turned it around.

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When Jean Ellison was about to take Brooke into the school for the first time after the accident, she parked near a set of stairs at the side of the school and proceeded to set up a portable ramp, but the brief scene prior showed the front of the school, which is accessible with a level doorway and an inclined sidewalk.

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Early in the movie, Brook is wearing what is called a "Halo". It's used to keep the patient's head still with screws put into the skull. Brook turns her head while wearing one to look at her father. This would be impossible with a real one with real screws.

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