SHOWTIME PREMIERES THE INCREDIBLE MRS. RITCHIE ON SATURDAY, JULY 12 AT 7:00 PM Starring Gena Rowlands and James Caan
Written and Directed by Paul Johansson
Executive Produced by Nick CassavetesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEW YORK, NY: June 2, 2003 Gena Rowlands, Kevin Zegers, David Schofield, Leslie Hope, Cameron Daddo, Brenda James, Justin Chatwin, Jeremy Raymond and James Caan star in THE INCREDIBLE MRS. RITCHIE, a new SHOWTIME Original Picture for All Ages. The film will premiere Saturday, July 12, at 7:00 PM (ET/PT). The film is written and directed by Paul Johansson ("Conversations in Limbo"). Actor/director Nick Cassavetes ("The Astronaut's Wife," "John Q") serves as one of the film's executive producers.
Loosely based on Johansson's own experiences, the film follows a troubled teen who learns about love and forgiveness from an eccentric, elderly widow. Phil Alberstat, Jana Edelbaum, Walter Josten, Jim Reeve and Steve Robbins also serve as the film's executive producers. Chad Oakes and Michael Frislev of Nomadic Pictures and U.K-based Visionview Films produced the film, which was filmed on-location in Calgary and Alberta, Canada. THE INCREDIBLE MRS. RITCHIE is presented in association with Nomadic Pictures Corp. and Visionview Ltd.
Two-time Academy Award®-nominee, two-time Golden Globe® Award-winner and three-time Emmy®-winner Gena Rowlands ("A Woman Under the Influence," "Gloria," "Hope Floats" and the SHOWTIME Original Picture CHARMS FOR THE EASY LIFE) plays the title character, who is raising two mentally challenged children on her own. The film opens as Mr. Dewitt, a school principal, played by Oscar® and Golden Globe®-nominee James Caan ("The Godfather," the SHOWTIME Original Picture WARDEN OF RED ROCK, "Brian's Song"), decides his student Charlie, played by Kevin Zegers ("Air Bud" franchise and "A Call To Remember"), might benefit from working for Mrs. Ritchie for the summer and introduces them. David Schofield ("The Musketeer," "The Gladiator") and Leslie Hope ("24," "Water Damage") play Charlie's parents. Cameron Daddo ("FX: The Series," "Between Love and Hate") plays Jim, Mrs. Ritchie's future son-in-law.
This film joins a powerful slate of films under the All Ages banner that just recently garnered the network 13 Daytime Emmy® nominations and 5 Daytime Emmy® Awards this year alone making it the sixth consecutive year that Showtime Networks received more Daytime Emmy® nominations than any other cable network.
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Rating TVPG
Run Time: 1:42
Playdates: Sunday, 7/20 at 12:00 p.m. and Monday, 7/28 at 8:00 p.m.Press Release Courtesy of Showtime Networks
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