Read It and Weep
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| Read It and Weep | |
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| Directed by | Paul Hoen |
| Produced by | Don Schain |
| Written by | Patrick J. Clifton Beth Rigazio Julia DeVillers |
| Starring | Kay Panabaker Danielle Panabaker |
| Cinematography | Gordon Lonsdale |
| Editing by | Louis F. Cioffi |
| Distributed by | Disney Channel |
| Release date(s) | July 21, 2006 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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Read It and Weep, previously titled How My Private, Personal Journal Became A Bestseller is a Disney Channel Original Movie which premiered on July 21, 2006. It is the 66th DCOM and is based on the novel by Julia DeVillers. It follows the life of Jamie Bartlett, a socially suffocated girl, after she accidentally turns her personal, private, journal in as a school project and it ends up becoming a national bestseller. Sisters Kay and Danielle Panabaker star as Jamie Bartlett and her alter ego Is. Both sisters have starred in previous DCOMS, Kay in Life is Ruff, and Danielle in Stuck in the Suburbs.
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Is is an imaginary character created by Jamie Bartlett, which was more of an alter ego to her. Where Jamie is quiet, reserved, and caring, Is would be blunt, irrational, snappy, and mean. Is and Jamie have a rival of which is the evil Myrna, often accompanied by her rude group of power-seeking lackies. Is possesses magical powers, which she often utilizes to control Jamie and the people around her.
[edit] Cast
- Kay Panabaker as Jameson "Jamie" Bartlett
- Danielle Panabaker as Isabella aka Is
- Chad Broskey as Marco Vega aka Marco Vincent
- Alexandra Krosney as Harmony
- Marquise Brown as Lindsay
- Allison Scagliotti-Smith as Sawyer Sullivan aka Myrna
- Nick Whitaker as Lenny Bartlett
- Jason Dolley Connor Kennedy
- Tom Virtue as Ralph Bartlett
- Connie Young as Peggy Bartlett
- Robin Riker as Diana
- Joyce Cohen as Ms. Gallagher
- Kristy Jensen as Cadyn Christopher
[edit] Trivia
- This movie is to be released on DVD January 16, 2007.
- Julia DeVillers, the author of the book from which the movie was made, has a cameo in a pizza parlor scene.
- It was filmed at Murray High School in Murray, and also in Salt Lake City, Utah, which is where High School Musical was filmed.
- In the book, Jamie has an older sister, Allie; instead, in the movie she has an older brother Lenny, who plays the guitar and sings. Allie was also one of Jamie's online friends in the movie.
- Nick Whitaker performs the song I Will Be Around at the Deep Blue Sea Dance.
- Jordan Pruitt was considered for the role of Jamie Bartlett, but they liked Jordan so much they had her make a music video for the movie.
- Read It and Weep premiered on Disney Channel Asia on October 8, 2006 and on the Family Channel on November 17, 2006.
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