Dear Dumb Diary (film)

Dear Dumb Diary
Directed by Kristin Hanggi
Produced by Jim Bechtold
Sean Gesell
Don Schain
Brian Wells
Written by Jim Benton
Kristin Hanggi
Based on Dear Dumb Diary by Jim Benton
Starring Emily Alyn Lind
Mary-Charles Jones
David Mazouz
Sterling Griffith
James Waterston
Lea DeLaria
Maddie Corman
Laura Bell Bundy
Jeffrey Hanson
Tom Markus
Music by Steven Argila
Edited by Dan Schalk
Production
company
Zucker Productions
Walden Media
Triple D Productions
Distributed by The Hallmark Channel
Walden Media
Arc Entertainment
Release date
 September 6, 2013
Country United States
Language English

Dear Dumb Diary is a Hallmark Channel TV movie based on the book series of the same name by Jim Benton.[1] It stars Emily Alyn Lind as Jamie Kelly, a seventh-grader who documents her experiences at Mackerel Middle School in her diary, as well as Mary-Charles Jones as her best friend Isabella and Sterling Griffith as popular girl Angeline. First airing on the Hallmark Channel in September 6, 2013,[2] the movie received mixed reviews.[3]

Synopsis

Jamie Kelly is a student at Mackerel Middle School. Her closest relationships include her best friend Isabella Vinchella, her 'nemesis' Angeline and her love interest Hudson Rivers. Upon finding out that budget cuts are taking away the art class, she inadvertently signs up for the Jump-A-Thon, which Angeline is also participating in. Jamie and Isabella go door-to-door asking for donations, with Isabella also getting donations for a donation group she refers to as the "Juvenile Optometry Federation" Meanwhile, her Aunt Carol applies for a job as a secretary after Jamie accidentally injures an older secretary in Assistant Principal Devon's office.

Aunt Carol starts dating and Jamie tries to figure out who this mysterious date is. Meanwhile, Angeline appears to be hanging around Jamie a bit more, which Jamie assumes is something evil or manipulative going on. Jamie attempts to steal Angeline's permanent record, trying to find things to use against Angeline. Just days prior to the Jump-A-Thon, Jamie finds out that Isabella lied about the "Juvenile Optometry Federation" and was just using the money to buy herself some contact lenses, which turn out to be faulty. At the Jump-A-Thon, Jamie learns that Angeline, despite all the sponsors she's received for the Jump-A-Thon, cannot do jump-rope. Against her own preferences, she decides to help Angeline and gets Isabella to help Angeline too.

Her family has a gathering at her house in which several of the teachers are invited. At this party, she learns that the mystery boyfriend of Aunt Carol is none other than Assistant Principal Devon, whom she soon learns is Angeline's "Uncle Dan" when he announces that he & Aunt Carol are engaged. This disturbs Jamie upon learning that she may end up being Angeline's cousin. Isabella then reveals that she started up a charity called the "Juvenile Optometry Federation" Jamie tells Angeline that she had taken her permanent record, but has returned it, Angeline in turn telling Jamie that she's still taking Hudson to the wedding.[4]

Cast

Production

The movie was first announced on Jim Benton's website.[5] The movie utilizes plot-lines and aspects from various instalments in the Dear Dumb Diary. The main storylines of the Jump-A-Thon and Aunt Carol's mystery date originate from Never Do Anything, Ever and Can Adults Become Human, respectively. The side story of Jamie stealing Angeline's permanent record is borrowed from Let's Pretend This Never Happened, while the "zone-shampooing" gag originates from a storyline in Am I The Princess Or The Frog. Three of the original songs, "Dear Future Jamie," "My Awesomeness is Awesome," and "Meatloaf Mystery," were written by Dan Mackenzie.[6] Other songs were written by Steven Argila and Seth Freeman.[7]

Music

The songs include:

The soundtrack includes "Score Suite for Dear Dumb Diary" performed by Steven Argila, the film's composer, and "Dear Dumb Diary (Karaoke Mix)" by Emily Alyn Lind.[8]

Reception

The movie has mixed reviews, with an audience rating of 57% on Rotten Tomatoes,[9] whilst IMDb has gotten a rating of 5.8 out of 10 for the film based on rankings of the film.[10] Common Sense Media has given the film 4/5 however, stating "Books-inspired movie has great social messages for kids".[11] Pretty Famous has ranked the movie 49%[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Dear Dumb Diary". www.jimbenton.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  2. ↑ "Breaking News - "Dear Dumb Diary," a Hallmark Channel Original Movie Starring Emily Alyn Lind and Mary-Charles Jones, Begins Production in Salt Lake City | TheFutonCritic.com". www.thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  3. ↑ Hanggi, Kristin (2013-09-06), Dear Dumb Diary, retrieved 2016-01-30
  4. ↑ "Dear Dumb Diary (2013) Movie Script | SS". Springfield! Springfield!. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  5. ↑ "Dear Dumb Diary". jimbenton.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  6. ↑ Dear Dumb Diary Original Soundtrackwww.allmusic.com
  7. ↑ Hanggi, Kristin (2013-09-06), Dear Dumb Diary, retrieved 2016-02-08
  8. ↑ "Dear Dumb Diary Soundtrack (2013)". www.soundtrack.net. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  9. ↑ "Dear Dumb Diary". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  10. ↑ Hanggi, Kristin (2013-09-06), Dear Dumb Diary, retrieved 2016-02-08
  11. ↑ "Dear Dumb Diary - Movie Review". www.commonsensemedia.org. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  12. ↑ "Dear Dumb Diary -". movies.prettyfamous.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
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