''Angels Fall'' is a 2007 American

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thriller

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directed by

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and starring

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and

Johnathon Schaech Johnathon Schaech ( ; born September 10, 1969) is an American actor and screenwriter. He has been working as an actor since the early '90s. Early life Johnathon Schaech was born in Edgewood, Maryland, in 1969 to Joe, a Baltimore City law enfo ...

. It is based on the 2006 Nora Roberts novel of the same name. The film is about a beautiful chef who moves to a small town in Wyoming after her Boston restaurant is shut down because of a fatal shooting. The film debuted January 29, 2007 on

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. At the time, it was one of the top-ten watched telecasts in the history of the network.

Summary

Reece Gilmore (Locklear) is the sole survivor of a massacre at a

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restaurant where she worked as a chef. After a stay in a mental hospital due to

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, anxious and restless, she hits the open road with no destination in mind, desperate for a fresh start. When her car breaks down in a picturesque

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town, Reece takes a job cooking at the local diner to earn enough to repair it and move on. But as she gets to know the townspeople, mystery writer Brody (Schaech) in particular, she considers putting the past behind her and settling down. But then, while out hiking, she witnesses a murder. Reece is traumatized again, and not just by the killing, but also because, when the police go to check out the crime scene, there's no evidence of a murder taking place. The townspeople doubt her story due to her past, which leads everyone, including Reece, to question her sanity.

Cast

as Reece Gilmore *

as Brody * Gary Hudson as Rick Marsden * Derek Hamilton as Lo * Linda Darlow as Joanie * Lisa Marie Caruk as Linda Gail * Len Crowther as Doc * Pete Seadon as Mac Drubber * Robert White as Lynt * Christy Greene as Ginny * Jemma Blackwell as Debbie Marsden * Tamara Werden as Woman in Orange Hat * Guillermo Ura as Serge * Chezlene Kocian as Marlie * Lori Ravensborg as Jeweler

Production

The film was executive produced by Stephanie Germain and

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, who also 'e.p.-ed' seven other Roberts films for Lifetime in 2007 and 2009.

Reception

Angels Fall was one of the top ten most-watched telecasts in the history of the channel.

References

External links

* * * * {{Nora Roberts 2007 television films 2007 films 2007 romantic drama films 2000s thriller films 2000s English-language films Films based on works by Nora Roberts Films directed by Ralph Hemecker Lifetime (TV network) films American romantic drama films American mystery thriller films American drama television films American thriller television films 2000s American films