''If You Believe'' is a 1999 American

television film A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for ...

that aired on

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and stars

Ally Walker Allene Damian "Ally" Walker (born August 25, 1961) is an American actress. She made her television debut in the NBC daytime soap opera '' Santa Barbara'' (1988) before landing the leading roles on the short-lived dramas '' True Blue'' (1989–199 ...

Hayden Panettiere Hayden Lesley Panettiere (; born August 21, 1989) is an American actress, model, and singer. She is best known for her lead roles as Claire Bennet on the NBC superhero series '' Heroes'' and Juliette Barnes in the ABC/ CMT musical drama serie ...

and

Tom Amandes Tom Amandes (born March 9, 1959) is an American actor. His best-known role to date is that of Eliot Ness in the 1990s television series ''The Untouchables''; he also played Geena Davis' boyfriend in '' The Long Kiss Goodnight'', and Abraham Lin ...

. In the film, a Scrooge-like woman is visited by her "

inner child In popular psychology and analytical psychology, the inner child is an individual's childlike aspect. It includes what a person learned as a child, before puberty. The inner child is often conceived as a semi-independent subpersonality subordina ...

," who helps her rediscover a zest for life. The film is a Spring Creek Production in association with

Hearst Entertainment Hearst Communications, Inc., often referred to simply as Hearst, is an American multinational mass media and business information conglomerate based in Hearst Tower in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Hearst owns newspapers, magazines, televis ...

Plot

Once-successful book editor Susan Stone who would choose to go to work on

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weekend, suddenly gets a visit from her inner child in the form of a seven-year-old girl, Suzie, whom only she can see and hear. The inner child who does not want to go away until Susan is happy, keeps commenting on the merits of a potential love interest and teaches her how to playfully dance in her living room.

Cast

as Susan Stone *

as Young Susan "Suzie" Stone and Alice Stone, Susan's niece *

as Thom Weller * Meredith McGeachie as Robin * Andrew Tarbet as Bob Stone *

Jonathan Welsh Jonathan Welsh (April 3, 1947 – January 27, 2005) was a Canadian actor of stage, television and film, best known for his principal roles in Canadian television series, notably the 1986–1989 adventure comedy ''Adderly'' and the 1989–1994 j ...

as Dylan Lewis

Nominations

* 2000 –

nominated for

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in category of Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot for Young Actress Age Ten or Under * 2001 –

Anthea Sylbert Anthea Sylbert (born October 6, 1939) is an American film producer and costume designer, who was active during the "modern era" of American film. She was nominated twice for Academy Awards for Best Costume Design, first at the 47th Academy Awards ...

and

Richard Romanus Richard Romanus (born Richard Joseph Romanos; February 8, 1945) is an American actor. Among other roles, he has appeared in Martin Scorsese's '' Mean Streets'' and provided voices for Ralph Bakshi's animated films '' Wizards'' and '' Hey Good Loo ...

nominated for WGA Award for Original Long Form

References

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