''Read It and Weep'' is a 2006

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which premiered on July 21, 2006. It is based on the novel ''How My Private, Personal Journal Became A Bestseller'' by

Julia DeVillers Julia DeVillers is an American writer of books including '' How My Private, Personal Journal Became A Bestseller''. She had a cameo in the 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie, ''Read It and Weep'', which was based on the book. Life DeVillers ...

. Sisters Kay and

Danielle Panabaker Danielle Nicole Panabaker (born September 19, 1987) is an American actress. She began acting as a teenager and came to prominence for her roles in the Disney films '' Stuck in the Suburbs'' (2004), '' Sky High'' (2005) and ''Read It and Weep'' ( ...

star as Jamie Bartlett and her

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Isabella (Iz or Is), respectively. Both sisters have starred in previous Disney Channel films: Kay in ''

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'' (2005), and Danielle in ''

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'' (2004), like ''Read It and Weep'', those films also premiered in July in their respective years.

Plot

Freshman Jameson "Jamie" Bartlett has three best friends named Connor (who has a crush on her), Lindsay, and Harmony, a brother named Lenny Bartlett, and a mean enemy named Sawyer Sullivan, whose boyfriend Marco Vega is the object of Jamie's affection. She also owns a

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, on which she keeps a journal she writes in every day. In the journal, she writes about a character named "Isabella" or "Is", a popular girl with incredible powers who stands up to a mean girl named Myrna. In actuality, the journal is a more imaginative version of Jamie's life, with Is being loosely based on Jamie and Myrna being based on Sawyer. For an

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assignment, Jamie has to write an essay of her choice. Her printer dies, and Lenny refuses to let her use his. Lindsay offers to print the essay if Jamie emails it to her, but she accidentally sends her the

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. After Lindsay turns the journal in for Jamie, it wins a writing contest and is published as a book. Jamie's book attracts a lot of publicity, eventually becoming a bestseller. She appears at many book signings, on reality TV shows, is often interviewed, and meets stars whom she has always wanted to meet. Soon, success gets the better of Jamie; she becomes increasingly materialistic and critical of the world around her, quitting her job at her father's pizza place, ridiculing Lenny's guitar playing, and favoring fame over her friends. Her newfound popularity is dashed during a television interview where she inadvertently reveals that the

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of her novel is based on Sawyer and all of her other life dramas. As Jamie's classmates learn that the book was based on Jamie's negative feelings toward her school, she wishes to restore her relationships. However, her friends are unwilling to trust her again and begin to reject and avoid her. To make up for her mistakes, she apologizes to Lenny, encouraging him to take up his guitar playing once more, despite what she'd said. Jamie overhears her parents' conversation about having to close down the pizza parlor, and Jamie feels guilty. As she is getting ready for the ocean-themed school dance, Jamie confronts Is, a figment of her imagination who tries to make Jamie like she is, and tells her to stop. She then goes to the dance, where she tries to apologize to everyone. They do not accept her apology at first, but gradually do after learning the book was really Jamie's personal journal and that she never meant for it to be published. Jamie finds Connor just as he is leaving. She asks for his forgiveness and finds out that the poems Marco submits in their English class were actually written by Connor. Jamie realizes that her crush on Marco, which is largely because of the poems, is actually meant for Connor. They walk back into the dance, where Lenny performs a song ("I Will Be Around") dedicated to Jamie. After the dance, Jamie invites everyone to eat at her parents' pizza parlor. When Lenny rushes into the kitchen to help cook the pizza, his jacket, which was covered in seaweed from the dance, accidentally lands on some of the pizzas, covering them in seaweed. When the pizza is delivered to the customers, they love it, and Jamie's father finally figures out the secret of how to save their business, ending the film on a happy note.

Cast

Kay Panabaker Stephanie Kay Panabaker (born May 2, 1990) is an American zoologist and retired actress. She is best known for her roles as Jenny Garison in the 2009 reboot of '' Fame'', Debbie Berwick on ''Phil of the Future'', and Nikki Westerly on '' Summerla ...

as Jamison "Jamie" Bartlett *

as Isabella "IS" * Alexandra Krosney as Harmony * Marquise C. Brown as Lindsay *

Allison Scagliotti Allison Scagliotti (; born September 21, 1990) is an American actress, musician and director, best known for her roles in '' Drake & Josh'', '' Warehouse 13'', and ''Stitchers''. Early life Scagliotti's great-grandparents immigrated to the United ...

as Sawyer "Myrna" Sullivan *

Jason Dolley Jason Scott Dolley (born July 5, 1991) is an American actor and musician, known for his roles in Disney Channel shows and movies. These include List of Cory in the House characters#Newton Livingston III, Newton "Newt" Livingston III on ''Cory in ...

as Connor Kennedy *

Chad Broskey Chad Broskey (born July 3, 1987) is an American actor. He has played in two movies, ''Legally Blondes'' (2009), and ''Read It and Weep'' (2006). Early life Chad went to the Youth Performing Arts School in Louisville, Kentucky. Career He appeared ...

as Marco Vega *

Tom Virtue Tom Virture (born November 19, 1957) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the television series ''Even Stevens'' (2000–2003) and ''The Secret Life of the American Teenager ''The Secret Life of the American Teenager'' (often ...

as Ralph Bartlett *

Connie Young Connie Young (born 1974) is an American actress. She is known for playing Peggy Barlett in ''Read It and Weep'' and Cammie Giles in ''The Singles Ward''. She reprised the role of Cammie in ''The Singles 2nd Ward''. She also appeared in ''Sons of ...

as Peggy Bartlett *

Robin Riker Robin Riker (born October 2, 1952) is an American actress and author. She made her big screen debut in the 1980 horror film ''Alligator'' and later went to star in the Showtime comedy series '' Brothers'' (1984–1989). Riker had starring roles ...

as Diana *

Nick Whitaker Nick Whitaker (born October 1, 1988) is an American actor who is known for playing the lead role in '' Benji: Off the Leash!''. Career Whitaker's first role was a Chase Patterson in ''Message in a Cell Phone''. He is an active member of the Chur ...

as Lenny Bartlett * Falisha Fehoko as Jennifer #1 * Malinda Money as Jennifer #2 * Joyce Cohen as Miss Gallagher * Paisley Van Patten as Amber Tiffany

Production

The movie was based on the book ''How My Private, Personal Journal Became a Bestseller''.

, the author of the book from which the movie was made, has a cameo in a pizza parlor scene. There are a number of differences between the book and the film. ''Read It and Weep'' was filmed at Murray High School and

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. Murray High School was also the set of: '' Take Down'' (1978), the auditorium scene of ''

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'' (2006), ''

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'' (2008) and '' High School Musical: Get in the Picture'' (2008).

References

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