''The Dive from Clausen's Pier'' is a 2005 Lifetime original film based on an

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novel directed by Harry Winer and starring

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, and

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. It premiered on July 25, 2005, on Lifetime. Mike is a

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after suffering a major

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. His fiancée, Carrie, is not in love with him anymore and is confused and lost after the accident. As a result, she decides to move to

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and away from her small-town life. Along the way she meets a handsome, older man who has problems of his own. Carrie tries to figure out where her place in the world is in a journey of self-discovery. Many of the characters in the film are in their late teens or early twenties, while in the source novel they are much older. The film also ends on a slightly more optimistic tone than the novel. The film received a nomination for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score) at the

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in 2006.

Cast

as Carrie Beal *

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as Simon *

as Mike Mayer *

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as Jamie *

as Kilroy * Dylan Taylor as Rooster * Nathan Weldon as Skateboard Kid Extra *Susan Counsel as Christine

Filming location

* Halifax,

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References

External links

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SeanMaher.info: The Dive From Clausen's Pier
2005 television films 2005 films 2005 drama films Lifetime (TV channel) films Films based on American novels Films directed by Harry Winer Films scored by Bruce Broughton Films about people with paraplegia or tetraplegia 2000s English-language films {{US-tv-drama-film-stub