I'll Be There (2003 film)

I'll Be There is a 2003 British-American comedy drama film directed and co-written by Craig Ferguson, who, in his directorial debut, also stars in the film with singer Charlotte Church in her film debut.

I'll Be There
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Directed byCraig Ferguson
Written byCraig Ferguson
Philip McGrade
Produced byJames G. Robinson
StarringCharlotte Church
Craig Ferguson
Jemma Redgrave
Ralph Brown
Joss Ackland
Ian McNeice
Imelda Staunton
CinematographyIan Wilson
Edited bySheldon Kahn
Music byTrevor Jones
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Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • June 13, 2003 (2003-06-13) (United Kingdom)
  • August 1, 2003 (2003-08-01) (United States)
Running time
105 minutes
CountriesUnited States
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Olivia is a young girl who is blessed with a beautiful, natural singing voice, although few people know that. She was conceived the night her mother met Paul, a Scottish rock star, but the couple fell out of touch. Paul never knew that he had a daughter. Much later, Paul is "sectioned" after a motorcycle accident is viewed as a suicide attempt, and he meets his now 16-year-old daughter while confined to a psychiatric hospital.

Olivia's mother feels she was betrayed by Paul and failed by her own musician father, so she does not want her daughter to be involved in what she sees as the decadent world of rock music. In spite of her mother's attempts to keep them apart, Olivia and Paul get to know each other and they become the family they should have been all along.

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