Grace is Gone
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
James C Strouse
John Cusack
Shelan O'keefe
Doug Dearth
Gracie Bednarczyk
Douglas James
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
There was a time when Stanley Phillips could see his entire life clearly. He dreamed of patriotic service and was destined for a military career. He came close to that dream until it was cut short simply because of his poor eyesight. Now he's serving customers at a home supply store while his Sergeant wife is fighting in Iraq. Equally as awkward at home as he is at work, he's raising Heidi, their twelve-year-old daughter and her 8-year-old sister Dawn. Although a loving father, Stanley is unable to conform to a more affectionate role and the girls miss their mother deeply. While tolerating his job and stumbling through parenting he is abruptly awakened when tragedy strikes. Ill prepared to deal with it himself, he is at a complete loss contemplating how to tell his children. Desperate to delay telling the children they embark on a spontaneous road trip. Grasping to give them their last moments of innocence, Stanley reveals a softer side as they travel to Dawn's chosen destination--Enchanted Gardens Theme Park. The farther they drive the closer they become yet Stanley knows he must face the inevitable task of changing their lives forever.
Director
James C Strouse
Cast
John Cusack
Shelan O'keefe
Doug Dearth
Gracie Bednarczyk
Douglas James
Alessandro Nivola
Zach Gray
Marisa Tomei
Mary Kay Place
Penny Slusher
Dana Lynne Gilhooley
Katie Honaker
Emily Churchill
Rebecca Spence
Jennifer Tyler
Susan Messing
Robb Pruitt
Ross Klavan
Bill Timoney
Jennifer Bills
Graeme Flowers
Christopher Cleek
Crew
Rose Alexander
Rose Alexander
Chidem Ali
Carina Alves
Carina Alves
Krystin Auriemma
Krystin Auriemma
John Bair
Bob Baker
Rudra Banerji
Noah Banks
Michael Barry
Alison Beckett
Anthony C Belmonte
Doug Bernheim
Paul Bernstein
Robert A Beverlin
Ian Block
Susan Block
Jean-louis Bompoint
Timothy Borntrager
Steve Boyle
Shaun Brennan
Karen M Brody
Julie Bucek
Charles B Burandt
Roberta Burrows
Brandon Bussinger
Eddie Bydalek
Christina Carlson
Joe Carpita
Patrick Caulfield
Johnathan Clark
Joel Cox
Gino Crededio
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
Jamie Cullum
John Cusack
Doug Dearth
Jeno Dellicolli
Drew Denicola
Tanja Deshida
Shannon Dewolfe
Demetra Diamantopoulos
Demetra Diamantopoulos
Demetra Diamantopoulos
Richard F Diez
Karl H Dondlinger
Gerald Donlan
Peter Donoghue
Jamie Dunlap
Rusty Dunn
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Kyle Eastwood
Kyle Eastwood
Dan Edelstein
Tom Efinger
Tom Efinger
Elliott Eisman
Sara Ellingen
Ron Erdberg
Raul Esparza
Jon Baronn Farmer
Kim Farrell
Dave Feldstein
Ralph Fernandez
Marc Ferrari
Michael Feuser
Cheryl Fisher
Fred Folmer
John Friday
Joe Gajewski
Linda Gallagher
Zachary Gannaway
Camille Geier
Carrick Moore Gerety
Robert J Gomez
Michelle Gonsiorek
Elizabeth Goodnick
Marilyn Haft
Dave Hansent
Edward Hart
Harry Higgins
Steven Hiller
Peter Hobbs
Chuck Hodes
Jonathan Hoffman
Bill Hogan
James F Hogan
Amy Holliday
Consuella Hopkins
Damian Huck
Michael A. Jackman
Matthew A Jahnke
Sondra James
Darryl Johnson
Kenneth Johnson
Wesley Jones
Wesley Jones
Rosalind Jones-crosby
Laura Kaminski
Karen Kane
Lisa Kelic
Polly Kelly
Shaun Kendal
Mary Kenny
John W Kestner
Laine Kline
Joe Klotz
Peter Kosowsky
Michelle Krumm
Robert Krzeminski
Ross L Kulma
Matthew Landon
Sara Lane
Kathy Laughlin
Kevin Lawn
Rick Lefevour
Jessica Levin
Jessica Levin
Aurelie Levy
Rachel Levy
Mike Lewis
Jennifer Loeb
Grace Loh
Barry T Lopez
Riva Marker
Riva Marker
Dominic Markiewicz
Dean De Matteis
Aine Mcateer
Molly Mcconnoughy
Andrew Mccormack
Andrew Mccormack
Michael J Mccormack
Dale Mckeel
Nikole Mcphee
Paloma Mele
Terry Mettger
Natalie Meyer
Caleb B Miller
Matt Miller
Matthew Miller
Michael Minkler
Juan Montelongo
Stefanie A Moore
David P Morales
David Morenz
John Moros
John Moros
Fred Moyse
Chris Mulsoff
Ricky Nachbar
Ha Nguyen
Scott Nickoley
Galt Niederhoffer
Bill Nielson
Bill Nielson
Stefan Nikolov
Michael Novitch
Dick Oakes
David Obermeyer
Chad Orhrback
Margaret J. Orlando
Rosemary Orlando
Jonathan Owens
Jennifer Paige
Julio Palomino
Carl Paoli
Natasha Parker
Mickie Paskal
Brian Pawlowski
Keith A Pokorski
Kelly Pontillo
Terrie Quinlan
Stefan Rand
Celine Rattray
Brian Reali
James Reem
Jessica Remis
Jim Rider
Erik Rios
Robert Rocco
Vail Romeyn
Jennifer Rudnicke
Paul Ruffolo
Paul Sacco
Carole Bayer Sager
Koren Salajka
Mike Salvatori
David Samo
Chris Sato
Lissette Schettini
Charlie Seale
Jorge E Senisse
Jenny Shields
Jaimie Siedow
Joe Sikora
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States December 7, 2007
Released in United States Winter December 7, 2007
Released in United States on Video May 27, 2008
Released in United States 2007 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Competition) August 31-September 9, 2007.)
Winner of the 2007 Satellite Award for Best Original Song ("Grace is Gone") by the International Press Academy (IPA).
Winner of the International Critic's Prize at the 2007 Deauville Festival of American Cinema.
Winner of two awards including the Audience Award for Best Dramatic Film and the Waldo Salt Screening Award at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.
Limited Release in United States December 7, 2007
Released in United States Winter December 7, 2007
Released in United States on Video May 27, 2008
Released in United States 2007
Released in United States January 2007
Released in United States October 2007
Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Competition) August 31-September 9, 2007.
Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 17-November 1, 2007.
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (Gala Presentations) October 4-17, 2007.
Feature film directorial debut for James C. Strouse.
The Weinstein Company acquired worldwide distribution rights for $4 million at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. As part of the deal, Cusack and his New Crime Prods. will partake in back-end participation of ticket sales.
Released in United States October 2007 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (Gala Presentations) October 4-17, 2007.)
Released in United States January 2007 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Dramatic Competiiton) January 18-28, 2007.)
Released in United States 2007 (Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 17-November 1, 2007.)
