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Christopher Reeve directed this inspiring made-for-television drama based on a true story, which turned out to be his final project before his passing in 2004. When she was 11 years old, Brooke Elliso... read more read more...n was involved in an auto accident that caused her extensive head trauma and serious injuries to her spinal cord. Doctors were uncertain if Brooke would survive, and while she pulled through, the young girl was confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life. However, Brooke was determined to live as close to a "normal" life as was possible, and to excel despite her condition. With the unflagging support of her mother, who attended classes with her every day, Brooke not only received top marks in high school, but graduated from Harvard with honors. The Brooke Ellison Story stars Vanessa Marano as young Brooke, Lacey Chabert as Brooke in her teen and young-adult years, and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as her mother, Jean. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 31 min.

Directed by: Christopher Reeve

Release Date: October 25, 2004

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DVD Release Date: May 24, 2005

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  • dreamfaeries
    October 27, 2009
    dreamfaeries
    Inspiring. Worth the watch for sure...
  • jam233
    May 10, 2010
    jam233
    58/100. It is an inspiring story but so very much a television made movie. I am not quite sure what it is about television movies that make them less effective. It?s a good story, but it is one cliche after another, way over sentimental and melodramatic. The acting is fair, the d... read moreirection is contrived. The score is ordinary and mundane.
  • clooneyfan
    February 6, 2007
    clooneyfan
    I think this story is more of a testament to Brooke's mother, who dedicated herself to caring for her daughter after the accident.

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