Hello Sister, Goodbye Life

TV Movie
2006
PG
1h 29m

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Lacey Chabert and Wendie Malick in Hello Sister, Goodbye Life (2006)

When her father and stepmother die in an accident, a college student is given custody of her 7-year-old half-sister.When her father and stepmother die in an accident, a college student is given custody of her 7-year-old half-sister.When her father and stepmother die in an accident, a college student is given custody of her 7-year-old half-sister.

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6.2/10

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Awards
- 1 nomination total

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Lacey Chabert

Olivia

Samantha Hanratty

Celia
(as Sammi Hanratty)

Wendie Malick

Barbara

David Ramsey

Dennis

Adam Kaufman

Keith Flippen

Mr. Calhoon

Yvette Sirker

Rosivel

Mitchell Laurance

Richard Martin
(as Mitch Laurance)

Erin Fisk

Alicia

Amanda Baker

Betsy

Mike Mayhall

Man at Soccer Game
(as Michael Mayhall)

Donna Duplantier

Legal Secretary

Monica L. Monica

Professor

Douglas M. Griffin

Ann Mahoney

Waitress

Hunter Whitlow

Yale

Timmothy Amedee

Bartender
(uncredited)

Kurston Carter

Soccer Parent
(uncredited)

Director
- Steven Robman
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Trivia
Shot primarily done in New Orleans (LA) and finished one week before Hurricane Katrina hit. As a result, the film is dedicated to the people who suffered from the hurricane and subsequent flooding.

Goofs
Olivia is with Celia's teacher and reading a story that Celia had begun writing. The story is about a cat named Olive and a dog named Cici. But at the end of the movie, they changed it to a cat named Cici and a dog named Olive.

Quotes
Olivia Martin: Richard left me his treasure.

Soundtracks
Beautiful Life
Written by Kit Hain
Performed by Erika Schiff
Courtesy of Wild Pink Music (ASCAP)

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5/10

weak functional TV movie

Olivia Martin (Lacey Chabert) is a normal 21 year old college girl dating her teaching assistant Joe. He's moving to Italy to study and asks her to join him. She is estranged from her father who divorced her mom Barbara (Wendie Malick), and remarried to Alicia. He and Alicia have bratty daughter Celia (Sammi Hanratty). When her father and Alicia are killed, Olivia is left as Celia's guardian. She reluctantly accepts the responsibility from her father's friend and the executor of the estate Dennis Klein (David Ramsey).

This was shown on ABC Family and has the expected production qualities. The story is very basic. It's very simple and slow at times. The writing is nothing special. The big initial draw is Lacey Chabert. Little Sammi Hanratty is a little girl with big acting and good range. They have a good melodramatic relationship. It's a family movie that isn't too sappy. It could have helped if Olivia has a wacky comedic best friend to add some jokes. Wendie Malick tries to fill that role but the mother can't be the comedic sidekick.