Following are credits and production data for "Oprah Winfrey Presents: Mitch Albom's For One More Day," airing SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.
FEATURE: "Oprah Winfrey Presents: Mitch Albom's For One More Day� � Emmy Award�-winning actor Michael Imperioli ("The Sopranos�) and Academy Award�-winning actress Ellen Burstyn ("Requiem for a Dream,� "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore�) star in the two-hour television event motion picture.
In the film, based on Albom's bestselling book For One More Day, Imperioli plays Chick Benetto, a broken-down former baseball player who has collapsed into alcoholism and despair. He returns one night to his small hometown with plans to take his life. At the final moment, he is magically granted one more day with his departed mother, Posey Benetto, played by Burstyn, who illuminates the secrets of both their lives and shows him a way to redemption. Samantha Mathis ("The Punisher,� "American Psycho�) and Scott Cohen ("Law & Order: Trial by Jury,� upcoming show "The Return of Jezebel James�) also star. Michael Imperioli's son, Vadim Imperioli, plays the role of the younger Chick in his acting film debut.
AIRING: Sunday, December 9 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET)
STARRING: Michael Imperioli as Chick Benetto, Ellen Burstyn as Posey Benetto, Scott Cohen as Len Benetto, Samantha Mathis as young Posey and introducing Vadim Imperioli as young Chick Benetto.
CO-STARRING: Alice Drummond as Rose, Emily Wickersham as Maria, Cara Seymour as Catherine Benetto, Lexie Drago as young Maria, Joyce Hogi as Miss Thelma and Frank Pellegrino as older Len Benetto.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Kate Forte and Oprah Winfrey
DIRECTOR: Lloyd Kramer
WRITTEN FOR TELEVISION
BASED ON THE BOOK
FOR ONE MORE DAY BY: Mitch Albom
SUPERVISING PRODUCER: M. Blair Breard
CASTING: Sheila Jaffe, C.S.A.
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Tami Reiker, A.S.C.
MUSIC: Lennie Niehaus
EDITOR: Igor Kovalik
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Clark Hunter
COSTUMES: Juliet Polcsa
MAKEUP: Steve Kelley
HAIR STYLIST: Peg Schierholz
PRODUCTION SOUND MIXER: Billy Sarokin
CHOREOGRAPHY: Danielle Flora
BASEBALL COACH: Rob Steinert
SET ADVISOR/BASEBALL COACH: Jerry Nolan
ORIGINATION: Connecticut and New York
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Harpo Films, Inc.
TV PARENTAL GUIDELINE: This program carries a TV-14 parental guideline.
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