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[03/27/07 - 10:52 PM]
Hallmark Channel Announces New Original Movies to Air Throughout the Remainder of 2007
A dozen new original movies are set to air on the network by the end of 2007.







YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND (HALLMARK)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
6/9/07
STATUS:
telefilm/mini-series in the can
DESCRIPTION:
(from Hallmark's press release) After 12-year-old Bobby Graham's (Dylan McLaughlin, "The Guardian") parents are killed in an automobile accident in his native San Diego, he's sent to live with his father's brother, Jeff (Jason Brooks, "Boston Legal"), and his wife, Gayle (Kate Connor, "Heroes"), in small town Eagle Rock. The couple find themselves instant parents, struggling to learn the ropes. Bobby dreams of building the soapbox derby racer car that he and his dad designed, but his uncle scorns the idea, preferring Bobby spend his spare time at the family hardware store. Bobby secretly finds a mentor in the town loner, Jim Klecan (John Schneider, "The Dukes of Hazzard"), the former town champ of yesteryear. Klecan, a Vietnam vet and handyman, is derided by most of the town for his isolated lifestyle, but provides the friendship and mentoring the young boy needs to become a champ. "You've Got a Friend" premieres Saturday, June 9 (9 p.m., ET/PT).
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Dylan McLaughlin as Bobby Graham
· Jason Brooks as Jeff
· John Schneider as Jim Klecan
· Kate Connor as Gayle
CREW INFORMATION:
· James A. Contner as DIR
· Oliver Robins as WRTR
GENRE(S):
· mow
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· no information is available