Living with the Dead (film)

*Living with the Dead*
Living with the Dead
Genre	Drama; Sci-Fi; Crime; Mystery; Thriller
Based on	Talking to Heaven; by James Van Praagh
Written by	John Pielmeier
Directed by	Stephen Gyllenhaal
Starring	Ted Danson; Mary Steenburgen; Diane Ladd; Michael Moriarty
Theme music composer	Normand Corbeil
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Greg Gugliotta; Shanna Nussbaum; Stanley M. Brooks
Producer	Preston Fischer
Cinematography	Jeff Jur
Editor	Neil Mandelberg
Running time	240 minutes
Production companies	Nitelite Entertainment; Columbia Broadcasting System; Gaslight Pictures; Once Upon a Time Films
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	April 28 –; April 30, 2002

Living with the Dead (released in Europe as Talking to Heaven) is a 2002 American made-for-television supernatural crime drama film directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal and starring Ted Danson, Diane Ladd, Queen Latifah, Mary Steenburgen and Jack Palance. It was inspired by the life of medium James Van Praagh. The film first aired on CBS in the U.S. and was later rated PG-13.^[1]

In the United States, the film was released as Living with the Dead; the working title was Talking to Heaven, and this was also the release title in Europe.

Plot

Seven dead boys are trying to communicate through James (Ted Danson) to tell their story of how they died and that their murderer is still out there. James agrees to work alongside the detective investigating the murders, and discovers who murdered the seven boys.^[2]

Cast

Ted Danson as James Van Praagh
Mary Steenburgen as Detective Karen Condrin
Diane Ladd as Regina Van Praagh
Michael Moriarty as Adrian, Psychic
Connor Widdows as Young James Van Praagh
Joy Coghill as Mrs. Ziff
Jay Brazeau as Psychiatrist
Maggie Blue O'Hara as Sandy - Andy's deaf sister
Queen Latifah as Midge Harmon
Jack Palance as Allan Van Praagh
Reece Thompson as Andy, Abducted Boy
Neil Denis as Dennis Branston
Mikela Jay as Young Regina Van Praagh (billed as Mikela J. Mikael)
Eric Breker as Young Allan Van Praagh
Lindsay Bourne as Priest
Kavan Smith as Matt
Hiro Kanagawa as Frank the Business Consultant
Bill Meilen as Eli Ziff
John B. Lowe as David Ziff
Henry O. Watson as Walter Branston
Veena Sood as Mrs. Morse, School Teacher
David Kaye as Gideon Morse
James Kirk as Eddie Katz, Molly's Son
Joel Palmer as Second Boy
Ben Johnson as Third Boy
Branden Nadon as Fourth Boy
Matthew Brevner as Fifth Boy
Jaren Brandt Bartlett as Sixth Boy
Bethoe Shirkoff as James' Grandmother
Michael Eklund as Ronnie Higgins
Ben Baxter as Billy, Boy in Schoolyard
Nancy Sivak as Sister Mary Edward
Karen Elizabeth Austin as Nun (billed as Karen Austin)
Dee Jay Jackson as Police Desk Sergeant (billed as Deejay Jackson)
Klodyne Rodney as Nurse
Kwesi Ameyaw as Doctor
Lorena Gale as Midge's Grandmother
Richard Sali as News Vendor
David Petersen as Karen's Father
Jessica Schreier as Psychiatrist's Wife

Production

The movie was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.^[3]

References

^ `Living With the Dead' brings Danson to life, Allan Johnson, Chicago Tribune, April 26, 2002; accessed February 17, 2013
^ Messages From Beyond, Susan King, Los Angeles Times, April 28, 2002; accessed February 17, 2013
^ IMDb

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[Chicago-1] `Living With the Dead' brings Danson to life, Allan Johnson, Chicago Tribune, April 26, 2002; accessed February 17, 2013

[Living-2] Messages From Beyond, Susan King, Los Angeles Times, April 28, 2002; accessed February 17, 2013

[3] IMDb

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