Mitch Albom's: The Five People You Meet In Heaven

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In Mitch Albom's The Five People You Meet In Heaven," a Hallmark Entertainment production, Eddie (played by Jon Voight as an old man and Steven Grayham in his more youthful incarnation) is a lonely war veteran and widower who feels like his life as a repairman at the Ruby Pier Amusement Park has been meaningless. On his 83rd birthday, an accident on one of the rides imperils a five-year-old girl, and Eddie risks his own safety in front of a horrified crowd as he attempts to save her life. The last thing he sees is the little girl's frightened face. The last thing he feels is two small hands in his. Then, after a blinding flash of light and silence, Eddie reawakens in an unfamiliar place called Heaven… but he's not alone. Five people -- each of whom shares with him a fateful and significant connection -- have been waiting to meet him.

Some are loved ones, some are distant strangers, yet they all have the same goal -- to introduce Eddie to the true meaning and value of his life by showing him how their lives and deaths have been a part of his own in ways he never suspected. Each of these souls is looking for closure, each has a story to relate, a secret to divulge and a lesson to impart -- the Blue Man (Jeff Daniels), the Captain (Michael Imperioli), Ruby (Ellen Burstyn), Marguerite (Dagmara Dominczyk) and Tala (Nicaela Weigel and Shelbie Weigel). One by one, they illuminate the impact that Eddie has had on others and show him why his life on Earth was not insignificant. When he meets his fifth person in Heaven, Eddie, still haunted by the question of whether the little girl lived or died, finally begins to understand how truly interconnected we all are.

Filmed on location in Vancouver, British Columbia, Mitch Albom's The Five People You Meet in Heaven was directed by Lloyd Kramer and produced by Howard Ellis. Mitch Albom (award-winning author of Tuesdays with Morrie) penned the original screenplay, which he adapted from his bestselling novel, and Robert Halmi, Sr. served as executive producer on the project, from Hallmark Entertainment.

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I havnt read the book yet, but the movie was good considering it was produced by Hallmark, and it was also kinda depressing but meaningful. It just basically shows how much of a impact each one of ourselves have on each other, and how much were tied together, though we're just strangers. Everyone is tied together in some way. If you havnt watched this movie, you should watch it. :)

Mitch Albom did write 'Tuesdays With Morrie' which was a fantastic read (although that was mostly because of Morrie:)) so this probably should be good.