Brief Synopsis:
18 year old Audrey (Agnes Bruckner) lives with her father (John Corbett) in a remote community in the breathtakingly beautiful New Mexico desert. Though Audrey longs to go to college, she spends her days taking care of her father, who hasn’t left home since Audrey’s mother died, and her best friend Calista (Kelli Garner), who dreams of
becoming Miss America but is struggling with a life-challenging illness.
The summer after Audrey graduates from high school, her world is changed forever when an attractive young man named Mookie (Justin Long) moves in next door with his mother Mary (Gina Gershon) and her fiancée, Herb (Chris Mulkey). Knowing how much Calista longs for romance, Audrey encourages Mookie to ask Calista on a date. He obliges, and he and Calista soon become a couple. Audrey, however, finds herself developing feelings for Mookie, and as these feelings grow it becomes harder and harder to her to be the dependable, selfless person that her father and best friend have always counted on her to be.
“Dreamland” is the story of a young woman who has taken care of everyone around her but ultimately learns to take care of herself. It is also the story of how those whose lives she touched must find the strength to let her go.
Cast
Agnes Bruckner ... Audrey
Kelli Garner ... Calista
Justin Long ... Mookie
John Corbett ... Henry
Gina Gershon ... Mary
Rated: PG-13
Tag Line: Life blooms in extraordinary places.
Directed By: Jason Matzer
Written By: Tom Willett
Release Dates: January 23, 2005 (USA)
Kelli's Character
Kelli plays Calista, Audrey's best friend. She dreams of one day becoming Miss America and leaving their trailer park but faces one huge obstacle: she has MS and knows she doesn't have much longer to live. Justin Long's character, Mookie, falls for her after moving in. The problem is, Audrey is falling for him too.
Notable:
Official Selection of the 2006 Sundance Film Festival
Other Links:
IMDB.com, where much of this information was found!
Official Site
KelliGarnerFan.org Gallery
Download the Press Kit - includes production notes, a bio on Kelli and the rest of the cast, and more
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