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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781404981997
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 1404981993
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: May 24, 2005
Running Time: 91 minutes
Sales Rank: 32170
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: October 25, 2004
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Paralyzed from the neck down by a devastating car accident, eleven-year-old Brooke Ellison and her family fight against all odds to help her live her dreams-including graduating with honors from Harvard University. A testament to the courage and determination of an unforgettable young girl and the family that stood by her, THE BROOKE ELLISON STORY is a deeply inspiring, often astonishing account of the triumph of the human spirit.
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One problem with movies like these is that it cannot show anywhere near the reality of the situation. For example, no matter how a migraine headache is depicted on screen, it cannot even approximate the debilitating pain for the sufferer, or the emotional affects on family members. Of course, there would be little point in making a movie about the pain or the hardships of an illness or injury such as Brooke suffered. However, by focusing almost solely on the successes, all these 'overcoming physical ... Read More
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This was a good movie but one part of it seemed odd, compared to the book. After Brooke is accepted at Harvard, her father says something like "IF she could get a degree, she wouldn't be treated as much like a poster child." It seemed as thought the idea of Brooke in college was a new one to him. However, in the book, it is shown that Brooke was ALWAYS planning to get a college degree, it was just assumed that she would attend a local college.
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People should watch more family movies then any other genre cause it's more down to earth and closer to home. This movie has touched me deeply and truely an inspiration to anybody from many levels. The late Christopher Reeves has done well in directing this movie especially when he could relate to it.
This was the story of Brooke Ellison (Lacey Chabert), who was involved in a car accident that that left eher completely paralyse from her neck down and she she has to rely on her family, especially ... Read More
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This dvd is an inspriration on many levels. First, Director Christopher Reeve overcame his disability in order to direct and complete this project, which sadly, was his final project. Secondly, the dvd portrays the true story of a young woman, who overcame her own paralysis, to complete school and then, get accepted to and complete her degree at Harvard University (she also continued on to post graduate degrees). Finally, her devoted family is an inspiration. If her mother didn't devote 24 hours, seven days a ... Read More
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Brooke Ellison's magnificent achievements, both because and in spite of her disability, can't help but inspire. Her biography and this movie version are both a tribute to her and to her loving family, especially her mother. I think the true tragedy of Brooke's accident was not that she was so severely changed, but that we were all so nearly robbed of a remarkable and gifted human being.
Christopher Reeve's talent as a director is evident in this well-put-together biopic which covers Brooke and her ... Read More
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