{{Infobox television | image = Charlie-Me-hallmark.jpg | image_size = 230 | image_alt = | caption = | genre = | creator = | based_on = | writer = Karen Struck | screenplay = | story = | director = David Weaver | starring = Tom Bosley<br />Jordy Benattar | narrator = | theme_music_composer = Ron Ramin | country = United States | language = English | num_episodes = | producer = Gerald W. Abrams<br />Susan Murdoch<br />Tom Werheimer | editor = Ralph Brunjes | cinematography = François Dagenais | runtime = 120 minutes | company = Cypress Point Entertainment | budget = | network = Hallmark Channel | released = {{Start date|2008|01|05}} }}
'''''Charlie & Me''''' is a made-for-TV movie that premiered on Hallmark Channel on January 5, 2008. Filmed on location in Ontario, Canada, the movie stars Tom Bosley as the title character and Jordy Benattar as his granddaughter.
==Plot== Casey Baker (Jordy Benattar) is a 12-year-old girl whose best friend is her grandfather, Charlie (Tom Bosley). Charlie has been like her surrogate parent since she was 4 years old, when Casey's mother died. Her still-grieving father, Jeffrey (James Gallanders), has kept his distance. When Jeffrey is away on a business trip, Charlie has a heart attack, and Casey finds herself alone making some critical decisions for her grandfather.
==Cast== {{Cast listing| * Tom Bosley as Charlie *Jordy Benattar as Casey *James Gallanders as Jeffrey * Barclay Hope as Dr. Robert Graham }}
==Web exclusives== To drive viewers to their website, Hallmark Channel had a special prologue filmed that shows Casey as a grownup. The site also contains clips of a "video diary", where Casey (to camera) discusses such topics as public speaking, her pet iguana Louis, her dad, her mom, her crush at school, and her grandfather Charlie.<ref>[http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/publish/consumer/home/shows/charlie_and_me.html ''Charlie & Me'' microsite on Hallmark Channel] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090121150337/http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/publish/consumer/home/shows/charlie_and_me.html |date=January 21, 2009 }}</ref>
==Award nominations== *In 2008 '''Jordy Benattar''' was nominated for a ''Gemini Award'' for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series. *'''Karen Struck''' was a finalist for the 2008 ''Humanitas Prize'' in the Feature Film Category for the script, originally titled ''"When You Listen"''.<ref>[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20080825humanitas01 Futon Critic article 8/25/2008]</ref>
==Reception== Hallmark Channel did fairly well with the premiere of ''Charlie & Me''. The channel ranked #6 in Prime Time (1.3 HH rating) for the week of 12/31/07-1/6/08 boosted by the premiere.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hallmarkchannelpress.com/publish/pr/home/corporate/press_releases_1/press_release_010808.html |title=Hallmark Channel Press Release: 1/8/2008 |access-date=2009-01-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009155727/http://www.hallmarkchannelpress.com/publish/pr/home/corporate/press_releases_1/press_release_010808.html |archive-date=2008-10-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|1118040}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090121150337/http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/publish/consumer/home/shows/charlie_and_me.html ''Charlie & Me''] on Hallmark Channel * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080930223701/http://www.hallmarkchannelpress.com/publish/pr/home/shows/charlie_and_me.html ''Charlie & Me''] on Hallmark Channel's Press Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Charlie and Me}} Category:2008 television films Category:2008 films Category:English-language Canadian films Category:Hallmark Channel original films Category:Canadian drama television films Category:2008 Canadian films