I'll Be There (2003 film)

I'll Be There is a 2003 British-American comedy drama film directed and co-written by Craig Ferguson, who, in his directorial debut, also stars in the film with singer Charlotte Church in her film debut.

I'll Be There
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Craig Ferguson
Written by	Craig Ferguson Philip McGrade
Produced by	James G. Robinson
Starring	Charlotte Church Craig Ferguson Jemma Redgrave Ralph Brown Joss Ackland Ian McNeice Imelda Staunton
Cinematography	Ian Wilson
Edited by	Sheldon Kahn
Music by	Trevor Jones
Production company	Morgan Creek Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates	June 13, 2003 (2003-06-13) (United Kingdom) August 1, 2003 (2003-08-01) (United States)
Running time	105 minutes
Countries	United States United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

Olivia is a young girl who is blessed with a beautiful, natural singing voice, although few people know that. She was conceived the night her mother met Paul, a Scottish rock star, but the couple fell out of touch. Paul never knew that he had a daughter. Much later, Paul is "sectioned" after a motorcycle accident is viewed as a suicide attempt, and he meets his now 16-year-old daughter while confined to a psychiatric hospital.

Olivia's mother feels she was betrayed by Paul and failed by her own musician father, so she does not want her daughter to be involved in what she sees as the decadent world of rock music. In spite of her mother's attempts to keep them apart, Olivia and Paul get to know each other and they become the family they should have been all along.

Cast

• Craig Ferguson as Paul Kerr
• Charlotte Church as Olivia Edmonds
• Jemma Redgrave as Rebecca Edmonds
• Ralph Brown as Digger
• Ian McNeice as Graham
• Imelda Staunton as Dr. Bridget
• Anthony Head as Sam Gervasi (credited as Anthony Stewart Head)
• Joss Ackland as Evil Edmonds - The BeeLzeeBOPS
• Joseph Alessi as Enzo
• Marion Bailey as Mary
• Dominic Cooper as Boyfriend
• Danny Webb as Denny Wise
• Poppy Elliott as Girlfriend
• Stephen Noonan as Gordano (as Steve Noonan)
• Ravi Aujla as Dr. Nahar
• Tom Ellis as Ivor
• Phyllida Law as Mrs. Williams

External links

• I'll Be There at IMDb
• I'll Be There at AllMovie
• I'll Be There at Box Office Mojo
• I'll Be There at Rotten Tomatoes