Dear Diary (1996 special)
1996 short film by David Frankel
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Dear Diary is a TV pilot, starring Bebe Neuwirth, written and directed by David Frankel and produced by Frankel and Barry Jossen. After being rejected by ABC, it was slightly edited and put into a single Los Angeles theater for a weekend in November 1996, and went on to win an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film[1] at the 69th Academy Awards.[2] It was the only made-for-TV pilot ever to win an Oscar.
Directed byDavid Frankel
Written byDavid Frankel
Produced byDavid Frankel
Barry Jossen
Barry Jossen
StarringBebe Neuwirth
Bruce Altman
Bruce Altman
| Dear Diary | |
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| Directed by | David Frankel |
| Written by | David Frankel |
| Produced by | David Frankel Barry Jossen |
| Starring | Bebe Neuwirth Bruce Altman |
| Cinematography | Maryse Alberti |
| Edited by | Michael Berenbaum |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | American Broadcasting Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 22 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
The film revolves around a New York magazine art director, married and the mother of two, who, having just turned 40, decides to record the events of her day in a journal.[3]
Cast
- Bruce Altman as Griffin
- Bebe Neuwirth as Annie
- Brian Kerwin as Tom
- Rhea Silver-Smith as Sara
- Peter Brown as Peter
- Cheryl Freeman as Elizabeth
- Lisa Louise Langford as Stacey
- Haviland Morris as Christie
- Mike Starr as Fritz
- Ronald Guttman as Erik
- Jeff Blumenkrantz as Ron
- Peter Jacobson as Hal
- Peter Vack as Peter
- Peter Giles as Gary
