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For One More Day is a 2007 television film adaptation of the Mitch Albom's novel of the same name, which was a The New York Times Best Seller. Produced by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions, the film stars Michael Imperioli and Ellen Burstyn as leads. Director Lloyd Kramer also directed the TV film version of Albom's The Five People You Meet in Heaven. Michael Imperioli who also appeared in the previous film, had his son, Vadim, play his younger version in this film.

Plot

The film is the story of a broken-down former baseball player, Charley Benetto (Imperioli), who is now divorced and estranged from his own daughter, on the verge of a suicide who gets to spend one more day with his estranged departed mother (Burstyn), whom he had blamed for leaving his father. Throughout the course of the movie, she takes him to various points in his life and he learns what actually was going on to get a truer picture of his life.

Cast and characters

Michael Imperioli as Charley Benetto

Ellen Burstyn as Pauline (Posey) Benetto

Scott Cohen as Len Benetto

Samantha Mathis as Young Pauline 'Posey' Benetto

Sara Jerez as Gianna Benetto

Vadim Imperioli as Young Charley 'Chick' Benetto

Jaclyn Tommer as Roberta Benetto

Alice Drummond as Rose

Emily Wickersham as Maria

Crew

Casting: Sheila Jaffe

Production Design: Clark Hunter

Art Direction: Hinju Kim, Fredda Slavin

Set Decoration: Traci Kirschbaum

Costume Design: Juliet Polcsa

Production

The film was shot extensively at Bridgeport, Connecticut, New York, and at two locations in the Fairfield University campus including the Loyola Hall. The Sopranos makeup artist Stephen Kelley helped Imperioli age from 20 to his 50s.