A man coping with the institutionalization of his wife because of Alzheimer's disease faces an epiphany when she transfers her affections to another man, Aubrey, a wheelchair-bound mute who also is a patient at the nursing home.
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- Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 62 wins & 41 nominations.
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Grant Anderson
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Stacey LaBerge | ... |
Young Fiona
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| Julie Christie | ... |
Fiona Anderson
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| Olympia Dukakis | ... |
Marian
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Deanna Dezmari | ... |
Veronica
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| Clare Coulter | ... |
Phoebe Hart
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| Thomas Hauff | ... |
William Hart
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| Alberta Watson | ... |
Dr. Fischer
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| Grace Lynn Kung | ... |
Nurse Betty
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Lili Francks | ... |
Theresa
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| Andrew Moodie | ... |
Liam
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| Wendy Crewson | ... |
Madeleine Montpellier
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Judy Sinclair | ... |
Mrs. Albright
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Tom Harvey | ... |
Michael
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Carolyn Hetherington | ... |
Eliza
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| Melanie Merkosky | ... |
Singing Nurse
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| Kristen Thomson | ... |
Kristy
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Jessica Booker | ... |
Mrs. Jenkins
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Janet van de Graaf | ... |
Rebecca Albright
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| Michael Murphy | ... |
Aubrey
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Vanessa Vaughan | ... |
Stella
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| Catherine Fitch | ... |
Receptionist
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Ron Hewat | ... |
Frank
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| Jason Knight | ... |
Young Grant
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| Nina Dobrev | ... |
Monica
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Nancy E.L. Ward | ... |
Caregiver (uncredited)
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David Wince | ... |
Nursing Home Patient (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Sarah Polley | ||
Written by
| Sarah Polley | ... | (written by) |
| Alice Munro | ... | (short story "The Bear Came Over the Mountain") |
Produced by
| Mark Allan | ... | executive producer |
| Atom Egoyan | ... | executive producer |
| Victoria Hirst | ... | co-producer |
| Daniel Iron | ... | producer |
| Doug Mankoff | ... | executive producer |
| Simone Urdl | ... | producer |
| Jennifer Weiss | ... | producer |
Music by
| Jonathan Goldsmith | ||
Cinematography by
| Luc Montpellier | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| David Wharnsby | ||
Editorial Department
| Pierre Cadieux | ... | telecine manager: Technicolor Creative Services |
| Louis Casado | ... | color timer: Technicolor Creative Services (as Lou Casado) |
| Michael Dobroski | ... | dailies colorist: Technicolor Creative Services (as Mike Dobroski) |
| Rob Gyorgy | ... | on-line editor: Technicolor Creative Services |
| Jeff Hannaford | ... | client services lab: Technicolor Creative Services |
| Paul Hili | ... | assistant on-line editor |
| Chuck Kahn | ... | first assistant editor |
| Mark Kueper | ... | digital intermediate colorist / tape-to-tape colorist: Technicolor Creative Services |
| Mark Olexiuk | ... | assistant colorist: dailies, Technicolor Creative Services |
| Winston Phillips | ... | client services lab: Technicolor Creative Services |
| Brian Reid | ... | packager: Technicolor Creative Services |
| Trevor Risbridger | ... | on-line editor: Technicolor Creative Services |
Casting By
| John Buchan | ||
Production Design by
| Kathleen Climie | ||
Art Direction by
| Benno Tutter | ||
Set Decoration by
| Mary Kirkland | ||
Costume Design by
| Debra Hanson | ||
Makeup Department
| Réjean Goderre | ... | key hair stylist (as Rejean Goderre) |
| Micheline Trépanier | ... | key makeup artist (as Micheline Trepanier) |
| Zinka Tuminski | ... | hair stylist (as Zinka Shankland) |
| Catherine Viot | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Ted Miller | ... | production manager |
| Rachel Sutherland | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ben Marrello | ... | third assistant director |
| Barbara McCullam | ... | daily third assistant director |
| Alan McKenna | ... | second assistant director |
| Daniel J. Murphy | ... | first assistant director (as Daniel Murphy) |
| Chris Trebilcock | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Fatima Palhetas | ... | daily assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Richard Armstrong | ... | on-set dresser |
| Shawn Cantelon | ... | set dresser |
| Rae Crombie | ... | property master |
| Robert Dyer | ... | carpenter |
| Hans Engel | ... | carpenter |
| Rojuano Espiritu | ... | set dresser |
| Matthew Fernandes | ... | art department trainee |
| David Fuller | ... | key scenic painter |
| Brian Jones | ... | construction manager |
| Emmanouil Kourtikakis | ... | carpenter |
| Kent McIntyre | ... | set decoration buyer |
| Jonathan McKenzie | ... | head carpenter |
| Ryan Sammut | ... | carpenter |
| Eric Summerley | ... | carpenter |
| Aleksandar Vojvodic | ... | set dresser |
| Sergey Volkov | ... | lead set dresser (as Sergey Tsukanov) |
| Cindy Yetman | ... | assistant property master |
| Frank Croft | ... | painter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Kathy Choi | ... | sound editor |
| Sue Conley | ... | dialogue editor |
| Erik Culp | ... | foley recordist |
| John Dykstra | ... | foley recordist |
| John Elliot | ... | assistant foley artist |
| Barry Gilmore | ... | dialogue editor |
| Steve Hammond | ... | foley artist |
| Ronayne Higginson | ... | adr editor |
| Janice Ierulli | ... | dialogue editor |
| Martin Lee | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Mandy Ley | ... | assistant sound mixer |
| Kirk Lynds | ... | re-recording mixer |
| David McCallum | ... | supervising dialogue editor |
| Chris McLeod | ... | assistant adr recordist |
| Bill McMillan | ... | sound recordist |
| Joe Morrow | ... | second assistant sound editor |
| John Naslen | ... | adr recordist |
| David Rose | ... | sound effects editor (as Dave Rose) |
| Lou Solakofski | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Matthew Stark | ... | boom operator |
| Paul Talbott | ... | assistant adr recordist |
| Jane Tattersall | ... | sound designer |
| Marilee Yorston | ... | foley assistant |
Special Effects by
| Mark Ahee | ... | special effects technician |
| Derek Bujalski | ... | special effects technician |
| Michael Gagnon | ... | special effects coordinator (as Michel Gagnon) |
| Geoff Hill | ... | special effects technician |
| Kirk Middleton | ... | special effects technician |
| Jasmine Gorett Vala | ... | special effects technician (as Gorett Vala) |
Visual Effects by
| Derek Bonin | ... | digital compositor: Technicolor Creative Services |
| Christie Friesen | ... | visual effects project coordinator: audio, Technicolor Creative Services |
| Doug Kilgore | ... | visual effects project coordinator: video, Technicolor Creative Services |
| Sam Komaromi | ... | visual effects project coordinator |
| Mark Kueper | ... | digital intermediate scanner: Technicolor Creative Services |
| Eric Myles | ... | digital supervisor: Technicolort Creative Services |
| Jordan Nieuwland | ... | matte painter: Technicolor Creative Services |
| Andrew Pascoe | ... | digital technician: Technicolor Creative Services |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Bradley Bell | ... | electrician |
| Michael Blatchford | ... | camera loader |
| Darren Boyce | ... | key grip |
| Michael Curtis | ... | electrician |
| Dennis Daigle | ... | electrician |
| Tara Dixit | ... | second assistant camera |
| Rick Dubeau | ... | grip (as Richard Dubeau) |
| Michael Gibson | ... | still photographer |
| Frank Hardin | ... | generator operator |
| Jeremy Jemec | ... | best boy electric |
| Sean Jensen | ... | camera operator |
| Terry Kelly | ... | gaffer |
| Don LeClair | ... | grip |
| Murray Mainprize | ... | generator operator |
| Hernan Morris | ... | videographer: electronic press kit |
| Rob Mountjoy | ... | first assistant camera |
| Rahul Parekh | ... | dolly grip |
| Geoff Pope | ... | grip (as Geoffrey Pope) |
| Loreen Ruddock | ... | electrician |
| Kristin Somborac | ... | grip (as Kristen Somborac) |
| Craig Steele | ... | best boy grip |
| Allyn Terry | ... | electrician |
| Steve Winn | ... | grip |
| Sean Jensen | ... | steadicam operator (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Megan Conacher | ... | background casting |
| Jason Knight | ... | casting associate |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Jozie Conte | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Stacy Laliberte | ... | wardrobe set supervisor |
| Emily McHugh | ... | second assistant wardrobe |
| Crystal Silden | ... | assistant costume designer (as Crystal Olsen Silden) / assistant costume designer |
Location Management
| Ernest Ashford | ... | location support trainee |
| Glenn Brooks | ... | location assistant |
| Gordon Brooks | ... | location assistant (as Gord Brooks) |
| Ralph Bruzzese | ... | location and transportation security |
| Andrew Finch | ... | location support trainee |
| Raymond Gourlay | ... | location support trainee |
| Jacque Larcenaire | ... | location support trainee |
| Quincy Morgan | ... | location scout |
| Randy Morgan | ... | assistant location manager |
| Jeff Nelson | ... | location manager |
| Michael Tuttie | ... | location support trainee |
| Hsing-Min Wen | ... | location support trainee |
| Seymon Wen | ... | location support trainee (as Symone Wen) |
| Richard Wilcox | ... | location support trainee |
Music Department
| Michael Banton-Jones | ... | score mixing engineer |
| Jonathan Goldsmith | ... | musician: guitars, keyboards, programming |
| Tricia Holloway | ... | music consultant |
| George Koller | ... | musician: bass |
| Hugh Marsh | ... | musician: violin |
Script and Continuity Department
| Donna Croce | ... | script supervisor |
| Wayne Pells | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Helen Bone | ... | driver |
| Martin Boon | ... | driver |
| Sean Bryan | ... | daily driver |
| Alan Cairns | ... | daily driver |
| John Carr | ... | daily driver |
| Paul Davies | ... | driver |
| Artur Forst | ... | driver |
| Keith Geobey | ... | daily driver (as Keith Gobey) |
| Patrick McKenna | ... | daily driver |
| David McLaren | ... | transportation captain |
| Dave Mead | ... | operator: honeywagon |
| George Mirosznik | ... | driver |
| Barry Moyer | ... | head driver |
| David Murray | ... | daily driver |
| Paul Prucha | ... | driver |
| Dave Puddister | ... | daily driver (as David Puddister) |
| Jerry Skavinsky | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Chris Taylor | ... | daily driver |
| Bill Wilson | ... | daily driver |
Additional Crew
| Cynthia Amsden | ... | unit publicist |
| Jeff Arp | ... | production assistant |
| Chris Besseling | ... | uk marketing executive: metrodome |
| Brenda Blake | ... | production lawyer |
| James Burton | ... | craft service |
| Grace Carnale-Davis | ... | sales executive: Technicolor Creative Services |
| Lorraine Clark | ... | electronic press kit producer |
| Heather K. Dahlstrom | ... | production assistant (as Heather Dahlstrom) |
| Lindy Davies | ... | performance consultant |
| Colin Davis | ... | vice president: film operations, Technicolor Creative Services |
| Greg Dunfield | ... | operations manager: Technicolor Creative Services |
| Mike Ellis | ... | vice president: digital film, Technicolor Creative Services |
| Claude Forest | ... | insurance broker |
| Doug Gillespie | ... | production accountant |
| Ed Goldin | ... | first general accountant |
| Jerry Greben | ... | stand-in |
| Indira Guha | ... | business and legal affairs: Telefilm Canada |
| Rhonda Hall | ... | stand-in |
| Jeff Hannaford | ... | client services: Technicolor Creative Services |
| Tim Haslam | ... | International sales |
| Marni Hogg | ... | ski double |
| Bill Hong | ... | operator: camera car/insert car |
| Sonia Hosko | ... | assistant: Sarah Polley |
| Ed Johnson | ... | ski double |
| Liise Keeling | ... | ski coach |
| Kelly Lee | ... | on-set medic |
| Stephanie Markowitz | ... | assistant to producers |
| Jules Pereira | ... | assistant production coordinator (as Julie Pereira) |
| Lisa Perone | ... | production coordinator |
| Steena Petersen | ... | craft service (as Stine Petersen) / craft service |
| Winston Phillips | ... | client services: Technicolor Creative Services |
| Diane Pitblado | ... | dialect coach |
| Eli Schwanz | ... | assistant to producers |
| Brian White | ... | client services manager: Technicolor Creative Services |
| Ray Young | ... | craft service |
Thanks
| Jonathan Ahee | ... | special thanks |
| Chris Andrews | ... | special thanks |
| Stewart Aziz | ... | special thanks |
| Boyd Banks | ... | special thanks |
| Erica Benson | ... | special thanks |
| Dennis Berardi | ... | special thanks |
| Kathy Broderick | ... | special thanks |
| Celia Chassels | ... | special thanks |
| Tony Cianciatta | ... | special thanks |
| Lorraine Clark | ... | special thanks |
| Wayne Clarkson | ... | special thanks |
| Andrew Cullen | ... | special thanks |
| Joel Darling | ... | special thanks |
| Brian De Palma | ... | special thanks |
| Marina di Pancrazio | ... | special thanks |
| Andrew Eddy | ... | special thanks |
| Bernie Finkelstein | ... | special thanks (as Bernie Finklestein) |
| Don Forsyth | ... | special thanks |
| Mary Forsyth | ... | special thanks |
| Frank Frattaroli | ... | special thanks |
| John Galway | ... | special thanks |
| Marcy Gerstein | ... | special thanks |
| Shelley Gillen | ... | special thanks |
| Cam Gordon | ... | special thanks |
| Ron Haney | ... | special thanks |
| Martin Harbury | ... | special thanks |
| David Hardy | ... | special thanks |
| Tim Haslam | ... | special thanks |
| Hannah Hempstead | ... | special thanks |
| Brooke Johnson | ... | special thanks |
| John Labraico | ... | special thanks |
| Martin Levin | ... | special thanks |
| Billy Lieberman | ... | special thanks |
| Doug Liman | ... | special thanks |
| Kerri Locke | ... | special thanks |
| Dan Lyon | ... | special thanks |
| Al Maciulis | ... | special thanks |
| Anne MacKenzie | ... | special thanks |
| Eliza Macmillan | ... | special thanks |
| Michelle Marion | ... | special thanks |
| Silvana Marsella | ... | special thanks |
| Gabriella Martinelli | ... | special thanks |
| Melissa Minshall | ... | special thanks (as Melissa Minshall and the County of Brant) |
| Gaby Morgerman | ... | special thanks |
| Michael Ondaatje | ... | special thanks |
| Rick Perotto | ... | special thanks |
| Tim Robbins | ... | special thanks |
| Rena Ronson | ... | special thanks |
| Thorsten Schumacher | ... | special thanks (as Thorston Schumacher) |
| Carrie Paupst Shaughnessy | ... | thanks |
| Robin Smith | ... | special thanks |
| Tim Story | ... | special thanks |
| Catherine Stuart | ... | special thanks |
| Robert Varga | ... | special thanks |
| Clement Virgo | ... | special thanks |
| Alex Walton | ... | special thanks |
| James Weyman | ... | special thanks |
| Marnie Wharnsby | ... | special thanks |
| Robert Young | ... | special thanks |
| Eda Zimler | ... | special thanks |
| Donna Zuchlinski | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Foundry Films (presents)
- Capri Releasing (in association with)
- HanWay Films (in association with)
- Echo Lake Entertainment (in association with)
- Téléfilm Canada (with the participation of)
- Canadian Television Fund (with the participation of)
- The Movie Network (with the participation of)
- Super Ecran (with the participation of)
- Astral Media (with the participation of)
- Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) (with the participation of)
- Movie Central (developed in association with)
- Corus (developed in association with)
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (produced in association with)
- Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit (OFTTC) (produced with the assistance of)
- Hollydan Works (funding)
- Pulling Focus Pictures
- The Film Farm (presents)
Distributors
- A-Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Bazuca Films (2008) (Chile) (theatrical)
- Capri Films (2007) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Capri Releasing (2006) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Carmen Films (2007) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Cathay-Keris Films (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Dendy Films (2007) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Distribution Company (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Hexagon Pictures (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Lionsgate Films (2007) (United States) (theatrical)
- Majestic Filmverleih (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Metrodome Distribution (2007) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Mongrel Media (2007) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Pulling Focus Pictures (2006) (Canada) (theatrical)
- SF Norge A/S (2007) (Norway) (theatrical)
- William Morris Independent (2006) (United States) (theatrical)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2007) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East)
- Hollydan Works (2006) (Serbia and Montenegro)
- Independent Film Channel (IFC) (2008) (United States) (tv)
- Ledafilms (2008) (Mexico) (tv)
- Lionsgate Films (2007) (United States)
- Mongrel Media (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
- Rai Movie (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Vértice 360 (2007) (Spain)
Special Effects
- Performance Solutions (special effects)
- Technicolor (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Absolutely Famished (catering)
- Caldwell Jeffery (adr loop group)
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (funding)
- Catering By Davids (catering)
- Concepts International (location and transportation security)
- Dwight Crane Rentals (cranes)
- Film Finances Canada (completion bond)
- Film Support Service (location and transportation security)
- Hand Prop (props supplied by)
- Jones Brown Insurance (insurance)
- Kay and Warburton (auditors)
- Kodak Canada (filmed on)
- Movie Central Network (financing)
- Nabet 700 (acknowledgement)
- National Bank of Canada (interim financing)
- Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) (financing)
- PS Productions (grip and lighting equipment)
- Panavision (camera equipment)
- Phase One Studios (score mixed at)
- Stargrazing (craft service)
- Sundance Film Festival (festival)
- Tattersall Sound (post-production sound)
- Tattersall Sound (sound re-recording)
- Technicolor (post production lab)
- The Harold Greenberg Fund (financing)
- The Rights Company (clearances and title search)
- Toronto Film Studios (movie studio)
- Toronto International Film Festival (festival)
- Téléfilm Canada (financing)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Grant and Fiona Anderson have been married for forty-four years. Their marriage has been a generally happy and loving one although not perfect due to some indiscretions when Grant was working as a college professor. Fiona has just been admitted to Meadowlake, a long term care facility near their country home in southwestern Ontario, because her recent lapses of memory have been diagnosed as a probable case of Alzheimer's disease. She and Grant made this decision together, although a still lucid Fiona seems to have made peace with the decision and her diagnosis more so than Grant. With respect to the facility, what Grant has the most difficulty with are what he sees as the sadness associated with the facility's second floor - where the more advanced cases are housed - but most specifically the facility's policy of no visitors within the first thirty days of admission to allow the patient to adjust more easily to their new life there. Based on what he sees when he is finally able to visit Fiona, Grant ultimately makes a request of Marian Barque, the wife of one of the other patients, a semi-comatose Aubrey Barque, with whom Fiona has struck a friendship and who is now at home permanently with Marian. The request is to see to both Fiona and his own happiness in this unfortunate situation. Written by Huggo |
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| Taglines | It's never too late to become what you might have been See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | CAD4,000,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $7,674,385 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Julie Christie turned the script down the first time it was sent to her. She would do this several times over the course of a year until Sarah Polley's determination wore her down. See more » |
| Goofs | The misspelling of Fiona's name by Fiona herself is a typical and revealing error made by Alzheimer's patients. Coming as it does just after Grant has tried to use the episode of her remembering the recent walk in the park and finding the skunk lilies as a means of continuing his denial, the misspelling brings home to him the futility of his resistance to the truth about her condition. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Georgia Rule/Away from Her/The Ex/28 Weeks Later/Civic Duty (2007). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Harvest Moon See more » |
| Quotes |
Kristy:
And, how old were you when you met? Grant Anderson: She was 18. Kristy: Holy! That's pretty young to get married, eh? Grant Anderson: Wasn't my idea. Kristy: You mean she proposed to you? Well, that's lovely, that's what I think. How'd she do it? Grant Anderson: She hadn't planned it necessarily. We were in Tobermory, waiting for the ferry to Manitoulin, and it was miserable and rainy, and she was in a good mood. And, she didn't want any part of my sour mood. Kristy: What'd she do, what'd she say? Grant Anderson: Well, she said: "Do you think it'd be fun... Do you think it'd be fun if we got married?" Kristy: And what did you say? Grant Anderson: I took her up on it. I shouted yes. [pause] Grant Anderson: I never wanted to be away from her. She had the spark of life. See more » |