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| First
Screening: Sep-26-2003
(CBS) |
About:
JOAN OF ARCADIA
is a drama that follows a typical family facing an atypical
situation, not the least of which is their teenage daughter's
sudden, unexpected conversations with God. A tough but soft-hearted
police chief, Will Girardi (Joe Mantegna) is new to the city
of Arcadia and dreams of providing a safe haven for his family
and his community. An outbreak of serious crime in his idyllic
new town challenges Girardi's desire for order, as do the ups-and-downs
he faces with his family. Daughter Joan (Amber Tamblyn), an
average teenager, has begun acting a little strange. No one
knows that it has to do with the unusual way various people
keep popping up, introducing themselves as God, and then giving
her specific directions to do things, such as get a job. The
appearances are hard for her to believe, even more so as she
never knows who's going to turn up next. One minute it's a cute
boy her own age, the next it's the lunch lady. For now, she's
keeping it all a secret. Rounding out the Girardi family are
her mother, Helen (Mary Steenburgen), her 15-year-old science-geek
brother, Luke (Michael Welch), and her older brother, Kevin
(Jason Ritter), a former high-school sports star who is in a
wheelchair as a result of a car accident. Unsure of what God
wants, and if she's even sane, Joan tentatively begins to follow
God's cryptic directives, all the while trying to retain a "normal"
teen-aged existence. |
Cast:
AMBER TAMBLYN as Joan Girardi
JOE MANTEGNA as Will Girardi
MARY STEENBURGEN as Helen Girardi
JASON RITTER as Kevin Girardi
MICHAEL WELCH as Luke Girardi |
Executive
Producers:
Barbara Hall
James Hayman |
Produced
by :
Barbara Hall Productions, Inc. and CBS Productions, in association
with Sony Pictures Television |
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