Jane's House
| Jane's House | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by |
Robert Kimmel Smith (novel) Eric Roth (teleplay) |
| Directed by | Glenn Jordan |
| Starring |
James Woods Anne Archer Melissa Lahlitah Crider |
| Theme music composer | David Shire |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Glenn Jordan Christopher Morgan Shelley Hull (associate producer) Michael Phillips (executive producer) Aaron Spelling (executive producer) E. Duke Vincent (executive producer) Debra Greenfield (co-executive producer) |
| Editor(s) | John A. Martinelli |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) |
| Original release | January 2, 1994 |
Jane's House is a 1994 drama television film starring James Woods, Anne Archer and Melissa Lahlitah Crider. It was directed by Glenn Jordan, who had previously worked with Woods on the 1986 TV movie Promise and the 1991 TV movie The Boys. The film first aired on the CBS network on January 2, 1994.
The film was based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Robert Kimmel Smith. The book is an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults and a nationwide best-seller.
The film stars James Woods as Paul Clark, Anne Archer as Mary Parker and Melissa Lahlitah Crider as Hilary Clark. Others in the film included Graham Beckel as Charlie, Diane D'Aquila as Marion, Keegan MacIntosh as Bobby and Barry Bonds as himself.
The film was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Unlike many TV movies, Jane's House was never released on VHS or DVD, leaving the film to be available unofficially only, recorded from a television showing.
After meeting each other during the film project, Woods announced his engagement to 23-year-old actress Melissa Lahlitah Crider in 1997, but their wedding was later called off, and they broke up in 2000.
Paul Clark and his children, Hilary and Bobby, are really down-hearted after the death of Jane, Paul's wife. After seventeen years of happy suburban marriage, Paul loses Jane to a heart attack, and is left alone to raise their two children. Paul also runs a couple of sporting-goods stores with his younger brother Charlie. Hilary needs advice on birth control, Bobby blames himself for his mother's having gone away, and Paul sleepwalks through his loss. This is until Mary Parker enters his life. A former tennis star who is now an agent and promoter of active athletes, something about Paul's courtliness attracts Mary, who never had time for childhood or marriage. She sends him Barry Bonds, the San Francisco Giants MVP outfielder, to sign baseballs at the sporting-goods store, and in return Paul sends her a pair of shoes. Soon they meet for coffee, listen to Mozart and have dinner, where they soon decide to live together. This appears to be very difficult as their characters are totally different, and so are their lifestyles. Mary is continuously reminded of the deceased Jane, where the children do not take well to their new stepmother. The film focuses on the struggle to make a new life after the experience of death and grief.
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