CRITICS PREDICTS "WHEN LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH" IS IN LINE
TO GARNER EMMY AWARDS.
 Screenwriter and Author Bill Borchert on the set of "Love Is Not Enough" with film star Winona Ryder who plays Lois Wilson. |
Shooting of the Entertainment One/Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, "When Love Is Not Enough," was completed in Toronto, Canada just before Christmas. It was aired as a Hallmark Hall of Fame Presentation on the CBS Network on Sunday, April 25 at 9 P.M. EST and received national acclaim.
11-11-09
The Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, "When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story," began shooting in Toronto, Canada on November 9, 2009. It is scheduled for completion by the middle of December.
The movie stars the magnificent young actress, Wynona Ryder, as "Lois Wilson," the co-founder of Al-Anon, and the wonderful young actor, Barry Pepper, as her husband, "Bill Wilson," the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. The distinguished director is John Kent Harrison and the Executive Producers are Brent Shields and Peter Duchow. The screenplay was written by William G. Borchert and Camille Thomasson.
 Writer Bill Borchert on movie set with Barry Pepper who plays Bill Wilson in Hallmark's "When Love Is Not Enough." |
Mr. Borchert long felt the story of Al-Anon must also be told and the heroic role Lois played in its founding. So four years ago he wrote her life story. Hallmark Hall of Fame then purchased the film rights to his book and now the movie has become a reality.
Wynona Ryder, who expressed great eagerness to play the role of Lois, has been nominated for two Academy Awards and has starred in many box office hits. These include "Star Trek," "The Informers," "Edward Scissorhands," "The Age of Innocence," "Little Women," "The Crucible," "Being John Malkovich," "The Last Word," "Bettle Juice," and many others.
 Writer Bill Borchert with actress Winona Ryder and her father, Mike Horowitz, during a lunch break from the film. |
Barry Pepper is a deeply sensitive actor as he clearly showed in his major roles in "Saving Private Ryan" and "The Green Mile." A six-time nominee and winner of The Golden Globe Award, Barry has starred in many other feature films such as "We Were Soldiers" and "Flags of Our Fathers." He has also starred in major television movies such as "61" where he played New York Yankees home run slugger Roger Maris and in "Lonesome Dove:The Outlaw Years."
Like Winona, audiences have seen him interviewed on many TV shows such as The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson and the Rosie O'Donnell Show. The man guiding these marvelous actors through the difficult task of portraying a loving couple battling the scourge of alcoholism is an outstanding director with many awards and credits to his name. John Kent Harrison understands this story from many points of view and considers it a personal privilege to be undertaking this challenge.
 Bill with actor Barry Pepper following one of the dramatic scenes in the movie involving Bill Wilson's alcoholic drinking. |
"When Love Is Not Enough" is scheduled to be shown on the CBS Television Network in late April of 2010, just before Mothers Day. Stay tuned for further news on this important event.
9-10-09
We wll continually update you on this page as the Lois Wilson movie "When Love Is Not Enough" moves through pre-production into shooting and through post-production. You will learn who will be playing the starring roles, about the director and cast and where it will all be done on location. We hope you will stay tuned.
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