Living with the Dead (film) explained

Genre:Drama
Sci-Fi
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
Director:Stephen Gyllenhaal
Starring:Ted Danson
Mary Steenburgen
Diane Ladd
Michael Moriarty
Theme Music Composer:Normand Corbeil
Country:United States
Language:English
Executive Producer:Greg Gugliotta
Shanna Nussbaum
Stanley M. Brooks
Producer:Preston Fischer
Editor:Neil Mandelberg
Cinematography:Jeff Jur
Runtime:240 minutes
Company:Nitelite Entertainment
Columbia Broadcasting System
Gaslight Pictures
Once Upon a Time Films
Network:CBS

Living with the Dead (released in Europe as Talking to Heaven) is a 2002 American made-for-television supernatural crime drama film directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal and starring Ted Danson, Diane Ladd, Queen Latifah, Mary Steenburgen and Jack Palance. It was inspired by the life of medium James Van Praagh. The film first aired on CBS in the U.S. and was later rated PG-13.[1]

In the United States, the film was released as Living with the Dead; the working title was Talking to Heaven, and this was also the release title in Europe.

Plot

Seven dead boys are trying to communicate through James (Ted Danson) to tell their story of how they died and that their murderer is still out there. James agrees to work alongside the detective investigating the murders, and discovers who murdered the seven boys.[2]

Production

The movie was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2002-04-26/features/0204260003_1_ted-danson-james-van-praagh-dead `Living With the Dead' brings Danson to life
  2. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-apr-28-tv-coverstory28-story.html Messages From Beyond
  3. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289652/locations?ref_=ttco_sa_5 IMDb