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Hello Sister, Goodbye Life

  • TV Movie
  • 2006
  • PG
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.3K
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Lacey Chabert and Wendie Malick in Hello Sister, Goodbye Life (2006)
Drama

When her father and stepmother die in an accident, a college student is given custody of her 7-year-old half-sister.When her father and stepmother die in an accident, a college student is given custody of her 7-year-old half-sister.When her father and stepmother die in an accident, a college student is given custody of her 7-year-old half-sister.

  • Director
    • Steven Robman
  • Writers
    • Alan Marc Levy
    • Nell Scovell
    • Claire Scovell Lazebnik
  • Stars
    • Lacey Chabert
    • Samantha Hanratty
    • Wendie Malick
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Steven Robman
    • Writers
      • Alan Marc Levy
      • Nell Scovell
      • Claire Scovell Lazebnik
    • Stars
      • Lacey Chabert
      • Samantha Hanratty
      • Wendie Malick
    • 12User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Lacey Chabert
    Lacey Chabert
    • Olivia
    Samantha Hanratty
    Samantha Hanratty
    • Celia
    • (as Sammi Hanratty)
    Wendie Malick
    Wendie Malick
    • Barbara
    David Ramsey
    David Ramsey
    • Dennis
    Adam Kaufman
    Adam Kaufman
    • Joe
    Keith Flippen
    Keith Flippen
    • Mr. Calhoon
    Yvette Sirker
    • Rosivel
    Mitchell Laurance
    Mitchell Laurance
    • Richard Martin
    • (as Mitch Laurance)
    Erin Fisk
    • Alicia
    Amanda Baker
    Amanda Baker
    • Betsy
    Mike Mayhall
    Mike Mayhall
    • Man at Soccer Game
    • (as Michael Mayhall)
    Donna Duplantier
    Donna Duplantier
    • Legal Secretary
    Monica L. Monica
    • Professor
    Douglas M. Griffin
    Douglas M. Griffin
    • Cop
    Ann Mahoney
    Ann Mahoney
    • Waitress
    Hunter Whitlow
    • Yale
    Timmothy Amedee
    • Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    Kurston Carter
    • Soccer Parent
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Steven Robman
    • Writers
      • Alan Marc Levy
      • Nell Scovell
      • Claire Scovell Lazebnik
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    • Trivia
      Shot primarily done in New Orleans (LA) and finished one week before Hurricane Katrina hit. As a result, the film is dedicated to the people who suffered from the hurricane and subsequent flooding.
    • Goofs
      Olivia is with Celia's teacher and reading a story that Celia had begun writing. The story is about a cat named Olive and a dog named Cici. But at the end of the movie, they changed it to a cat named Cici and a dog named Olive.
    • Quotes

      Olivia Martin: Richard left me his treasure.

    • Soundtracks
      Beautiful Life
      Written by Kit Hain
      Performed by Erika Schiff
      Courtesy of Wild Pink Music (ASCAP)

    User reviews12

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    10/10

    it was horribly corny

    The actress that played Olivia was amazing in the hit movie 'Mean Girls', but only so-so in the ABC Family Original movie, 'Hello Sister, Goodbye Life'. Celia seems like she would be a brat and Richy-rich. I also think it was gross that she was dating her professor. That's like illegal! This movie was so corny and I believe it is physically impossible for ABC family to make a GOOD movie! It was OK but it copied 'Uptown Girls' and 'Raising Helen'. How they soon bond is also very corny and I don't think of it as a movie any living human should have to sit through. It wasn't as bad as i thought though. Oh wait, yes it was.
    • snowboardgirl290
    • Apr 21, 2006
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    • Release date
      • 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • ABC Family (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Same As It Never Was
    • Filming locations
      • Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Copper Beech Productions
      • ABC Family
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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