A Fonder Heart is an upcoming film directed by Jim Fitzpatrick which loosely follows the plot of Joey Boone, a 15 year-old boy, who shares his hospitalisation time with self-made multimillionaire Craig Thomas.

Background

The inspiration of the film is based around the true story of Jim Fitzpatrick's childhood friend known only as Joey Boone, who died of bone cancer in 1974.

Plot

A Fonder Heart is based on a true story about Joey Boone, 15 year-old boy, and Craig Thomas, 59 year-old self-made multimillionaire developer. Joey and Craig became hospital roommates in 1974. Joey believes that he is simply being looked at for a minimal knee surgery due to a basketball injury, while Craig fears the worst...that life and old age have finally caught-up with him, and that he is dying. The two eventually develop empathy for each other's personal problems and issues, as well as life's similar hardships.

However it is revealed that it is Joey is the one who is terminally ill and having made a father-son relationship Craig stays out the rest of Joey's days with him.

Cast

• Stockard Channing
  Stockard Channing
  Stockard Channing is an American stage, film and television actress. She is known for her portrayal of First Lady Abbey Bartlet in the NBC television series The West Wing; for playing Betty Rizzo in the film Grease; and for her role as Ouisa Kittredge in the play Six Degrees of Separation and its...
  
   as Paula Silver
• Daryl Hannah
  Daryl Hannah
  Daryl Christine Hannah is an American film actress. After making her screen debut in 1978, Hannah starred in a number of Hollywood films throughout the 1980s, notably Blade Runner, Splash, Wall Street and Roxanne and Kill Bill.-Early life:Hannah was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Susan...
  
   as Margaret Boone
• Janine Turner
  Janine Turner
  Janine Turner is an American actress who starred on the prime time television show Northern Exposure from 1990 to 1995. From 2000 to 2002, she appeared on the Lifetime original series Strong Medicine...
  
   as Nurse Linda
• James Brolin
  James Brolin
  James Brolin is an American actor, producer and director, best known for his roles in soap operas, movies, sitcoms, and television. He is the father of actor Josh Brolin and husband of singer/actress Barbra Streisand.-Early life:...
  
   as Craig
• Louis Gossett Jr. as Glen
• Audrey Landers
  Audrey Landers
  Audrey Landers is a German American actress and singer, who is probably best known for her role as Afton Cooper in the television drama series Dallas and her role as Val Clarke in the film version of A Chorus Line.- Early years :...
  
   as Nurse Hope
• Rachel Hunter
  Rachel Hunter
  Rachel Hunter is a New Zealand born American model, actress and reality TV show host who now resides in the U.S. She is best known for her appearance in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues and her longtime marriage to singer Rod Stewart, which ended in 2006...
  
   as Shannon
• Jim Fitzpatrick as Captain Bligh
• Rebecca de Mornay
  Rebecca De Mornay
  Rebecca De Mornay is an American film and television actress. Her breakthrough film role came in 1983, when she played Lana in Risky Business opposite Tom Cruise...
  
   as Dr. Bach

According to the director Jim Fitzpatrick's website the actor William Shatner

William Shatner

William Alan Shatner is a Canadian actor, musician, recording artist, and author. He gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for his portrayal of James T...

is set to make a cameo appearance.

Filming

These are a list of filming locations used in A Fonder Heart

• Chicago, Illinois, USA
• Clearwater Beach, Florida, USA
• Clearwater, Florida, USA
• Clearwater-St. Petersburg Airport, Florida, USA
• Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, USA
• Scruggs Harbor, Florida, USA
• Tampa, Florida, USA