Read It and Weep
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Read It and Weep is a 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie which premiered on July 21, 2006. It is based on the novel by Julia DeVillers
. Sisters Kay
and Danielle Panabaker
star as Jamie Bartlett and her alter ego
Isabella (Iz or Is), respectively. Both sisters have starred in previous Disney Channel movies: Kay in Life Is Ruff
, and Danielle in Stuck in the Suburbs
.
), who has three best friends, one named Connor (who has a crush on her) (Jason Dolley
), Lindsay, and Harmony (Alexandra Krosney
), and an enemy named Sawyer Sullivan (or as she likes to call her, Myrna), whose boyfriend is the object of Jamie's affection. She also owns a tablet PC
which she writes in every day. In that journal she writes about a character named "Isabella," or "Is" (Danielle Panabaker
), a popular girl with incredible powers based the character loosely upon herself. Jamie uses her alter-world to write her feelings about her fellow classmates, friends, and her life.
As an English
assignment, she has to write an essay of her choice. Her printer dies and Lenny wouldn't let her use his so she intends to send her essay to Lindsay, but she accidentally sends her journal
. After Lindsay turns the journal in for the English assignment, it wins a writing contest. Jamie's book attracts a lot of publicity and eventually becomes a bestseller. She appears at many book signings, reality TV shows and is often interviewed. Soon, success gets the better of Jamie; she becomes increasingly materialistic and critical of the world around her, quitting her job at her father's pizza place, ridiculing her brother's guitar playing and favoring fame over her friends. Her newfound popularity is dashed when she reveals on a television interview that the antagonist
of her novel is based on Sawyer.
As Jamie's classmates learn that the book was based on Jamie's negative feelings toward her school, she wishes to restore her relationships but her friends are unwilling to trust her again. Her friends begin to reject and avoid her, and that is shown when she logs onto a chat room, and one-by-one each person who was originally logged on, logged off as soon as they saw her, except for her friend Connor. When she asks him if he hates her, he responds "I only hate what you've become," then she writes "me too," and she logs off. Jamie then realizes her mistakes, and also discovers some hidden feelings for Connor. Connor writes a positive letter to the editor. When it appears in the school paper the next day, she thinks it was Marco, not Connor. Then Connor became jealous.
To make up for her mistakes, she apologizes to her brother, Lenny, encouraging him to take up his guitar playing once more, despite what she'd said. Jamie overhears her parents conversation about having to close down the pizza parlor because of Jamie's unpopularity, so Jamie feels guilty.
When she gets ready for the prom, Jamie confronts Is, a figment of her imagination who tries to make Jamie like she is and acts like the main antagonist of the movie (next to Sawyer/Myrna), and demands her to stop. She then proceeds to go to the prom, where she tries to apologize to everyone. They do not accept her apology at first, but gradually they do, and Jamie finds Connor just as he is leaving. She asks for his forgiveness, and he forgives her, and they kiss. They walk back into the prom, where Lenny performs a song dedicated to Jamie.
After the prom, which was ocean-themed, Jamie invites everyone to eat at her parents' pizza parlor. When Lenny rushes into the kitchen to help cook the pizza, his jacket, which was covered in seaweed from the prom, accidentally lands on some of the pizzas, covering them in seaweed. They do not know this, but when the pizza is delivered to the customers, they love it, and Jamie's father finally figures out the secret of how to save their business, ending the film on a happy note.
, the author of the book from which the movie was made, has a cameo in a pizza parlor scene. There are a number of differences between the book and the film.
& Downtown Salt Lake City
. Murray High School
was also the set of: Take Down (1978), the auditorium scene of High School Musical
(2006), Minutemen
(2008) and High School Musical: Get in the Picture
(2008).
Julia DeVillers
Julia DeVillers is the author of several books including How My Private, Personal Journal Became A Bestseller. She made a cameo in the 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie, Read It and Weep, which was based on the book.- Background :...
. Sisters Kay
Kay Panabaker
Stephanie Kay Panabaker , better known as Kay Panabaker, is an American film and television actress. She is the younger sister of fellow actress Danielle Panabaker.-Early years:...
and Danielle Panabaker
Danielle Panabaker
Danielle Nicole Panabaker is an American actress. She was a cast member in the CBS drama Shark, and appeared in the films Mr. Brooks, Sky High, The Crazies and Friday the 13th, among other projects...
star as Jamie Bartlett and her alter ego
Alter ego
An alter ego is a second self, which is believe to be distinct from a person's normal or original personality. The term was coined in the early nineteenth century when dissociative identity disorder was first described by psychologists...
Isabella (Iz or Is), respectively. Both sisters have starred in previous Disney Channel movies: Kay in Life Is Ruff
Life Is Ruff
Life Is Ruff is a 2005 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Kyle Massey and Mitchel Musso.-Plot:The movie begins at a grocery store where a box of free puppies is outside . There are 6 puppies in the box, five black puppies and the golden puppy. Soon children come and four black puppies are taken...
, and Danielle in Stuck in the Suburbs
Stuck in the Suburbs
Stuck in the Suburbs is a Disney Channel Original Movie based on unused material created by Walt Disney for his live-action films. It was released on July 16, 2004, and stars Danielle Panabaker as Brittany Aarons and Brenda Song as Natasha Kwon-Schwartz. Brittany, a regular middle school student in...
.
Plot
Read It and Weep begins with Jameson (Jamie) Bartlett (Kay PanabakerKay Panabaker
Stephanie Kay Panabaker , better known as Kay Panabaker, is an American film and television actress. She is the younger sister of fellow actress Danielle Panabaker.-Early years:...
), who has three best friends, one named Connor (who has a crush on her) (Jason Dolley
Jason Dolley
Jason Scott Dolley , is an American actor and musician, best known for his roles on different Disney Channel projects. These include Newton "Newt" Livingston III on Cory in the House, Virgil Fox in Minutemen, Connor Kennedy in Read It and Weep and Pete Ivey in Hatching Pete...
), Lindsay, and Harmony (Alexandra Krosney
Alexandra Krosney
Alexandra Krosney is an American film, stage and television actress.-Career:Krosney appeared in the Disney Channel Original Movie Read It and Weep as Harmony. She also has appeared in the Nickelodeon Network's Shredderman Rules and The Last Day Of Summer as Luke's sister, Diana...
), and an enemy named Sawyer Sullivan (or as she likes to call her, Myrna), whose boyfriend is the object of Jamie's affection. She also owns a tablet PC
Tablet computer
A tablet computer, or simply tablet, is a complete mobile computer, larger than a mobile phone or personal digital assistant, integrated into a flat touch screen and primarily operated by touching the screen...
which she writes in every day. In that journal she writes about a character named "Isabella," or "Is" (Danielle Panabaker
Danielle Panabaker
Danielle Nicole Panabaker is an American actress. She was a cast member in the CBS drama Shark, and appeared in the films Mr. Brooks, Sky High, The Crazies and Friday the 13th, among other projects...
), a popular girl with incredible powers based the character loosely upon herself. Jamie uses her alter-world to write her feelings about her fellow classmates, friends, and her life.
As an English
English studies
English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
assignment, she has to write an essay of her choice. Her printer dies and Lenny wouldn't let her use his so she intends to send her essay to Lindsay, but she accidentally sends her journal
Diary
A diary is a record with discrete entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period. A personal diary may include a person's experiences, and/or thoughts or feelings, including comment on current events outside the writer's direct experience. Someone...
. After Lindsay turns the journal in for the English assignment, it wins a writing contest. Jamie's book attracts a lot of publicity and eventually becomes a bestseller. She appears at many book signings, reality TV shows and is often interviewed. Soon, success gets the better of Jamie; she becomes increasingly materialistic and critical of the world around her, quitting her job at her father's pizza place, ridiculing her brother's guitar playing and favoring fame over her friends. Her newfound popularity is dashed when she reveals on a television interview that the antagonist
Antagonist
An antagonist is a character, group of characters, or institution, that represents the opposition against which the protagonist must contend...
of her novel is based on Sawyer.
As Jamie's classmates learn that the book was based on Jamie's negative feelings toward her school, she wishes to restore her relationships but her friends are unwilling to trust her again. Her friends begin to reject and avoid her, and that is shown when she logs onto a chat room, and one-by-one each person who was originally logged on, logged off as soon as they saw her, except for her friend Connor. When she asks him if he hates her, he responds "I only hate what you've become," then she writes "me too," and she logs off. Jamie then realizes her mistakes, and also discovers some hidden feelings for Connor. Connor writes a positive letter to the editor. When it appears in the school paper the next day, she thinks it was Marco, not Connor. Then Connor became jealous.
To make up for her mistakes, she apologizes to her brother, Lenny, encouraging him to take up his guitar playing once more, despite what she'd said. Jamie overhears her parents conversation about having to close down the pizza parlor because of Jamie's unpopularity, so Jamie feels guilty.
When she gets ready for the prom, Jamie confronts Is, a figment of her imagination who tries to make Jamie like she is and acts like the main antagonist of the movie (next to Sawyer/Myrna), and demands her to stop. She then proceeds to go to the prom, where she tries to apologize to everyone. They do not accept her apology at first, but gradually they do, and Jamie finds Connor just as he is leaving. She asks for his forgiveness, and he forgives her, and they kiss. They walk back into the prom, where Lenny performs a song dedicated to Jamie.
After the prom, which was ocean-themed, Jamie invites everyone to eat at her parents' pizza parlor. When Lenny rushes into the kitchen to help cook the pizza, his jacket, which was covered in seaweed from the prom, accidentally lands on some of the pizzas, covering them in seaweed. They do not know this, but when the pizza is delivered to the customers, they love it, and Jamie's father finally figures out the secret of how to save their business, ending the film on a happy note.
Cast
- Kay PanabakerKay PanabakerStephanie Kay Panabaker , better known as Kay Panabaker, is an American film and television actress. She is the younger sister of fellow actress Danielle Panabaker.-Early years:...
as Jamie Bartlett - Danielle PanabakerDanielle PanabakerDanielle Nicole Panabaker is an American actress. She was a cast member in the CBS drama Shark, and appeared in the films Mr. Brooks, Sky High, The Crazies and Friday the 13th, among other projects...
as Isabella "IS", the true antagonist - Alexandra KrosneyAlexandra KrosneyAlexandra Krosney is an American film, stage and television actress.-Career:Krosney appeared in the Disney Channel Original Movie Read It and Weep as Harmony. She also has appeared in the Nickelodeon Network's Shredderman Rules and The Last Day Of Summer as Luke's sister, Diana...
as Harmony - Marquise Brown as Lindsay
- Allison Scagliotti as Sawyer "Myrna" Sullivan, one of the main antagonists
- Jason DolleyJason DolleyJason Scott Dolley , is an American actor and musician, best known for his roles on different Disney Channel projects. These include Newton "Newt" Livingston III on Cory in the House, Virgil Fox in Minutemen, Connor Kennedy in Read It and Weep and Pete Ivey in Hatching Pete...
as Connor Kennedy - Chad BroskeyChad BroskeyChad Broskey is an American actor. He appeared as Gavin in an episode for The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. He also co-stars in Read It and Weep opposite Kay Panabaker as Marco Vega and appeared in the Scrubs episode Their Story as The Todd's fantasy son Rod...
as Marco Vega - Tom VirtueTom VirtueThomas E. "Tom" Virtue is an American actor. He is best known for his co-starring role as Steve Stevens in the Disney Channel sitcom Even Stevens.-Life and career:...
as Ralph Bartlett - Connie YoungConnie YoungConnie Young is an American actress. She is best known for playing Peggy Barlett in Read It and Weep and Cammie Giles in The Singles Ward. She played the same role in The Singles 2nd Ward...
as Peggy Bartlett - Robin RikerRobin RikerRobin Riker is an American actress. She has guest-starred in a number of notable television series, including The Rockford Files, M*A*S*H, The A-Team, Airwolf, Murder, She Wrote, Sliders, Malcolm in the Middle, Pyramid, Six Feet Under, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch among other...
as Diana - Nick WhitakerNick WhitakerNick Whitaker is an American actor who played the lead role in Benji: Off the Leash!.-Career:Whitaker's firsy role was a Chase Patterson in Message in a Cell Phone. He is an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has appeared in many church related movies which...
as Lenny Bartlett - Falisha Fehoko as Jennifer #1
- Malinda Money as Jennifer #2
- Joyce CohenJoyce CohenJoyce Cohen is an American actress. She is known for playing Mrs. Gallagher in the Disney Channel Original Movie Read it and Weep.-Career:She has also acted as:*Ms. Falstaff in High School Musical...
as Miss Gallagher - Katharine IsabelleKatharine IsabelleKatherine Isobel Murray , better known by her screen name Katharine Isabelle, is a Canadian actress, best known for her portrayal of Ginger in Ginger Snaps, and as Gibb in Freddy vs. Jason.-Biography:...
as Amber Tiffany
The book and movie
The movie was based on the book How My Private, Personal Journal Became a Bestseller. Julia DeVillersJulia DeVillers
Julia DeVillers is the author of several books including How My Private, Personal Journal Became A Bestseller. She made a cameo in the 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie, Read It and Weep, which was based on the book.- Background :...
, the author of the book from which the movie was made, has a cameo in a pizza parlor scene. There are a number of differences between the book and the film.
Location
Read It and Weep was filmed at Murray High SchoolMurray High School (Utah)
Murray High School is the only high school in the Murray City School District in Murray, Utah. Murray High School is one of the smallest high schools in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area with 1,585 students enrolled in the 2008-2009 school year, the school enrolls students in grades 10-12...
& Downtown Salt Lake City
Downtown Salt Lake City
Downtown is the oldest district in Salt Lake City. The grid from which the entire city is laid out originates at Temple Square, the location of the Salt Lake Temple.-Location:...
. Murray High School
Murray High School (Utah)
Murray High School is the only high school in the Murray City School District in Murray, Utah. Murray High School is one of the smallest high schools in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area with 1,585 students enrolled in the 2008-2009 school year, the school enrolls students in grades 10-12...
was also the set of: Take Down (1978), the auditorium scene of High School Musical
High School Musical
High School Musical is a 2006 American television film, first in the High School Musical film franchise. Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful film that Disney Channel Original Movie ever produced, with a television sequel High School Musical 2 released in 2007 and...
(2006), Minutemen
Minutemen (film)
Minutemen is a 2008 science-fiction Disney Channel Original Movie.The film was written by John Killoran and David Diamond and David Weissman and directed by Lev L. Spiro, who received a Director's Guild nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programs for it...
(2008) and High School Musical: Get in the Picture
High School Musical: Get in the Picture
High School Musical: Get in the Picture was a reality-based TV series, which debuted July 20, 2008 on the television channel ABC. Stan Carrizosa was named the winner on September 8, 2008. Tierney Chamberlain was the runner-up....
(2008).
External links
- Read It and Weep at Ultimate DisneyUltimate DisneyThe Ultimate Guide to Disney DVD is a website dedicated to covering Walt Disney home video releases with a focus on Disney DVD and Blu-ray. The site has been online since 2001 and acquired its own domain and online forum in 2003...