''Reel Love'' is a 2011 American

made-for-television A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made fo ...

romantic comedy film Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

directed by

Brian K. Roberts Brian K. Roberts is an American television director. He is credited with directing over 350 programs for US television and over 200 episodes of Canadian television and films. Career Roberts has directed some of television's most popular sitcoms ...

and starring LeAnn Rimes,

Shawn Roberts Shawn Roberts (born April 2, 1984) is a Canadian actor best known for his roles in zombie films such as ''Land of the Dead'', '' Diary of the Dead'' and the ''Resident Evil'' franchise. Early life Roberts was born in Stratford, Ontario. Career ...

Christian Potenza Christian Potenza (born December 23, 1972) is a Canadian actor and comedian. He is best known for voicing Jude Lizowski on '' 6teen'' and Chris McLean in the ''Total Drama'' franchise. Career He has been on television since 1997, when he first ...

and Burt Reynolds. The film premiered on November 13, 2011, on CMT.

Plot

Holly Whitman (Rimes), a successful big city lawyer returns to her small hometown in Alabama when her father Wade (Reynolds) is admitted to the hospital. Once there she goes on a soulful journey to reconnect with family and friends and finds romance along the way.

Cast

* LeAnn Rimes as Holly Whitman *

as Jay Danville *

as Everett Whitman * Burt Reynolds as Wade Whitman *

Benjamin Ayres Benjamin James Ayres (born January 19, 1983) is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Dr. Zach Miller of the CTV series ''Saving Hope''. He also recurred on the Gemini Award–winning HBO Canada series ''Less Than Kind'' for which he ...

as Bobby Calgrove * Mary Ashton as Mary Jo "MJ" Calgrove * Jeff Roop as Carl Lindford *

Neil Crone Neil Crone (born May 29, 1960) is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer and motivational speaker. He is known for portraying Fred Tupper in ''Little Mosque on the Prairie'', Jerry Whitehall in '' Cube 2: Hypercube'' and the voices of Gordon, Diesel ...

as Tom Meyer * Thomas Mitchell as Charlie Manfredi * Tim Post as Bert Hay *

Naomi Snieckus Naomi Snieckus is a Canadians, Canadian actress and comedian, best known for her regular television role as Bobbi in ''Mr. D'' and her appearance as Nina in ''Saw 3D''."As seen on TV, a lot". ''The Globe and Mail'', June 29, 2012. She is also a po ...

as Charlene Hay *

Natalie Lisinska Natalie Lisinska (born 11 January 1982) is a British-Canadian actress. Lisinska was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England and grew up on Vancouver Island in British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmo ...

as Debbie Manfredi * David Huband as Vern May * Joe Bostick as Colin Nellburg * Rebecca Kohler as Gayla Whitman

References

External links

* 2011 television films 2011 films 2011 romantic comedy films American television films American romantic comedy films Entertainment One films 2010s American films 2010s English-language films {{US-tv-film-stub