Charlie St. Cloud
Charlie St. Cloud is a 2010 American supernatural drama film based on Ben Sherwood's novel The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud, published in 2004 by Bantam Books. The film is directed by Burr Steers and stars Zac Efron and Amanda Crew. The story is about Charlie St. Cloud's choice between keeping a promise he made to his younger brother, who died in a car accident, or going after the girl he loves. In some markets the film used the complete title of the book.
Plot
Charlie St. Cloud, with his younger brother Sam, wins a boating race on his sailboat Splendid Splinter, subsequently receiving a sailing scholarship to Stanford University. He graduates from Winslow High School and after graduation, Charlie promises Sam they will practice baseball every day until he leaves for Stanford.
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| author | Craig Pearce James Schamus |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Washington |
| director | Burr Steers |
| editor | Padraic McKinley |
| genre | drama fantasy |
| keywords | abandon around the world boat coast guard dying wish follow graduation party hypothermia injured jude the apostle kill marine meet moving on on the road out-of-body experience plan rear-end collision rear-ended remember run sail sail boat sailboat semi-trailer truck shoot single-handed sailing sneak out solo-sail sport utility vehicle st. jude stanford university suv t-boned us marine corps |
| musicBy | Rolfe Kent |
| producer | Marc E. Platt |
| productionCompany | Marc E. Platt Relativity Media |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| recordedAt | Vancouver |
| theme | high school romantic drama |