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ABOUT UNANSWERED PRAYERS
The film explores the themes of marriage, family, community and second chances with love,
asking “Did I let the one I loved get away or is she right in front of me?” It is the story of a
happily married father (Eric Close) living the American dream. When the woman (Mädchen
Amick) of his high school fantasies returns home, he has to face his past and will be presented
with a choice that could change his future forever. Samantha Mathis portrays his wife. Patty
Duke portrays his mother-in-law.
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
The film’s executive producers are Lisa Sanderson, Producing Partner and CEO of Red Strokes
Entertainment, and multi-Grammy®-winning country music artist Garth Brooks. Certified by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as the #1 selling solo recording artist in U.S.
history, Brooks has sold more than 128 million albums and has won every accolade the industry
can bestow on an artist. President Obama himself requested that Brooks headline his Inaugural
Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial, and Brooks currently plays 15 weekends a year at the
Encore Theatre, Wynn Resort in Las Vegas.
Produced by Sony Pictures Television and Red Strokes Entertainment, Unanswered Prayers
was directed by Emmy® Award winner Steven Schachter (Lifetime’s The Mermaid Chair, Door
to Door). Andrea Baynes (Lifetime’s The 19th Wife and Sex and the Single Mom) served as
coexecutive producer. Teleplay by Anne Gerard and Otis Jones based on a television story
by Anne Gerard.
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
GARTH BROOKS Executive Producer is certified by the Recording Industry
Association of America (RIAA) as the #1 selling solo artist in U.S. history and has sold
in excess of 128 million albums. Brooks is the only solo artist in RIAA history to have
six albums top the 10 million mark. His most recent release The Ultimate Hits has been
certified 5x platinum.
In 2007 Brooks became the first artist to put out a simultaneous edition of his latest
collection for a charitable cause. The “pink edition” of The Ultimate Hits was and is
available only at the Susan G Komen website. His body of work – including the
groundbreaking No Fences, Ropin’ The Wind, The Hits, and Double Live – propelled
country music as a genre to the front pages of newspapers worldwide and the covers of
magazines, to the point where Forbes declared on its cover, “Country Conquers Rock”
and featured Brooks in a major music feature. According to the RIAA, Brooks is the
topselling solo artist of the 20th century.
The key to his record-setting success lies within the personality and talent of Garth
Brooks. It has been said that through the 1990s, his only real competition was himself.
Brooks brought daring individualism and a love of music to the table. His wide range
encompasses a variety of styles which include working class blues, honky tonk, bluegrass
and arena rock. Brooks’ easy-going, approachable charisma was matched only by his
fearless willingness to take chances and step outside the lines. He has had an
unprecedented run so far and opened the doors for many more country artists to follow.
Brooks has received every accolade the recording industry can bestow on an artist,
including: 2 Grammys, 17 American Music Awards, 11 Country Music Association
Awards, 18 Academy of Country Music Awards, 5 World Music Awards, 12 People’s
Choice Awards and 36 Billboard Music Awards. He was named Artist of the ’90s at the
1997 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, received the Artist Achievement Award at the
1997 Billboard Music Awards, was named “Artist of the Decade” at the American Music
Awards in 2000 and the Academy of Country Music Awards in 1999.
In the midst of one of the most successful careers in music history, Brooks retired in
2001, delivered his last record for Capitol Records and moved back to Oklahoma to raise
his children. While in retirement when called upon by events greater than his own selfinterest,
he returned to the stage. The latest of these was when President Obama himself
requested that Brooks headline his Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial. He
performed as President Obama, his wife Michelle, their girls, Joe and Jill Biden and a
crowd of over 300,000 lined the mall from the Lincoln Memorial all the way to
the Washington Monument. It was a moment in history when all did the “wave” to
Brooks’ performance of “Shout” while the President sang along. He was called upon
once again to perform for President Obama’s very first late night television appearance
on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. When the Governor of California, Arnold
Schwarzenegger, asked for Brooks’ help, he responded by performing five concerts in
two days where proceeds from 83,000 tickets sold were donated to efforts to prevent fire
catastrophes from happening again. Portions of the live concerts were shown as a TV
special titled, Garth Brooks: Live in L.A. where viewers donated to the organization Fire
Intervention Relief Effort (FIRE).
On October 15, 2009 Brooks announced that he was out of retirement and soon entered a
five year relationship with Las Vegas resort developer, Steve Wynn. “I am naturally
nervous, but it feels good to be out from under the low ceiling of ‘retirement’ I put on
myself.”
CREDITS
Produced by Sony Pictures Television and Red Strokes Entertainment
in association with Lifetime Television
THE CAST
Ben Beck ERIC CLOSE
Lorrie Beck SAMANTHA MATHIS
Ava Andersson MÄDCHEN AMICK
Jeannette JENNIFER ASPEN
Henry DANNY CHAMBERS
Jesse Beck TONY OLLER
Monet ALEX FRNKA
Irene PATTY DUKE
Based on the song “Unanswered Prayers”
by Garth Brooks, Pat Alger and Larry Bastian
Link: Tennessee Concerts Garth Brooks page
The film explores the themes of marriage, family, community and second chances with love,
asking “Did I let the one I loved get away or is she right in front of me?” It is the story of a
happily married father (Eric Close) living the American dream. When the woman (Mädchen
Amick) of his high school fantasies returns home, he has to face his past and will be presented
with a choice that could change his future forever. Samantha Mathis portrays his wife. Patty
Duke portrays his mother-in-law.
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
The film’s executive producers are Lisa Sanderson, Producing Partner and CEO of Red Strokes
Entertainment, and multi-Grammy®-winning country music artist Garth Brooks. Certified by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as the #1 selling solo recording artist in U.S.
history, Brooks has sold more than 128 million albums and has won every accolade the industry
can bestow on an artist. President Obama himself requested that Brooks headline his Inaugural
Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial, and Brooks currently plays 15 weekends a year at the
Encore Theatre, Wynn Resort in Las Vegas.
Produced by Sony Pictures Television and Red Strokes Entertainment, Unanswered Prayers
was directed by Emmy® Award winner Steven Schachter (Lifetime’s The Mermaid Chair, Door
to Door). Andrea Baynes (Lifetime’s The 19th Wife and Sex and the Single Mom) served as
coexecutive producer. Teleplay by Anne Gerard and Otis Jones based on a television story
by Anne Gerard.
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
GARTH BROOKS Executive Producer is certified by the Recording Industry
Association of America (RIAA) as the #1 selling solo artist in U.S. history and has sold
in excess of 128 million albums. Brooks is the only solo artist in RIAA history to have
six albums top the 10 million mark. His most recent release The Ultimate Hits has been
certified 5x platinum.
In 2007 Brooks became the first artist to put out a simultaneous edition of his latest
collection for a charitable cause. The “pink edition” of The Ultimate Hits was and is
available only at the Susan G Komen website. His body of work – including the
groundbreaking No Fences, Ropin’ The Wind, The Hits, and Double Live – propelled
country music as a genre to the front pages of newspapers worldwide and the covers of
magazines, to the point where Forbes declared on its cover, “Country Conquers Rock”
and featured Brooks in a major music feature. According to the RIAA, Brooks is the
topselling solo artist of the 20th century.
The key to his record-setting success lies within the personality and talent of Garth
Brooks. It has been said that through the 1990s, his only real competition was himself.
Brooks brought daring individualism and a love of music to the table. His wide range
encompasses a variety of styles which include working class blues, honky tonk, bluegrass
and arena rock. Brooks’ easy-going, approachable charisma was matched only by his
fearless willingness to take chances and step outside the lines. He has had an
unprecedented run so far and opened the doors for many more country artists to follow.
Brooks has received every accolade the recording industry can bestow on an artist,
including: 2 Grammys, 17 American Music Awards, 11 Country Music Association
Awards, 18 Academy of Country Music Awards, 5 World Music Awards, 12 People’s
Choice Awards and 36 Billboard Music Awards. He was named Artist of the ’90s at the
1997 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, received the Artist Achievement Award at the
1997 Billboard Music Awards, was named “Artist of the Decade” at the American Music
Awards in 2000 and the Academy of Country Music Awards in 1999.
In the midst of one of the most successful careers in music history, Brooks retired in
2001, delivered his last record for Capitol Records and moved back to Oklahoma to raise
his children. While in retirement when called upon by events greater than his own selfinterest,
he returned to the stage. The latest of these was when President Obama himself
requested that Brooks headline his Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial. He
performed as President Obama, his wife Michelle, their girls, Joe and Jill Biden and a
crowd of over 300,000 lined the mall from the Lincoln Memorial all the way to
the Washington Monument. It was a moment in history when all did the “wave” to
Brooks’ performance of “Shout” while the President sang along. He was called upon
once again to perform for President Obama’s very first late night television appearance
on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. When the Governor of California, Arnold
Schwarzenegger, asked for Brooks’ help, he responded by performing five concerts in
two days where proceeds from 83,000 tickets sold were donated to efforts to prevent fire
catastrophes from happening again. Portions of the live concerts were shown as a TV
special titled, Garth Brooks: Live in L.A. where viewers donated to the organization Fire
Intervention Relief Effort (FIRE).
On October 15, 2009 Brooks announced that he was out of retirement and soon entered a
five year relationship with Las Vegas resort developer, Steve Wynn. “I am naturally
nervous, but it feels good to be out from under the low ceiling of ‘retirement’ I put on
myself.”
CREDITS
Produced by Sony Pictures Television and Red Strokes Entertainment
in association with Lifetime Television
THE CAST
Ben Beck ERIC CLOSE
Lorrie Beck SAMANTHA MATHIS
Ava Andersson MÄDCHEN AMICK
Jeannette JENNIFER ASPEN
Henry DANNY CHAMBERS
Jesse Beck TONY OLLER
Monet ALEX FRNKA
Irene PATTY DUKE
Based on the song “Unanswered Prayers”
by Garth Brooks, Pat Alger and Larry Bastian
Link: Tennessee Concerts Garth Brooks page
| LIFETIME TELEVISION TO PREMIERE ORIGINAL MOVIE UNANSWERED PRAYERS BASED ON GARTH BROOKS’ HIT SONG Produced by Garth Brooks - Starring Eric Close, Samantha Mathis, Mädchen Amick and Patty Duke LOS ANGELES (November 8, 2010) – Lifetime Television will premiere the original movie Unanswered Prayers, based on the popular Garth Brooks song of the same name that debuted at #1 on the Billboard and R&R charts. Unanswered Prayers will premiere on Lifetime Monday, November 29, at 9PM ET/PT. |
| Garth Brooks - Unanswered Prayers including Lyrics |
| Find & Buy Tickets in Tennessee Click on pages below |
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| See our other Garth Brooks pages |
| See Garth Brooks at Fan Fair, currently the CMA Music Festival Garth Brooks biography and more. www.tennesseeconcerts.com /garthbrooks |
| The Best Of 1992, an ABC Special taped at the Nashville Convention Center on December 1, 1992. See Garth with Steve Wariner, and Alison Krauss. www.tennesseeconcerts.com/garthbrookstv |