{"product_id":"the-story-lady","title":"The Story Lady","description":"The Story Lady DVD VIDEO MOVIE Jessica Tandy retired widow family show stories \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eType: \u003c\/label\u003e Movie \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePlatform: \u003c\/label\u003e DVD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/label\u003e Image Entertainment \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eReleased: \u003c\/label\u003e 1999 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eMedia: \u003c\/label\u003e DVD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cshortdescription\u003e\u003c\/shortdescription\u003eThe Story Lady [DVD]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrace McQueen (Jessica Tandy) is a retired widow who isn't content to just sit back and watch the grass grow. She wants more from life. After being turned down for several jobs, Grace begins a new chapter in her life when she discovers the world of public access cable television. She produces her own modest family story hour. Her warmth and charisma make her a natural on TV, and her cable show becomes an overnight success. Soon Grace is discovered by the networks and must choose between becoming a network creation, or being herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLooking to stay busy and useful in her latter days, Grace McQueen (Jessica Tandy) discovers the wonders of cable-access TV and starts her own show, reading stories for kids whose parents are too busy to pay them enough attention. A rising TV exec and single mom (Stephanie Zimbalist) realizes \"the Story Lady\" could advance her career--and maybe help her connect with her own daughter. This film has a lot in common with Miracle on 34th Street\u003cbr\u003e--both revolve around Christmas and both explore that uneasy middle ground in which children's dreams collide with modern commerce. Like the original 1947 Miracle\u003cbr\u003e, The Story Lady\u003cbr\u003e tells its story with heartfelt sincerity, while avoiding the mawkishness that marred the '94 remake of Miracle\u003cbr\u003e. Tandy brings a bit of spice to her role as \"ideal grandma,\" and she's surrounded by a cast full of top pros, including Charles Durning in an unbilled cameo. Production design and directing clearly mark this as a made-for-TV movie, and you can see the plot points coming, but there's something very charming and true about it. Trivia factoid: That's Jessica Tandy's real-life daughter, Tandy Cronyn, playing her daughter in the film. --Geof Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor DVD Player (North American NTSC)\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Image Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Used In Sleeve","offer_id":48943223734550,"sku":"104037","price":29.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0083\/0377\/1710\/files\/202473016620614.jpg?v=1723155980","url":"https:\/\/www.neverdiemedia.com\/products\/the-story-lady","provider":"NeverDieMedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}