Imaginary Playmate

Imaginary Playmate (2006)

Imaginary friends are a perfectly normal thing to have when you're a kid - that's why when Suzanne's six-year-old stepdaughter, Molly, starts talking to a "nonexistent" pal, she writes it off as the child's harmless way of adjusting to their new home. But when strange things start happening around the house and Molly's behavior becomes more bizarre, Suzanne suspects that the invisible playmate may actually be a restless spirit out for revenge! Is this stepmom crazy? And if she's not, will anyone believe her? Tune in and see.

Date of release
2006-12-02
TMDB
4.1 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
Thriller, TV Movie
Director
William Fruet

Casting

Interesting facts

Imaginary Playmate is a thriller film which debuted on LMN in 2006. Directed by William Fruet and written by Christine Gallagher, the film stars Dina Meyer, Rick Ravanello, Cassandra Sawtell, and Pablo Coffey.

Production and release

Filming for Imaginary Playmate was planned to take three weeks. Two weeks were filmed in East Sooke, while the remaining week was filmed at places near Victoria. Filming also took place at Shawnigan Lake and at St. John the Baptist Church and Emery Family Hall in Colwood. Scenes were filmed at Milinear Mill in Shawnigan Lake and Western Forest Products mill in Cowichan Bay. Imaginary Playmate had a production budget of $1.3 million.

Imaginary Playmate was directed by William Fruet and produced by Paul Raymond. The film was written by Christine Gallagher, who was inspired by a real-life story that took place in 2002. She had started living in a house in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles with her family. Julian, her four-year-old son, informed her a boy was staying in his room, and she immediately moved them out of the home.

Imaginary Playmate was released in November 2006. According to Emmy, it was the "highest-rate original movie" on Lifetime Movie Network. Michael D. Reid of the Times Colonist described the film as a "moody thriller". VideoHound gave it two stars.

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