The production values are such that you cannot tell it was shot on a small budget in only 20 days. "Charly" has several things going for it.įirst, it's a well-made movie. Any more would spoil the story for the four people in the state who still haven't read the book. She is "dumped" on Sam Roberts (Jeremy Elliott) by her father, who doesn't approve of her New York boyfriend. In the movie, which opened last weekend, Charly (Heather Beers) is Charlene Riley, an artist from New York who is visiting Salt Lake City to see her parents, who have recently moved there. Thirty years ago, it was the LDS equivalent of "Love Story." No guy would admit to liking it no critic would admire it - but no woman would pass up seeing it. Now the book has been updated some 20 years and made into a rather well-done modern romance. It became a regional hit, and in the '80s, every woman in the state of Utah, every coed at BYU, Ricks College, and the U of U (and any guy who wanted to date or otherwise impress them) read the book. 1) - In 1980, Jack Weyland, a physics professor and wannabe writer, published "Charly," a modern three-hanky romance novel with a Mormon background. Source: Utah County Journal / Orem Daily Journal Jack Weyland's 'Charly': A must-see film for Utes, Mormons, and movie-nuts By: Ron C.
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