Blue Smoke (2007 film)

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Blue Smoke
	DVD cover
Genre	Drama; Thriller;
Based on	Blue Smoke; by Nora Roberts
Screenplay by	Ronni Kern
Directed by	David Carson
Starring	Alicia Witt; Scott Bakula; Matthew Settle;
Music by	Chris P. Bacon; Stuart Michael Thomas;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Stephanie Germaine
Cinematography	Nikos Evdemon
Editor	Paul Dixon
Running time	96 minutes
Production company	Mandalay TV
Original release
Network	Lifetime
Release	February 12, 2007

Blue Smoke is a 2007 American romantic drama television film directed by David Carson and starring Alicia Witt, Matthew Settle, and Scott Bakula. Written by Ronni Kern, based on the 2005 Nora Roberts novel of the same name, the film is about a beautiful arson investigator whose boyfriends are murdered in fires set by a stalker who traumatized her years earlier. The film debuted February 12, 2007 on Lifetime Television.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

After watching a fire burn her family's Baltimore pizzeria to the ground, 11‑year-old Reena Hale (Witt) decides she wants to be an arson investigator when she grows up. And with the help of mentor John Minger (Bakula), whom she met during the investigation of her family's restaurant, Reena realizes her dream.

Years later, the grown up Reena buys a house in the old neighborhood, moving in next door to carpenter Bo Goodnight (Settle). As Reena and Bo embark on a relationship, a psychopathic arsonist from her past begins wreaking havoc on her life. Reena's stalker threatens her life, and those of her loved ones.

Cast

Alicia Witt as Reena Hale
Scott Bakula as John Minger
Matthew Settle as Bo Goodnight
Talia Shire as Bianca Hale
Eric Keenleyside as Gib Hale
John Reardon as Josh
Benjamin Ayres as Hugh
Chris Fassbender as Joey Pastorelli Jr.
Taylor Dauphinais as Young Reena
David Lawrence Brown as Joe Pastorelli Sr.
Liam Nelson as Young Joey Pastorelli Jr.
Rod Heatheringston as Steve
Chad Nobert as Xander Hale
Peter Skagen as FBI Agent
Daniela Vlaskalic as Fran Hale

Production

The executive producers of the film were Stephanie Germain and Peter Guber; they were also executive producers for seven other Nora Roberts films for Lifetime in 2007 and 2009. Blue Smoke was filmed on location in Calgary, Alberta, Canada between October 30 and November 24, 2006.^[4]

References

^ Buchanan, Jason. "Blue Smoke". Allmovie. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
^ Moss, Marilyn (February 11, 2007). "Nora Roberts' Blue Smoke". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
^ Mavis, Paul (September 10, 2007). "Blue Smoke". DVD Talk. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
^ "Blue Smoke: Miscellaneous Notes". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved August 16, 2013.

External links

[allmovie-1] Buchanan, Jason. "Blue Smoke". Allmovie. Retrieved August 16, 2013.

[2] Moss, Marilyn (February 11, 2007). "Nora Roberts' Blue Smoke". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 27, 2021.

[3] Mavis, Paul (September 10, 2007). "Blue Smoke". DVD Talk. Retrieved July 27, 2021.

[tcm-notes-4] "Blue Smoke: Miscellaneous Notes". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved August 16, 2013.

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v t e Nora Roberts (bibliography)
In Death novels (characters)	Naked in Death (1995) Glory in Death (1995) Immortal in Death (1996) Rapture in Death (1996) Ceremony in Death (1997) Vengeance in Death (1997) Holiday in Death (1998) Conspiracy in Death (1999) Loyalty in Death (1999) Judgment in Death (2000) Witness in Death (2000) Betrayal in Death (2001) Seduction in Death (2001) Reunion in Death (2002) Purity in Death (2002) Portrait in Death (2003) Imitation in Death (2003) Remember When (2003) Divided in Death (2004) Visions in Death (2004) Survivor in Death (2005) Origin in Death (2005) Memory in Death (2006) Born in Death (2006) Innocent in Death (2006) Creation in Death (2007) Strangers in Death (2008) Salvation in Death (2008) Promises in Death (2009) Kindred in Death (2009) Fantasy in Death (2010) Indulgence in Death (2010) Treachery in Death (2011) New York to Dallas (2011) Celebrity In Death (2012) Delusion in Death (2012) Calculated In Death (2013) Thankless in Death (2013) Concealed in Death (2014) Festive in Death (2014) Obsession in Death (2015) Devoted in Death (2015) Brotherhood in Death (2016) Apprentice in Death (2016) Echoes in Death (2017) Secrets in Death (2017) Dark in Death (2018) Leverage in Death (2018) Connections in Death (2019) Vendetta in Death (2019) Golden in Death (2020) Shadows in Death (2020) Faithless in Death (2021) Forgotten in Death (2021) Abandoned in Death (2022) Desperation in Death (2022) Encore in Death (2023) Payback in Death (2023) Random in Death (2024) Passions in Death (2024)
Bride Quartet novels	Vision in White (2009) Bed of Roses (2009) Savor the Moment (2010) Happy Ever After (2010)
Other novels	Irish Thoroughbred (1981) Sea Swept (1998) Carolina Moon (2000)
Film adaptations	Sanctuary (2001) Angels Fall (2007) Montana Sky (2007) Blue Smoke (2007) Carolina Moon (2007) Northern Lights (2009) Midnight Bayou (2009) High Noon (2009) Tribute (2009) Brazen (2022)