Charlie St. Cloud - wikipedia Charlie St. Cloud For the novel, see The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud. Charlie St. Cloud Theatrical release poster Directed by Burr Steers Produced by Marc Platt Ben Sherwood Screenplay by Craig Pearce Based on The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood Starring Zac Efron Charlie Tahan Amanda Crew Kim Basinger Ray Liotta Augustus Prew Donal Logue Music by Rolfe Kent Cinematography Enrique Chediak Edited by Padraic McKinley Production company Relativity Media Marc Platt Productions Charlie Film Productions Distributed by Universal Pictures Release date July 30, 2010 ( 2010 - 07 - 30 ) Running time 99 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $44 million Box office $48.1 million Charlie St. Cloud is a 2010 American drama film based on Ben Sherwood 's best - selling novel, The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud published in 2004 by Bantam Books. The film is directed by Burr Steers and stars Zac Efron and Amanda Crew. The story is of Charlie St. Cloud 's choice between keeping a promise he made to his brother, who died in a car accident, or going after the girl he loves. In some markets the film used the complete title of the book. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Music 5 Reception 6 References 7 External links Plot Charlie St. Cloud is a sailor who wins a boating race on his sailboat, the Splendid Splinter, along with his younger brother Sam. In 2005, he receives a sailing scholarship to Stanford University. Charlie graduates from Winslow High School and after returning from his graduation ceremony, Charlie promises Sam that they will practice baseball every day until he leaves for Stanford. That night Charlie is supposed to go to a graduation party with his friends, but his mother makes him babysit Sam while she picks up another shift at her job. When Sam watches television, Charlie tries sneaking out to the party. He is caught by Sam, who asks Charlie to drive him to his friend Tommy 's house. Charlie and Sam get into a car accident. During an out - of - body experience, Charlie hugs a badly wounded Sam and reassures him that everything will be fine. Knowing his injuries are fatal, Sam asks Charlie to never leave him alone, saying that if so they will always be together. As Charlie promises, a paramedic named Florio Ferrente revives Charlie ; Sam has died in his arms. At Sam 's funeral, Charlie runs off after being unable to put Sam 's baseball glove in the grave. After a run through the woods, Charlie finds Sam 's spirit and discovers that Sam can interact with him on the physical plane. Charlie fulfills Sam 's dying wish by practicing baseball with him every day at sunset. Five years later, Charlie, who gave up his scholarship, is a caretaker at Waterside Cemetery. At the cemetery, he speaks with Sully, an old friend who died in the Marines. During a trip into town, Charlie visits the boat docks and meets Tess Carroll, a sailor planning to sail solo around the world. The following day, Charlie runs into Florio. Florio is dying of cancer and asks Charlie if he ever wonders why he was saved. Charlie returns to the cemetery and finds Tess injured tending her father 's grave. He takes her to his home to patch her up and they develop a relationship. Sam begins feeling that he is being erased from existence because Charlie is forgetting him when Charlie arrives late for their game. Tess follows Charlie and he explains to her that the more he is in her world, the less he is in Sam 's. Charlie discovers that Tess went missing while sailing through a storm a few days earlier ; Charlie has been seeing her just like he can Sam. Florio 's wife Carla tells Charlie that Florio died the previous night. During one of the evenings Charlie and Tess have together they play hide and seek. Tess sticks a note on the door which says `` come find me '' with a drawing of a boat beneath it. Charlie realizes that Tess is not dead and that he must find her. Along with his friend Alistair and Tess 's coach Tink, Charlie takes a boat to find her. The following sunset, Charlie misses his game with Sam. As Charlie confesses his love for his departed sibling, Sam tells Charlie that he loves him back and moves on from the living world. He appears to Charlie as a shooting star in the sky to reveal Tess ' location. The group finds Tess ' wrecked boat along with her lying on the rocks. Charlie uses his body heat to keep Tess warm until they are found by the Coast Guard. Alistair tells Charlie that Tess had hypothermia and he saved her. Later, Charlie purchases an old dilapidated sail boat from a family - friend and asks Tess if she would like to take a ride with him. However, Tess fears him explaining that she had vivid dreams about them together. Charlie tells Tess that her dreams are memories and recites a quote from her father 's funeral that they spoke about in her dreams. Charlie resigns from his job and goes into the forest to say farewell to Sam, telling him they will always be brothers ; although he is unable to see him, Sam is there and reveals that he is at peace. Sometime in the near future, Charlie and Tess complete repairs to the sail boat and set off to sail around the world. Cast Zac Efron as Charlie St. Cloud Charlie Tahan as Sam St. Cloud Amanda Crew as Tess Carroll Kim Basinger as Claire St. Cloud Ray Liotta as Florio Ferrente Augustus Prew as Alistair Woolley Donal Logue as Tink Weatherbee Tegan Moss as Cindy Dave Franco as Timothy Patrick Sullivan Chris Massoglia as Old Sam ( deleted scenes ) Brenna O'Brien as Cashier in toy store Production A bidding war for the film rights to the book by author Ben Sherwood broke out in April and May 2003, before the book was published. Three studios competed for the rights. Universal Studios and Marc Platt ( Universal 's president of production ) won the right to make the book into a film, paying a reported $500,000 to $1 million for the rights ( with that figure rising above $1 million if the film is made ). Ben Sherwood was guaranteed an executive producer credit on the film, and Universal Studios executive producer Donna Langley was assigned to the picture. Joe Johnston was initially chosen to direct. Drafts for the script were written by James Schamus and Lewis Colick, but the final script was written by Craig Pearce. By March 2009, Johnston had been replaced as director by Burr Steers, and Platt had named himself as producer. Steers helped polish the script. The first lead performer cast in the film was Zac Efron, who turned down the lead role in Paramount Pictures ' remake of Footloose to star in this film. Pre-production had commenced by March 2009, with filming set to begin in July 2009. Training with Efron began in Vancouver, British Columbia, in July 2009, and started production in Upstate New York July 2009 to October 5. Actress Amanda Crew joined the film as Tess Carroll in July 2009, and was shooting her scenes the following September. Quite a few scenes in the film were shot in Gibsons, British Columbia, including a scene in the famous ' Beachcombers ' restaurant. Some of the film was also filmed at a Deep Cove school, Seycove Secondary School, in North Vancouver, B.C. Actress Kim Basinger agreed to play Louise St. Cloud ( later Claire ) in mid-August 2009. Teen actor Chris Massoglia was signed in October 2009 to play a teenaged Sam St. Cloud, but never made it into the final film. Efron wrapped his scenes in late October 2009. Rolfe Kent wrote the score, with Tony Blondal orchestrating. It was recorded at Skywalker Sound, Marin County, California. Music This is a list of music featured in the film but will not be included in the soundtrack `` Baby Rhys Blues '' by The McKinley South Experience featuring Mick Sihkins `` Helicopter '' by Bloc Party `` Oh, No '' by Andrew Bird `` Rasputin '' by Studio K `` We 're Gonna Play '' by Matthew Barber `` While We Were Dreaming '' by Pink Mountaintops `` California Sun '' by Ramones `` Magic Show '' by Electric Owls `` Pull My Heart Away '' by Jack Peñate Reception Charlie St. Cloud received generally negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 27 % based on 124 reviews with an average rating of 4.6 / 10. The site 's critical consensus reads, `` Zac Efron gives it his all, but Charlie St. Cloud is too shallow and cloying to offer much more than eye candy for his fans. '' On Metacritic, the film has a score of 37 out of 100 based on 30 critics, indicating `` generally unfavorable reviews ''. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of `` B + '' on an A+ to F scale. References Jump up ^ Fritz, Ben ( July 29, 2010 ). `` Movie projector : ' Schmucks, ' cats, dogs and Zac Efron will all open behind ' Inception ' ''. Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved July 30, 2010. ^ Jump up to : Fleming, Michael ( May 5, 2003 ). `` U, Platt Triumph in Death Bid ''. Daily Variety. Jump up ^ Fleming, Michael ( July 15, 2008 ). `` Platt Wanted at Universal ''. Daily Variety. ^ Jump up to : Fleming, Michael ( March 25, 2009 ). `` Face in the Cloud ''. Daily Variety. Jump up ^ Fleming, Michael ; Siegel, Tatiana ( April 21, 2009 ). `` Bale Answers the Bell ''. Daily Variety. ^ Jump up to : Fleming, Michael ( August 13, 2009 ). `` Basinger Circles St. Cloud ''. Daily Variety. Jump up ^ Fleming, Michael ; Siegel, Tatiana ( May 20, 2009 ). `` Footloose Finds Star ''. Daily Variety. Jump up ^ Zwecker, Bill ( March 26, 2009 ). `` Scent of a Twilight Star ''. Chicago Sun - Times. Jump up ^ `` Caught in the Act ! ''. People. July 21, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2010. Jump up ^ Barnes, Brooks ( October 5, 2009 ). `` A High School Star Gives Ross a Boost ''. The New York Times. Retrieved July 17, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Actress Sees St. Cloud Formation ''. The Hollywood Reporter. July 28, 2009. Jump up ^ McNary, Dave ( September 13, 2009 ). `` Crew, Palicki to Star in Girl ''. Variety. Retrieved July 17, 2010. Jump up ^ `` More Zac Efron at `` Flynn 's Reach '' ( Molly 's Reach ) in Gibsons ``. Langley Times. October 30, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2010. Jump up ^ Fleming, Michael ( August 12, 2009 ). `` Actress to Play Thesp 's Mother in Burr Steers Drama ''. Variety. Retrieved July 17, 2010. Jump up ^ Kroll, Justin ( October 21, 2009 ). `` Players ''. Daily Variety. Retrieved July 17, 2010. Jump up ^ As of October 25, 2009, the Internet Movie Database listed child actor Charlie Tahan playing the role of Sam. See : Charlie St. Cloud on IMDb. Accessed 2009 - 10 - 25. Jump up ^ Memberto, Brad ( October 30, 2009 ). `` Cirque du Freak : Not Your Father 's Vampires ''. Santa Ynez Valley News. Retrieved July 17, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Couples Watch : Brody & Jayde, Justin & Jessica ''. People. October 26, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Charlie St. Cloud Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 30, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Charlie St. Cloud Reviews ''. Metacritic. Retrieved November 20, 2016. Jump up ^ `` CinemaScore ''. cinemascore.com. External links Official website Charlie St. Cloud on IMDb Charlie St. Cloud at Box Office Mojo Charlie St. Cloud at Rotten Tomatoes Charlie St. Cloud at Metacritic hide Films directed by Burr Steers Igby Goes Down ( 2002 ) 17 Again ( 2009 ) Charlie St. Cloud ( 2010 ) Pride and Prejudice and Zombies ( 2016 ) Emperor : Young Caesar ( TBA ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charlie_St._Cloud&oldid=825896547 '' Categories : 2010 films English - language films American films American coming - of - age films Films about brothers Films shot in Vancouver Films set in Washington ( state ) Films set in 2005 Relativity Media films 2010s romantic drama films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Burr Steers American romantic drama films Films based on American novels Films produced by Marc E. 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