Just curious thought I would post this here . Don't know if this should actually be on the movie forum or not. I'll post this question on the movie forum in case I don't get any answers here. In Brad Silberling's semi-autobiographical film Moonlight Mile (2002) is the personality that the Diana character had that the Joe character described at all resemble who Rebecca was? Or, was that part of the film a work of fiction?

From the IMDb:

Loosely inspired by writer/director Brad Silberling's own experience. He was dating actress Rebecca Schaeffer at the time she was killed by an obsessed fan in 1989.

Found some more info on this.


By industry standards, it’s a little early for Oscar-bait life-affirming fare to begin appearing in the theatres, but perhaps in an attempt to not be categorized as such, Moonlight Mile has arrived, full of all things heartwarming and award-ready. Moonlight Mile was written and directed by Brad Silberling (best known for directing City of Angels), who based the plot on his own experiences; in 1989, his fiancée, actress Rebecca Schaeffer (Patti Russell of the ’80s television series “My Sister Sam”), was murdered by a fan of hers, and in the aftermath of her death, Silberling and Schaeffer’s parents began a bit of a family mechanic.

Diana Floss, the fictionalized Rebecca Schaeffer is under the circumstances, not overly prominent in the film. Diana’s death is just the catalyst to bring Joe Nast (the Brad Silberling character, played by Donnie Darko and The Good Girl’s Jake Gyllenhaal) to become close with her parents, Ben and JoJo (Dustin Hoffman and Susan Sarandon), which is the center of Moonlight Mile.


source:
http://www.playbackstl.com/Current/NP/moonlight.htm





The dead woman , moreover, is described in terms which Silberling’s friend, the actor/writer/director Todd Field (In the Bedroom), says also describe Schaeffer.

source:
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/s2.cfm?id=199712003



Apparently according to one site, the Berie character is based somewhat on Amy Brenneman.


Bertie is the one true fantasy character in the piece; she's whom I wish I had met after the murder. I hadn't met Amy when I wrote the first draft, but when I showed Steven Spielberg the film, he came out of the screening room saying, "Bertie's Amy! Bertie's Amy!" So I think yeah, she is in a sense.

source:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2003/02/06/brad_silberling_moonlight_mile_interview.shtml