After 20 years, the Carpenters are ready for their close-up

From the Farmington Daily Times - FARMINGTON — Kim and Krickitt Carpenter didn't want their story in the hands of just anybody.  To keep it accurate, the Farmington couple wrote the book about their saga themselves.  The Carpenters sold the movie rights to their story in 1996 but objected to movie scripts that strayed too far from the truth. One such script is still used as an inch-tall riser to balance a family portrait. But after 19 years, a book deal, magazine articles, dozens of nationally televised interviews and two children, the Kim and Krickitt story is ready for Hollywood.  "The Vow" a movie based on the Carpenters, will be released just in time for Valentine's Day. In November 1993, the Carpenters were in an automobile accident on I-40 west of Gallup. Both were badly injured and Krickitt, who doctors said had less than a 1-percent chance of surviving, was comatose for months after the accident.  Krickitt woke with no recollection of the year prior to the accident, which included all memories of her husband, Kim, and their marriage 10 weeks before the crash. "The Vow" is based on the story of Kim and Krickitt's recovery and romance, plus the usual Hollywood sensationalism and glamour, the couple said. Read more

After 20 years, the Carpenters are ready for their close-up