Summary
The continued Westward journey of settlers Missie and Willie Lahaye.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Kids
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+57)
Critics 14Audiences 71GoodWatch 42
Tomatometer14%
Audience score80%
IMDb6.9
Letterboxd · 477 ratings3.1/5
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −22 min on the typical 109
typical 10987Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
2006
October 6, 2006
20 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceWesternFamilyTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
and 13 more20 people
- Erin CottrellMissie LaHaye
- Logan BartholomewWillie LaHaye
- William Morgan SheppardScottie
- James TupperHenry
- Irene BedardMiriam Red Hawk McClain
- Dale MidkiffClark Davis
- Frank McRaeCookie
- Drew Tyler BellJeff LaHaye
- BCBrett CokerMattie LaHaye
Mae WhitmanColette Doros
John LaughlinSmuel Doros
Kevin GageJohn Abel- BBBrianna BrownMelinda Klein
Stephen BridgewaterFrank Taylorson
Blake GibbonsJoe Paxson
Madison LeisleAnnie
Thomas StanleyMark- TGTrevor GordonSchool Boy (uncredited)
- TGTyler GordonTown Boy (uncredited)
Skye McCole BartusiakYoung Missy (archive footage) (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Michael Landon Jr. Director, Teleplay, Story
Writing · 3
- Janette Oke Novel
- Douglas Lloyd McIntosh Teleplay, Story
- Bridget Terry Teleplay
Production · 11
- Larry Levinson Executive Producer
- Robert Halmi Jr. Executive Producer
- Erik Olson Producer
- Brian Gordon Producer
- Penny Perry Casting
- Amy Reece Casting
Camera · 1
- Brian Shanley Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Colleen Halsey Editor
Sound · 5
- Kevin Kiner Music
- Patrick O'Sullivan Supervising Sound Editor
- Eric Justen Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Mark Ettel Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Bill Reinhardt Sound Mixer
Art · 3
- Niko Vilaivongs Production Design
- Eugene Wyrick Art Direction
- Melanie Hubbard Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Ednita Trivino Costume Design
- Amber Marie Kypragoras Key Hair Stylist
- Garnett Burk Key Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 2
- Eric Acsell Visual Effects Supervisor
- Erick Geisler Visual Effects Supervisor
Other crew · 1
- Sonny Tipton Stunt Coordinator
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