Movie
Where the Red Fern Grows
Overview
Set in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in God as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy roaming the river bottoms of Cherokee country with "Old Dan" and "Little Ann."
Details
- Release date
- 2003-05-03
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Genres
- Drama, Family
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Yari Film Group, Persik Productions, Doty-Dayton Production, MysticArt Pictures, Elixir Films, Crusader Entertainment
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Joseph Ashton as Billy Coleman
- Dave Matthews as Will Coleman
- Renee Faia as Jenny Coleman
- Mac Davis as Bellington
- Kris Kristofferson as Older Billy Coleman
- Ned Beatty as Sheriff Abe McConnell
- Dabney Coleman as Grandpa
- Gary Anson as Bully Wendell
- Orvel Baldridge as Mr. Pritchard
- Andrew Dickison as Rainie Pritchard
- Stuart Dickison as Rubin Pritchard
- Lindsey Labadie as Delores
Crew
- Lyman Dayton - Director
- Sam Pillsbury - Director
- Lyman Dayton - Writer
- Eleanor Lamb - Writer
- Douglas C. Stewart - Writer
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