Skylark (1993) (TV)

Director:

Joseph Sargent

Writers (WGA):

Patricia MacLachlan (characters from novel "Sarah, Plain and Tall")
Patricia MacLachlan (written by)

Release Date:

7 February 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Jacob's farm is in trouble from a severe drought. Jacob and Sarah begin to wonder if Sarah can stay...

Plot Keywords:

Farm | Drought | Sequel | Kansas | 1910s

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Glenn Close	...	Sarah Witting
Christopher Walken	...	Jacob Witting
Lexi Randall	...	Anna Witting
Christopher Bell	...	Caleb Witting
Malgorzata Zajaczkowska	...	Maggie (as Margaret Sophie Stein)
Jon DeVries	...	Matthew
Tresa Hughes	...	Matty Wheaton
Lee Richardson	...	Chub 'Chubbers' Horatio
Lois Smith	...	Lou Wheaton
Elizabeth Wilson	...	Harriet Wheaton
James Rebhorn	...	William Wheaton
Woody Watson	...	Jess Stearns
Anne Swift	...	Meg
T. Max Graham	...	Photographer (as Max Graham)
Betty Laird	...	Mrs. Parkley
Peggy Freisen	...	Caroline
Michael T. McGraw	...	Samuel
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kara Beth Taylor	...	Rose (uncredited)

Directed by
Joseph Sargent

Writing credits (WGA)
Patricia MacLachlan		(characters from novel "Sarah, Plain and Tall")
Patricia MacLachlan		(written by)

Produced by
Glenn Close	....	executive producer
Robert Huddleston	....	line producer
Joseph Sargent	....	producer
William Self	....	executive producer

Original Music by
David Shire

Cinematography by
Mike Fash

Film Editing by
Michael Brown

Casting by
Phyllis Huffman

Production Design by
Ed Wittstein

Art Direction by
Norbert Kolb

Set Decoration by
Derek R. Hill

Costume Design by
James Echerd
Van Broughton Ramsey

Makeup Department
Michael Kriston	....	hair stylist
Malanie J. Romero	....	hair stylist
Malanie J. Romero	....	makeup artist
Jean-Luc Russier	....	makeup artist
Peggy Schierholz	....	hair stylist
Michael White	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Adam Boster	....	assistant production manager trainee
Robert Huddleston	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nina Halvorsson	....	second assistant director
Gary M. Strangis	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Lance Cheatham	....	set dresser
George A. Lee	....	assistant property master (as George A. Lee II)
Richard Blake Wester	....	property master

Sound Department
Grover B. Helsley	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Grover Helsley)
Troy Porter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Terry Rodman	....	supervising sound editor
Richard D. Rogers	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Richard Rogers)
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Frank Fleming	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Jacob Goldstein	....	sound mixer (uncredited)
Kristi Johns	....	adr editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Wayne Beauchamp	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
John D. Burkley	....	gaffer
William Ku	....	second assistant camera
Rick Marroquin	....	grip
Robert D. Shulman	....	key grip

Casting Department
Jack Wright	....	casting: Kansas

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jeannie Johnson	....	key costumer
Karen Lloyd	....	costumer
Cheri Reed	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Patsy Bouge	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Diane Prentice	....	music clearance
Lori Slomka	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Alan Collis	....	transportation coordinator
Gracie Klein	....	driver
Terry R. Owens	....	production driver

Other crew
Linda Brennan	....	dialect coach
Joe Cacciotti	....	key production assistant
Dawn Dumas	....	animal trainer (as Dawn Martin-Weiner)
Judy-Anne Goldman	....	assistant coordinator
Betty A. Griffin	....	script supervisor
West Humphries	....	caterer
Lesley Hurrien	....	animal trainer (as Leslie Hurren)
Diane Lee	....	maine location manager
Denny Peterson	....	head wrangler
Michael Stubbs	....	location manager: Kansas
Teresa M. Yarbrough	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
• Sarah Productions
• Self Productions
• Trillium Productions

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1993) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

Other Companies

• Echo Film Services  sound editing
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Ryder Sound Services  re-recording

Also Known As:

"Hallmark Hall of Fame: Skylark (#42.2)" - USA (anthology series)
"Sarah, Plain and Tall: Skylark" - USA (alternative title)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | USA:G

Filming Locations:

Kansas, USA

Company:

Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions

Quotes:

Sarah Witting:I love you, Sarah. There are some things that can't be written... in a letter. I'm not good with words.
Jacob Witting:You're fine with words.
[pause]
Jacob Witting:I never thought you'd come. I dreamed about it at night when the sea sounded like wind through the grasses. I thought about it at night when Caleb had bad dreams. I saw your face everywhere, Jacob, everywhere. I'd look at the sea and see your face there, and in the sky. When I looked at Anna and Caleb you were there. Once in the street I saw somebody that looked like you and I rushed after him. Once I met the train because something told me maybe you'd be there... but I never thought you'd come. Here I was like a child come home to my beautiful sea and I should've been happy but I was frightened. And I am frightened because... this terrible love for you is so strong I, I've never known such a thing before.
Sarah Witting:[whispered] I know.
Jacob Witting:I never thought you'd come.
Caleb:[Jacob kisses Sarah] They're kissing and hugging!
William Wheaton:Of course they are.
Jacob Witting:Once Matty asked me how long I'd stay here and I know now. I came to stay long enough to say goodbye. I think, Jacob, our baby should be born on the prairie. It's the right thing.
[pauses]
[...]

Movie Connections:

Edited into "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)

Soundtrack:

Martha: M'appari tutt'amor (Ach so fromm, ach so traut)

Only Unappealing Entry In The 'Sarah' Trilogy

The was the second segment in the trilogy of "Sarah, Plain and Tall." That opening movie, with the same title, was excellent and third in the series was very good, but this middle edition stunk.

It simply did not have the charm of the other two. The story was too much of a downer, with the family spending a lot of time battling a drought. The young boy, who was cute in "Sarah," was just a whiner in this movie, constantly asking questions in his whiny, annoying voice.

Overall, it committed the ultimate film sin - it was boring which is hard to do in a Christopher Walken movie. The film is the weakest of the three segments in the trilogy. Well, perhaps "unappealing" would be a better description than "weak."