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Richard Leder (written by)
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Release Date:
12 January 2000 (USA) more
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The fast-paced city life of two sisters is turned upside down when they are sent to live in the country with their father after their mother is killed. | add synopsis
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Essential viewing for Trachtenberg fans, v1.00 more (3 total)

Cast

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Peter Strauss ... Charlie 'Mac' McClain

Mary McDonnell ... Susan Shaw

Michelle Trachtenberg ... Kelly McClain

Yvonne Zima ... Chris McClain
Susan Hogan ... Gayle Miller

Roger R. Cross ... Detective Ross

Eddie Velez ... Detective Cortez
Barbara Duncan ... Jesse

Joe Norman Shaw ... Kallen (as Joe-Norman Shaw)
J. Winston Carroll ... George (as J.W. Carroll)
Georgie Collins ... Dotty

Dan Willmott ... Sheriff Dewitt

Rod Padmos ... Lt. Hamilton
Judith Maxie ... Judge White
Stephen Hair ... Judge Morgan
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Cowboy Dad (USA) (working title)
The Comeback of Charlie McClain (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
96 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Essential viewing for Trachtenberg fans, v1.00, 28 September 2009
Author: annevejb from UK

Along with Forever Together I rate this as the best of the early Trachtenberg features that I have, so far. That avoids having to compare these with Pete, Pete and Buffy. Christmas In My Hometown (1996) seems highly rated by some, too, but at September 2009 this has unusually high DVD prices, not so accessible.

Forever Together as romantic Tracht, but the low budget is fairly obvious.

A Father's Choice is also low budget but it does not show to such an extent. Here she is a disillusioned early teen whose reality is gradually becoming less putrid. It is quality, as is Forever, just it is not big budget type quality but a quality story.

My DVD is 4x3 NTSC.

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