Christy: The Movie (2000) (TV)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Chuck Bowman

Writers:

Tom Blomquist (teleplay)
Catherine Marshall (novel)

Release Date:

19 November 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Christy meets a brash female pilot who competes for the affection of Dr.MacNeil. |

Plot Keywords:

Movie In Title | Based On Novel | Character Name In Title

Cast

Lauren Lee Smith	...	Christy Huddleston
Stewart Finlay-McLennan	...	Dr. Neil MacNeill
James Waterston	...	Rev. David Grantland
Bruce McKinnon	...	Jeb Spencer
Andy Stahl	...	Tom McHone
Dale Dickey	...	Opal McHone
Ingrid Torrance	...	Fairlight Spencer
Claudette Mink	...	Harriet Quimby
Sheila Moore	...	Elder Christy
Gillian Barber	...	Catherine
Ralph J. Alderman	...	Ault Allen (as Ralph Alderman)
Benjamin Rogers	...	Zacharias Holt
Frank C. Turner	...	Ozias Holt
Michael Hunter Lilly	...	Bob Allen
Olivia Kelly	...	Ruby Mae Morrison

Also Known As:

Christy: Return to Cutter Gap (UK)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some violence.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Canan Films

Movie Connections:

Follows "Christy" (1994)

An excellent and touching movie

"Christy: Return to Cutter Gap" is an excellent starter for one of the best mini-series I have ever seen. It takes place (for the most part) where the series left off back in 94'. An aged Christy and her daughter (author Catherine Marshall) are showed driving back to the mission of Cutter Gap some 40 years after the story takes place. While most of the cast is new, some of the origional's are still there, like the wonderful Dale Dickey (Opal McHone) Andy Stahl (Tom McHone) Bruce McKinnon (Jeb Spencer) Mike Hickman (Birds-Eye Taylor) and of course, the talented Aussie actor Stewart Finlay-McLennan (Dr. Neil MacNeill)- who's Scottish accent is enough to make Mel Gibson (Braveheart) run and hide! The some of the new cast members include, the critically acclaimed actress Diane Ladd (Alice Henderson) Lauren Lee Smith, as a beautiful Christy, James Waterston (Rev. David Grantland) and Ingrid Torrence (Fairlight Spencer)

While the movie doesn't start directly from where the series left off, it is very close to it and stays very true to the book. Most of the story is based on Christy's choice of a husband, and there also is a bit of jealousy when an atractive female pilot crashes into Cutter Gap, drawing the attentions of all Cutter Gap men, Neil MacNeill included.

All in all, Christy: Return to Cutter Gap is a fantastic start, in what is an amazingly wonderful mini-series. It is, and always will be my favorite.