The Adventures of Ociee Nash (2003)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Kristen McGary

Writers:

Amy McGary (screenplay)
Kristen McGary (screenplay)
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Release Date:

13 February 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family

Tagline:

A classic story of a young girl's spirit that lights up the American landscape...and your heart.

Plot:

The Adventures of Ociee Nash tells the story of nine year old Ociee Nash in the year 1898 who is sent from her father and brothers in rural Mississippi to live with her refined aunt in Asheville, North Carolina.

Plot Keywords:

Mississippi | Asheville North Carolina | William Mckinley | Farm | Gypsy

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Skyler Day	...	Ociee Nash
Anthony P. Rodriguez	...	Gypsy John Leon
Bill Butler	...	Ben Nash
Keith Carradine	...	Papa George Nash
Charles Nuckols IV	...	Fred Nash
Jill Jane Clements	...	Miss June
John Lawhorn	...	Conductor Mr. Charles
Donna Wright	...	Nellie Bly
Charles McGary	...	Conductor Mr. Louis
Daniel Burnley	...	President William McKinley
Jasmine Sky	...	Elizabeth Murphy
Jamey Propst	...	Mr. Tift the Telegraph Man
Ty Pennington	...	Wilbur Wright
Sean Daniels	...	Orville Wright
Tom Key	...	Mr. Lynch
Mare Winningham	...	Aunt Mamie Nash
Janice Akers	...	Frances Murphy
George Lawes	...	Mr. Murphy
Tiffany Morgan	...	Sarah Sampson
Geoff McKnight	...	Tom Richards
Lucas Till	...	Harry Vanderbilt
Della Cole	...	Mrs. Tribble
Jill Perry	...	Mrs. Riley
Mary Welch Rogers	...	Mrs. Hayes
Mitch Braswell	...	Neighbor at Fire
Bart Hansard	...	Mayor F.M. Miller
Terrence Gibney	...	Accountant
Philip Ivey	...	Snoring Man
Milam McGraw Propst	...	Wife of Snoring Man
William Propst	...	Father
Loftin Propst	...	Child
Abigail Kane Propst	...	Mother
Lesley Harris	...	Pretty Girl
Daniel May	...	Ice Cream Entrepreneur
Nathan Gebele	...	Flirting Boy
Babs Reimer	...	Lady in Black
Rebecca Denton	...	Newlywed Woman
Eric Brandon	...	Newlywed Man
Nicole Ellis	...	Girl with Book
Andrew Carter	...	Sleeping Boy
Brad Lewis	...	Presidential Aide
Dale Adams	...	Presidential Aide
Dan Hogan	...	Presidential Aide
Jody Woodruff	...	Presidential Aide
Dalton Day	...	Boy at Creek
Aaron Kaplan	...	Boy at Creek
Dominick Scordo	...	Boy at Creek
Michael Gunter	...	Boy at Creek
Dolores McGary	...	Tea Room Lady
Katie Kneeland	...	Tea Room Lady
Becky Casey	...	Tea Room Lady
Betty Bryant	...	Tea Room Lady
Cynthia Davis	...	Tea Room Lady
Janet Robinson	...	Tea Room Lady
Cornelia Jolly	...	Tea Room Lady
Kenya-Aleigh Rivers	...	Tea Room Server
Greg Thompson	...	Fireman
Z. Gillispie	...	Band Member
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Couter	...	Boy at train station
Tony Nudo	...	Train Station Attendant
George Howard Adams	...	Neighbor (uncredited)
Chris Burns	...	Townsfolk (uncredited)
Joe Walsh	...	Train passenger (uncredited)

Directed by
Kristen McGary

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Amy McGary		screenplay
Kristen McGary		screenplay
Milam McGraw Propst		novel "A Flower Blooms on Charlotte Street"

Produced by
Stephen Dirkes	....	associate producer
Derek Kavanagh	....	producer
Amy McGary	....	producer

Original Music by
Van Dyke Parks

Cinematography by
Brian Gunter

Film Editing by
Amy Carey		(as Amy Carey Linton)

Casting by
Shirley Fulton Crumley

Costume Design by
Susan Mickey

Makeup Department
Taylor Knight	....	key hair stylist
Judy Ponder-Patton	....	makeup department head
Stephanie Ponder	....	key makeup artist
Denise Tunnell	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jonathan Harris	....	post-production supervisor
Jonathan M. Harris	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert Ballentine	....	first assistant director
Dan Coffie	....	second assistant director
Rhonda Guthrie	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
David Baerwalde	....	set dresser
Gary Bannister	....	set dresser
Megan Graham	....	on-set dresser
Thomas G. Griegs	....	set dresser
Patrick Hepburn	....	set dresser
Tommy Horn	....	set dresser
John Edward Hudson	....	painter
Lee Ivey	....	scenic artist
Sarah Massaro	....	assistant property master
Chris M. Mathis	....	set dresser
Michael Pisani	....	set dresser
Lisa 'Pike' Rincon	....	leadman
Lance Totten	....	set dresser
Jaye Walker	....	on-set dresser
Anna Watson	....	buyer
B. Wheeler	....	carpenter
Paul Winston	....	set dresser
Angie Woodard	....	property master

Sound Department
Martin Czembor	....	sound re-recording mixer
Shirley Libby	....	sound
Drew Ponder	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Lisa Reynolds	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Luke DiTommaso	....	visual effects
Jennifer Russomanno	....	title designer
Keith Yurevitz	....	digital effects artist

Stunts
Tina Mckissick	....	stunt double
Lonnie R. Smith	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Antignane	....	electrician
Sherman Johnson	....	second assistant camera
Mike Pearce	....	electrician

Casting Department
Kelli Franklin	....	extras casting
Lisa Kelley-Haire	....	extras casting assistant
Kari Mills	....	extras casting
Karen Faith Rothwell	....	casting assistant

Editorial Department
Diane LeDesma	....	colorist

Music Department
Tim Boyle	....	score mixer
Amy Carey	....	music supervisor
Carl Sealove	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Dale Combs	....	driver: stakebed

Other crew
Erica Crabb	....	assistant location manager
Stephen Dirkes	....	location manager
Benjamin Fretheim	....	production assistant
Robin Meyers	....	script supervisor
Jackie Short	....	first assistant auditor
Sue Ellen Smith	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• CineVita Productions

Distributors

• Flying Zebra Films Inc. (USA) (theatrical)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:G

Filming Locations:

Agnes Scott College - 141 E. College Avenue, Decatur, Georgia, USA

Company:

CineVita Productions

Trivia:

Ociee Nash was an actual person, the grandmother of author Milam McGraw Propst, who penned the novel "A Flower Blooms on Charlotte Street" from which the screenplay was drawn. The real Ociee Nash was born in 1889 and was 9 years old in 1898 - the year in which the film is set, and the age of the on-screen title character.

A Step Back In Time, Well Cast, Well Acted.

The movie is set in 1898 and focuses on a young girl from a Mississippi farm who is sent to Asheville, NC to live with her aunt to learn how to be a proper young lady. The title character lost her mother to "the measles." Interstate travel is by passenger train. Local travel is by horseback or horse-drawn wagon or carriage. The opportunities for women in this era are severely limited. Keith Carradine's portrayal of Ociee's father, a widowed farmer who wants the best for his beloved only daughter, resonates with all the appropriate love and simple dignity. Skyler Day is quite perfect as Ociee. Mare Winningham, whose character, "Aunt Mamie," would have been a lifeless cliche in the hands of a lesser actor, makes Aunt Mamie a living, breathing, complex and slightly mysterious Southern Lady. All the child actors are completely believable. The scenery in the movie is beautiful. There is no bad language in this film, no violence beyond the level of a typical sibling wrestling match. The film has a quirkiness reminiscent of "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" and "Forrest Gump," but it can stand alone on its own merits. It should be irresistible to anyone who has ever wrestled with a sibling, climbed a tree, or been criticized for not being a "proper" young lady or gentleman. See it with someone you love.