Buffalo Dreams (TV 2005)

Schoolboy Josh Townsend has to move again with his father, astrophysics researcher Dr. Nick Townsend, to a Utah small town. To escape the copy-boy job dad arranged, Josh volunteers for the ... See full summary »

Director:

David Jackson

Writer:

Marjorie Schwartz Nielsen

Stars:

Adrienne Bailon, Simon Baker, Duy Beck

3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Adrienne Bailon	...	Domino
Simon Baker	...	Thomas Blackhorse
Duy Beck	...	Bicyclist #2
Roy J. Cohoe	...	Tribesman
Tatiana Galindo	...	Navajo Girl
Graham Greene	...	John Blackhorse
Chris Hunter	...	Kyle
Jim Jepson	...	Office Worker
Geraldine Keams	...	Abuela Rose
Rebecca Larsen	...	Bicyclist #1 (as Rebecca R. Larsen)
Ried E. Mackay	...	Ice Cream Boy
Reiley McClendon	...	Josh Townsend
Christopher Robin Miller	...	Virgil
George Newbern	...	Dr. Nick Townsend
Melissa Pace	...	Jean

Storyline

Schoolboy Josh Townsend has to move again with his father, astrophysics researcher Dr. Nick Townsend, to a Utah small town. To escape the copy-boy job dad arranged, Josh volunteers for the tribal buffalo reserve, working with Navajo clan elder John Blackhorse's cynical grandson Thomas and his buddy Moon. Local scamp Kyle's cool cyclist knaves gang seems irresistible, but their hazing-like demands bring Josh to betray his buffalo friends's reluctant confidence.

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Plot Keywords:

trust | vision | initiation rite | animal in title | diving | 

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Genres:

Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 March 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

La terre sacrée des bisons

Filming Locations:

Antelope Island, Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cosgrove/Meurer Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Josh Townsend: You can get every channel if you have one of those.

User Reviews

Had potential

This movie in my opinion had potential but, went off in mixing Navajo culture with buffalo. as a Navajo myself i found it a bit offensive that they did not even any of our traditional values. they just mixed what they about us with the movie. the plot has some work to do but like i said earlier it had potential. the cast did a fine job and Mr. Green did his best in the pronunciation of the Navajo words. after awhile the cast started getting a bit corny but near the end they pulled themselves together. but there is one thing that i liked about this and that is the distant relation the two main characters have at first because of their culture. I just wish that the producers had spent a little more time in the research of the Navajo.