The Tillamook Treasure (2006)

Director:

Jane Beaumont Hall

Writers:

Richard A. Doyon (writer)
Jane Beaumont Hall (writer)

Genre:

Family

Tagline:

Discover your treasure

Plot:

Julie, a lonely fourteen year old girl, moves to Manzanita, an Oregon seaside town, from Los Angeles after her writer father...

Plot Keywords:

Loggers | Oregon | Family | Family Saga | Family Drama

Awards:

5 wins

Cast

Brian McNamara	...	Robert Kimbell
Julia Campbell	...	Kathryn Kimbell
Brian Thompson	...	Jimmy Kimbell
Suzanne Marie Doyon	...	Julie Kimbell
Max Gail	...	Grandpa Kimbell
Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman	...	Standing Elk
Bradley Stryker	...	Tom
Janine Doyon	...	Susan Kimbell
Richard A. Doyon	...	Clyde (as Richard Doyon)
Mary Stein	...	Billie Stahl
Escher Holloway	...	Eddy
Phillip Huber	...	Puppeteer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leah Brisbois	...	Indian Girl
Elizabeth Caldart	...	Susan's friend
Kelly Dennis	...	Logging show judge
Bob Doyon	...	Crew Boss
Elizabeth Erickson	...	Nancy
Kathryn J. Hall	...	Artist
Tony Hyde	...	Igmar Spike Johanson
Matthew Jared	...	Fred
Vernon Red Hawk Kennedy	...	Indian singer and drummer
Imie Lane	...	Grammy Ruth
Kelly Laviolette	...	Jetty Owner
Steve Meltzer	...	Sledge
Karara Muhoro	...	Mlinzi (African slave)
Robert Myers	...	Insurance Agent
Zale Parry	...	Hardware Store Owner
Jan Michael Looking Wolf Reibach	...	Looking Wolf
Maria Rodriguez	...	Indian girl dancer
Jordon Thompson	...	Spike's cornerman
Dan Weitzel	...	Ocean rescuer
David Welborn	...	Doctor
Bill Woolsey	...	Logging show judge

Also Known As:

The Legend of Tillamook's Gold (USA) (wide-release title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Asheville, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Bright Light Studio

Trivia:

The films star, Suzanne Marie Doyon, plays Julie in the film. Julie's sister, Susan, is played by Suzanne's real life sister, Janine Doyon. When the film was shot, Suzanne was 14 the age of her character. Janine was 16 but played an 18 year old.

Soundtrack:

Lillies

Ecellent family film

My wife and I have a couple of children in grade school and middle school. We have difficulty finding movies that we can go to as a family which we would all enjoy. We heard about this film at the Newport Beach Festival of Films and thought we'd give it a shot. We were so pleased. It appealed to our whole family and on the way home was the catalyst for a discussion about what it means to find inner strength.

The production was great. I know it was a low budget so I didn't expect the production values of a big studio movie but I was pleasantly surprised. It was exceptionally well done and you would never know it was a low budget independent. The acting was great. We loved the young girl (Suzanne Marie Doyon). She's going places. And the native American influence brought real depth to the film.

Kudos to the filmmakers.

Len

(oh, yeah, the puppets were beautifully done. My youngest really got into them and even my near-high schooler thought they were great. They went far beyond a kids puppet show.