Love's Abiding Joy (2006)

Director:

Michael Landon Jr.

Writers (WGA):

Michael Landon Jr. (teleplay) &
Douglas Lloyd McIntosh (teleplay) ...
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Genre:

Drama | Western

Plot:

The continued Westward journey of settlers Missie and Willie Lahaye. Their roots now firmly planted as they set up homestead in the far West...

Plot Keywords:

Faith | Sheriff | Ranch | Framed | Prayer

Cast

Erin Cottrell	...	Missie LaHaye
Dale Midkiff	...	Clark Davis
Logan Bartholomew	...	Willie LaHaye
Frank McRae	...	Cookie
William Morgan Sheppard	...	Scottie (as W. Morgan Sheppard)
Drew Tyler Bell	...	Jeff LaHaye
Brett Coker	...	Mattie LaHaye
Mae Whitman	...	Colette Doros
John Laughlin	...	Samuel Doros
Kevin Gage	...	John Abel
Brianna Brown	...	Melinda Klein
James Tupper	...	Henry Klein
Stephen Bridgewater	...	Frank Taylorson (as Stephen W. Bridgewater)
Blake Gibbons	...	Joe Paxson
Madison Leisle	...	Annie
Thomas Stanley	...	Mark
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Trevor Gordon	...	School Boy (uncredited)
Tyler Gordon	...	Town Boy (uncredited)
Skye McCole Bartusiak	...	Young Missy (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Landon Jr.

Writing credits (WGA)
Michael Landon Jr.		(teleplay) &
Douglas Lloyd McIntosh		(teleplay) and
Bridget Terry		(teleplay)
Michael Landon Jr.		(television story) &
Douglas Lloyd McIntosh		(television story)
Janette Oke		(novel)

Produced by
Brian Gordon	....	producer (as Brian J. Gordon)
H. Daniel Gross	....	co-executive producer
Robert Halmi Jr.	....	executive producer
Michael Landon Jr.	....	co-executive producer
Larry Levinson	....	executive producer
Nick Lombardo	....	co-executive producer
Michael Moran	....	co-executive producer
Erik Olson	....	producer
Amy Goldberg	....	co-executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Kevin Kiner

Cinematography by
Brian Shanley		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Colleen Halsey

Casting by
Penny Perry
Amy Beth Reece		(as Amy Reece)

Production Design by
Niko Vilaivongs

Art Direction by
Eugene Wyrick

Set Decoration by
Melanie Hubbard

Costume Design by
Ednita Trivino

Makeup Department
Garnett Burk	....	key makeup artist
Amber Marie Garcia	....	hair stylist
Shay Sanford-Fong	....	hair department head
Rachel Stevens	....	makeup assistant
Staci Witt	....	makeup assistant (as Staci J. Witt)

Production Management
Kevin Bocarde	....	executive in charge of production
Brian Martinez	....	production supervisor
Richard Morain	....	post-production supervisor (as Richard W. Morain Jr.)
Erik Olson	....	unit production manager
Brian Gordon	....	unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Susan McGuire	....	first assistant director
Athena Pesante	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Pedro Aguilera	....	swing (as P.J. Aguilera)
Greg Castle	....	swing (as Gregory Castle)
Jennifer C. Fallat	....	swing
Melissa Gelmo	....	prop master
Sigi Gonzalez	....	carpenter
Derek Goodwin	....	painter
Amy Gordon	....	art coordinator
Andy Hammer	....	painter
Jim Hogan	....	swing
Akoni Hudson	....	prop assistant
Eric LaBonte	....	leadman (as Eric LaBonte')
Kami Laprade	....	prop assistant
Nikolai Loveikis	....	swing
Nancy Marchionda	....	art p.a.
Andrew Moorman	....	swing
Jason Mueller	....	swing
Chris Pippin	....	carpenter (as Chris Pippins)
Esther Rovin	....	painter
Don Varley	....	on-set dresser
Michael Voelker	....	on-set dresser
McJoel Hamilton	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Jason Mueller	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Josh Bissett	....	boom operator
Jason Brooks	....	boom operator
Roberto Domínguez	....	foley mixer (as Roberto Dominguez)
Mark Ettel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Damon P. Harris	....	boom operator (as Damon Harris)
Eric Hoeschen	....	foley artist
Greg Jefferson	....	adr mixer (as Gregory Jefferson)
Eric Justen	....	sound re-recording mixer
Anthony Krajchir	....	sound engineer
Cobi Lawson	....	studio coordinator (as Jacobi Lawson)
Carrie Layne	....	studio coordinator (as Carri Layne)
Peggy McAffee	....	adr supervisor (as Peggy McAffee Routledge)
Patrick O'Sullivan	....	supervising sound editor (as Partrick O'Sullivan)
Scott Oyster	....	adr mixer
Nancy Parker	....	foley artist
Elizabeth Rainey	....	foley artist
Bill Reinhardt	....	sound mixer (as William Reinhardt)
Michael Sable	....	studio director
Trevor Sperry	....	adr mixer
Steven Utt	....	sound engineer (as Steve Utt)
Michael Wetherwax	....	dialogue editor
Paul Wight	....	sound engineer
Mark Ettel	....	dialogue mixer (uncredited)
Steven Utt	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Nick Daneschewsky	....	special effects technician (as Nick Danischewsky)
Albert Lannutti	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Brian Shows	....	digital intermediate supervisor
Eric Acsell	....	visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Erick Geisler	....	visual effects supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts
Dave Rodgers	....	stunt utilities (as Davey Rodgers)
Sonny Tipton	....	stunt coordinator
Darlene Ava Williams	....	stunt utilities (as Darlene Williams)
Darlene Ava Williams	....	stunt double: Erin Cottrell (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Gavin Alcott	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Todd Barron	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Dimitris Bogiantzis	....	gaffer
Greg Brezovec	....	electrician (as Gregory Brezovec)
Amanda Marie Campbell	....	electrician (as Amanda Campbell)
Tony Diemont	....	grip (as Anthony Diemont)
Jacob Dovalina	....	grip
Shaun Drees	....	best boy electric
Kevin Duggin	....	electrician
Nick Franco	....	Steadicam operator
Skip Haswell	....	key grip (as William George Haswell)
Anthony Ignacio	....	electrician
Craig Jennette	....	additional assistant camera
Michael Kerr	....	key grip (as Michael Herr)
Inho Kim	....	grip
Koji Kojima	....	second assistant camera
Brian J. Kronenberg	....	electrician
Chris K. Kuhlman	....	grip
Dominick Kypragoras	....	electrician
Adam Lozuk	....	dolly grip
Daniel Miller	....	dolly grip
Conor Murphy	....	second assistant camera: "c" camera
Christian Ramos	....	grip
Marshall Rao	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Dave Rodgers	....	gang boss
Paul Samaniego	....	electrician
Jason Schaffner	....	best boy grip
David C. Smith	....	electrician
Joe Solari	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera
Sergei Sorokin	....	loader
Lisa Stacilauskas	....	camera operator: "c" camera
Oliver Taylor	....	electrician
Dave Thurlow	....	electrician
Randy Vega	....	grip (as Randy A. Vega)
Jason Webster	....	electrician
Eric Alan Wendell	....	dolly grip
William S. White	....	additional assistant camera (as William White)
Bobby Woo	....	electrician (as Robert Woo)
Ken Woodbury	....	dolly grip (as Kenneth Woodbury)
Eric McCandless	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department
Peter Alwazzan	....	extras casting
Christine Babayans	....	casting associate
Andrew Stubblefield	....	extras casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Emily Batson	....	key costumer
Amanda Vinopal	....	set costumer (as Amanda Mae Scholl)
Sara Walbridge Castro	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Sara Walbridge)

Editorial Department
Kevin Gieseking	....	post-production coordinator
Matthew Gilna	....	on-line editor
Tricia Gorman	....	assistant editor
Frank Roman	....	colorist
Frank Sharp	....	post-production coordinator
Brian Shows	....	digital intermediate supervisor
Mike Witting	....	on-line editor
Matthew W. Johnson	....	on-line editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Mark Evans	....	music editor
Mark Evans	....	scoring mixer
Mark Ettel	....	music mixer (uncredited)
Takeshi Furukawa	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Judy Yoo	....	musician: violin solos (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Mike Barton	....	transportation
George M. Geminiano	....	transportation coordinator (as Jorge Geminiano)
Dale Lee	....	driver
Nicholas Lindholm	....	transportation captain (as Nick Lindholm)
Luis Muñoz	....	driver (as Luis Munoz)
Sergio Muñoz	....	driver (as Sergio Munoz Salinas)
Roberto Ness	....	driver
Michael David Reynolds	....	driver (as Michael Reynolds)
Carlos Robles	....	driver
Chris Sharff	....	driver (as Christopher Sharff)
James H. Smith	....	driver
Esteban Villanueva	....	driver

Other crew
Rachel Baker-Thienes	....	set coordinator (as Rachel Baker)
Paul Balelo	....	business affairs
Brett Bell	....	set medic
Robert Bias	....	wrangler
Luis Brito	....	chef (as Luis B. Brito)
Felix Cervantes	....	security
Amy Chance	....	staff production supervisor
Phillip Cowling	....	wrangler
Michael Donner	....	manager: production accounting
Matt Fitzsimons	....	production executive
Matthew Friedman	....	set production assistant
Vicki Goldsmith	....	office production assistant/runner
Gail Gomez	....	accountant
Jessica Grossi	....	project manager
Greg Hairfield	....	production coordinator
Benny Hardin	....	wrangler
Ernest Hernandez	....	chef
Terry Hoffman	....	wrangler
Bill Jacks	....	business affairs associate
Carlos 'Los' Jackson	....	set production assistant (as Carlos A. Jackson)
Kaiyoti	....	set production assistant (as Kaiyoti Pesante)
Marina Kawagishi	....	office production assistant/runner
Bryan Kolupski	....	assistant production coordinator
Greg Krutilek	....	business affairs
Rafael Landin	....	chef's assistant
Jack Lilley	....	boss wrangler
Karri Mayo	....	studio teacher
Keith McCaslim	....	wrangler (as Keith McCaslin)
Colin McHenry	....	office production assistant/runner (as Collin McHenry)
Jud Melville	....	wrangler
Lindsay Mizrahi	....	location manager
Martin Montano	....	chef (as Martin E. Montano)
Norman Noftsier	....	wrangler
Basia Palka	....	set production assistant
Frank Pelluchon	....	chef
Nicole Ann Phelps	....	wrangler
Amanda Phillips Atkins	....	development assistant (as Amanda Phillips)
Angela Plasschaert	....	risk assessment and safety (as Angela Baynes)
Carolyn Plumb	....	script clearance
Ronald Remy	....	wrangler
Brandon Roye	....	office production assistant/runner
Sean Scarborough	....	set production assistant
Rick Schultz	....	wrangler
Patty Smith	....	wrangler
Mary Ellen Spaniel	....	studio teacher
Karen Spinelli-Madigan	....	nurse
Nelida St. George	....	craft service
Linda Stanley	....	studio teacher coordinator
Richard Streeter	....	location assistant
Rachel Stuhler	....	script supervisor
Bashir Taylor	....	key set production assistant
David Thienes	....	set production assistant
Matt Thompson	....	wrangler
Tuan Thompson	....	set production assistant
Emily Thorne	....	assistant accountant
Braxter Timberlake	....	set production assistant
Mike Tristano	....	armorer
Chang Tseng	....	production coordinator
Angel Villatoro	....	chef's assistant (as Angel Villatoto)
Andrew T. Weaver	....	set production assistant (as Andrew Weaver)
Sarah Wolfe	....	office production assistant/runner
Winnie Wong	....	insurance
Torrence Hall	....	armorer (uncredited)
Jessica Jordan	....	additional script supervisor (uncredited)
Lindsay Mizrahi	....	location scout (uncredited)
Barbara Palka	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Charlotte Rapak	....	staff assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Heather Haase	....	special thanks
Issac Moradi	....	special thanks
Dan Price	....	special thanks
Steve Sligh	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Alpine Medien Productions (as An Alpine Medien Production)
• Larry Levinson Productions (in association with)
• RHI Entertainment (presents)

Distributors

• Bigger Picture, The
• FoxFaith (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Big Sky Ranch  special thanks
• California Film Commission  special thanks
• Cinelease  lighting equipment provided by
• Cinerep / AMPS  generators provided by
• City of Newhall  special thanks
• City of Simi Valley  special thanks
• County of Los Angeles Fire Department  special thanks
• County of Los Angeles  special thanks
• County of Ventura  special thanks
• DeWitt Stern of California  insurance
• Disney's Golden Oak Ranch  special thanks
• EIDC  special thanks (as E.I D.C.)
• Enterprise Rent-A-Car  rental cars
• Hollywood Caterers  catering
• J.L. Fisher  camera dolly provided by
• Marshall/Plumb Research Associates  script clearance
• Media Service/Plasschaert Associates  risk assessment and safety (as Media Services/Plasschaert Associates)
• Mercury Sound Studios  post sound services
• Otto Nemenz International  cameras provided by
• Prime Casting  extras casting
• Ventura County Fire Protection District  special thanks
• Vocal Yokels  loop group

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MPAA:

Rated PG for mild thematic elements

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Alpine Medien Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: When Missie goes out into the rain, her father follows. When the camera is aimed at Missie, it's pouring rain, but when it is aimed at her dad, it is completely dry.

Movie Connections:

Follows Love's Long Journey (2005) (TV)

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