Moondance Alexander (2007)

Director:

Michael Damian

Writers:

Janeen Damian (written by)
Michael Damian (written by)

Release Date:

19 October 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Family

Tagline:

Sometimes Being Different Is The Best Way To Fit In.

Plot:

The curiously named, Moondance Alexander is a spirited teen living with her eccentric mother. She is...

Plot Keywords:

Eccentric | Horse | Champion | Pinto Pony | Training

Awards:

5 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Kay Panabaker	...	Moondance Alexander
Don Johnson	...	Dante Longpre
Lori Loughlin	...	Gelsey Alexander
James Best	...	Buck McClancy
Sasha Cohen	...	Fiona Hughes
Whitney Sloan	...	Megan Montgomery
Joe Norman Shaw	...	Ben Wilson
Aedan Tomney	...	Josh Wilson
Greg Lawson	...	Miles
Tom Carey	...	Tom Wyman
Landon Liboiron	...	Freddie
Julia Maxwell	...	Rachel
Mimi Gianopulos	...	Bella
Kirk Heuser	...	Announcer
Brian Gromoff	...	Judge Tyler
Jemma Blackwell	...	Judge Harvey
Joyce Doolittle	...	Rose
Tanya Dixon	...	Shannon McGinnis
Chanel Sponchia	...	Sara
David Haysom	...	Anderson Guard
Heather Seagrave	...	Aubry
Joe Cipriano	...	Himself
Mike Weir	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Amanda Philipson	...	Additional Voices
Picasso	...	Checkers
Spook	...	Checkers
Trigger	...	Checkers

Directed by
Michael Damian

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Janeen Damian		written by
Michael Damian		written by

Produced by
Laurette Bourassa	....	producer
Janeen Damian	....	producer
Michael Damian	....	producer
Brad Krevoy	....	executive producer
Frank C. Muggia	....	executive producer
Doug Steeden	....	producer

Original Music by
Mark Thomas

Cinematography by
Julien Eudes

Film Editing by
Avril Beukes
Bridget Durnford

Casting by
Rhonda Fisekci

Production Design by
Myron Hyrak

Set Decoration by
Jim Murray

Costume Design by
Carol Case

Makeup Department
Tania El Zahr	....	first assistant makeup artist
Cathy Olshaski	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Linda MacLean	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alex Burnett	....	second assistant director
Jesse Cooper	....	second second assistant director
Cory Faulkner	....	first assistant director
Jess Maldaner	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Shelly Goldsack	....	property master
Albert Seibert	....	on-set dresser

Sound Department
Tyler Claridge	....	adr recordist
Tyler Claridge	....	sound effects editor
Kyle Clausen	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lisa Hannan	....	sound effects editor
Michael Kreple	....	foley mixer
Wade Maude	....	boom operator
Bryce Shonka	....	sound effects editor
George Tarrant	....	sound mixer

Visual Effects by
David Fred Masselink	....	digital optical compositor
David Van Woert	....	titles producer
David Van Woert	....	visual effects producer
Leo Vezzali	....	visual effects producer

Stunts
T.J. Bews	....	horse wrangler
Kirk Jarrett	....	stunt coordinator
Lori MacKay	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
David T. Brown	....	still photographer
Nancy Klokocka	....	dolly grip
Brett Manyluk	....	steadicam operator
Ostap Toroshenko	....	key grip
Martin Wilde	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Chris Ippolito	....	casting assistant
Kris Rurka	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mary Hyde-Kerr	....	costume set supervisor

Editorial Department
David Tai Bornoff	....	additional editorial
Randy Coonfield	....	video colorist
Flo Krisko	....	colorist
Mato	....	color timer
Scott Freeman	....	on-line digitizer (uncredited)

Music Department
Jorge Costa	....	additional music editor
Tom Dalgety	....	music scoring engineer
James Fitzpatrick	....	music contractor
Jan Holzner	....	score recording engineer
Alistair Primrose	....	music preparation and score reader: recording session
Larry Weir	....	music producer
Tom Weir	....	score mixer

Other crew
Alan Abrams	....	production legal
Tony Desmond	....	key accountant
Jan Gillan	....	first assistant accountant
Steven Hanulik	....	assistant production coordinator
Cameron Macgowan	....	production assistant
Allison Mella Strina	....	business and legal affairs (as Allison J. Mella)
Jason Nolan	....	assistant location manager
Ben Owens	....	location manager
Kelly Stone	....	production coordinator

Thanks
Michael Blakey	....	the producers wish to thank

Production Companies

• Riviera Films
• Orchard Park Productions LLC
• Jordan Films

Distributors

• FoxFaith (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Antena 3 Televisión (2008) (Spain) (TV)
• Con Dios Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (DVD)
• Con Dios Entertainment (2009) (New Zealand) (DVD)
• Mediaset (2008) (Italy) (TV)
• Monolith Films (2008) (Poland) (all media)
• Murena International (2009) (Russia) (all media)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2009) (Belgium) (DVD)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sunfilm Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Swift Distribution (2008) (France) (all media)
• Swift Productions (2008) (France) (all media)
• ZDF Enterprises (2008) (Germany) (all media)

Other Companies

• Identity Studios  titles and opticals
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

Runtime:

Netherlands:94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:G | Australia:G | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Alberta, Canada

Company:

Riviera Films

Goofs:

Continuity: When Checkers gets up from colicing, Moondance doesn't have a lead rope on him, when it cuts back to her, a red lead rope is clipped onto Checkers' halter.

Movie Connections:

References Super Size Me (2004)

Soundtrack:

It Only Gets Better

National Velcro

If you've already seen "Black Beauty," "National Velvet" or "My Friend Flicka," you might want to take a pass on "Moondance Alexander," a wan girl-and-her-horse saga that doesn't even have the energy or conviction to rise above its own clichés.

Moondance is a ninth-grade social outcast who finds meaning and purpose in life when she spends the summer taking care of and learning to ride a horse owned by a cantankerous but lovable Pygmalion played by Don Johnson (think of it as an equine version of "My Fair Lady," minus the songs and quality). The first credibility obstacle we have to overcome is accepting the spunky and attractive Moondance as a girl who can't find herself a single friend (well, the two-legged type anyway).

The paint-by-numbers screenplay comes replete with a miraculous horse healing, a bevy of Valley Girl elitists straight out of Central Casting, and a horse-jumping competition that has all the drama and suspense of a Tiddlywinks tournament in Oshkosh.

Ah well, at least the movie boasts, in the person of Kay Panabaker, a young actress with a great deal of charm and potential. And, besides, where else are you going to hear a line like, "Moondance, I want you to take Checkers over to the stables," if not in this film? Surely, that ought to count for something, don't you think?