Love's Unending Legacy (2007) (TV)

Director:

Mark Griffiths

Writers (WGA):

Pamela Wallace (teleplay)
Janette Oke (novel)

Release Date:

7 April 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family | Romance | Western

Plot:

Missie three years later: being a single mother after her husband Willie was shot during a poker scuffle...

Plot Keywords:

Single Mother | Sheriff | Orphan | Faith | Cowboy

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Erin Cottrell	...	Missie LaHaye
Dale Midkiff	...	Clark Davis
Victor Browne	...	Sheriff Zach Tyler
Samantha Smith	...	Marty Davis
Holliston Coleman	...	Belinda Marshall
Brett Coker	...	Mattie LaHaye
Hank Stratton	...	Pastor Joe
Braeden Lemasters	...	Jacob Marshall
Stephanie Nash	...	Mrs. Pettis
Dave Florek	...	Hank Pettis
Bret Loehr	...	Calvin
Tanner Richie	...	Simon Stevens
Ned Schmidtke	...	Hendricks
Dale Waddington	...	Mrs. Behringer (as Dale Waddington Horowitz)
Ken Magee	...	Mr. Anderson
Trevor Gordon	...	Joseph
Tyler Gordon	...	Aaron
Andre Alexsen	...	Extra
Jeremy Shada	...	Boy in Stagecoach
Lyndon Smith	...	Boy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eva-Maria Leonardou	...	Square Dancer (uncredited)
Araksi Willebrand	...	Lucy (uncredited)

Directed by
Mark Griffiths

Writing credits (WGA)
Pamela Wallace		(teleplay)
Janette Oke		(novel "Love's Unending Legacy")

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

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
Shauna McDowell		(as Shauna Mcdowell)

Costume Design by
Amanda Vinopal		(as Amanda Mae Scholl)

Makeup Department
Tracy Davis	....	makeup assistant
Elle Frank	....	makeup assistant
Amber Marie Garcia	....	hair stylist
Jessica Lindholm	....	makeup assistant
Staci Witt	....	key makeup artist (as Staci J. Witt)

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

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rachel Baker-Thienes	....	second second assistant director (as Rachel Baker)
Athena Pesante	....	second assistant director
T.K. Shom	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Pedro Aguilera	....	set dresser (as P.J. Aguilera)
Jonathan Amico	....	carpenter
Vahn Armstrong	....	carpenter
Tamara Auerbach	....	leadman (as Tamarai Auerbach)
Robert Bottoms	....	art production assistant
Elizabeth Callens	....	swing
Jeremy Carpel	....	carpenter
Greg Castle	....	swing (as Gregory Castle)
Amy Gordon	....	art coordinator
John Hale	....	painter
Andy Hammer	....	lead scenic
Melanie Hubbard	....	prop master
Alexia Lee	....	art production assistant
Nancy Marchionda	....	assistant art coordinator
José Samuel Martínez Méndez	....	swing
Jason Mueller	....	prop assistant
Luis Munoz	....	carpenter
Sergio Muñoz	....	carpenter (as Sergio Munoz Salinas)
Chris Pippin	....	construction coordinator
Laird Pulver	....	set designer
Thomas J. Rasera	....	swing
Katriel Rotramel	....	swing
Don Varley	....	on-set dresser
Andrew T. Weaver	....	swing (as Andrew Weaver)
Nancy Marchionda	....	buyer (uncredited)
Samo Tusak	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gary Alexander	....	sound re-recording mixer
Amit Barrett	....	studio coordinator
Josh Bissett	....	boom operator
Roberto Domínguez	....	foley mixer (as Roberto Dominguez)
Jake Eberle	....	supervising sound editor
Eric Hoeschen	....	foley artist
Anthony Krajchir	....	sound engineer
Matt McGowin	....	boom operator (as Matthew Thomas Mcgowin)
Bill Reinhardt	....	sound mixer (as William Reinhardt)
Michael Sable	....	studio director
Trevor Sperry	....	adr mixer
Trevor Sperry	....	adr supervisor
Kevin Thompson	....	sound engineer
Michael Wetherwax	....	dialogue editor
Paul Wight	....	sound engineer
Lance Wiseman	....	sound re-recording mixer

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

Stunts
Dave Rodgers	....	stunt utility (as Davey Rodgers)
Sonny Tipton	....	stunt coordinator
Wyatt Tipton	....	stunt utility

Camera and Electrical Department
Gavin Alcott	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Dimitris Bogiantzis	....	gaffer
Amanda Marie Campbell	....	electrician (as Amanda Campbell)
Oswald Colunga	....	grip
Emily Eggan	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Brian M. Fisher	....	electrician (as Brian Fisher)
Corey Giann Antonio	....	best boy electric
Skip Haswell	....	key grip (as William George Haswell)
Scott James	....	electrician
Inho Kim	....	grip
Brian J. Kronenberg	....	dolly grip
Dominick Kypragoras	....	gaffer
Eric McCandless	....	still photographer (as Eric Mccandless)
Brandon Musselman	....	grip
Dawn Nakamura	....	second assistant camera
Nick Neino	....	additional assistant camera (as Nicholas Neino)
Leoncio Provoste	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Roberto A. Ramirez	....	grip (as Roberto Ramirez)
Marshall Rao	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Kevin Blair Rogers	....	additional assistant camera (as K. Blair Rogers)
Jovan Sales	....	loader
Paul Samaniego	....	electrician
Jason Schaffner	....	best boy grip
Aaron Schnobrich	....	electrician
Johnny Segal	....	dolly grip
Lisa Stacilauskas	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Cherri Stoute	....	electrician
Ian S. Takahashi	....	additional assistant camera
Marty Ulbrich	....	electrician
Zoe Van Brunt	....	additional assistant camera
Randy Vega	....	best boy grip (as Randy A. Vega)
Chris Vinopal	....	electrician
Corinna Vistan	....	additional camera loader
Joe Webb	....	electrician
Helen Regina Williams	....	grip
Laura Wright	....	additional camera loader
Kaiyoti	....	grip (uncredited)
Dominick Kypragoras	....	best boy electric (uncredited)

Casting Department
Peter Alwazzan	....	extras casting
Christine Babayans	....	casting associate
Andrew Stubblefield	....	extras casting
Heather Sirota	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kate Bishop	....	key costumer
Bridget Fenlason	....	set costumer
Zac Heath	....	set costumer
Sara Walbridge Castro	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Sara Walbridge)

Editorial Department
Kevin Gieseking	....	post-production coordinator
Tricia Gorman	....	assistant editor
Kris Santa Cruz	....	colorist
Frank Sharp	....	post-production coordinator
Andrew Vona	....	additional editor
Matthew W. Johnson	....	on-line editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Mark Evans	....	music editor
Mark Evans	....	scoring mixer
Judy Yoo	....	musician: violin (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Mike Barton	....	transportation
George M. Geminiano	....	transportation coordinator (as Jorge Geminiano)
Richard Jeremias	....	driver: water truck
Keril M. Keiser	....	driver: water truck
Nicholas Lindholm	....	transportation captain
Luis Muñoz	....	driver (as Luis Munoz)
Sergio Muñoz	....	driver (as Sergio Munoz Salinas)
Michael David Reynolds	....	driver (as Michael Reynolds)
Javier Zaizar	....	driver

Other crew
Heather Askew	....	script supervisor
Paul Balelo	....	business affairs
Brett Bell	....	set medic
Robert Bias	....	wrangler
Tiffany Carter	....	office production assistant/runner
Felix Cervantes	....	security
Hugo Cervantes	....	chef's assistant
Amy Chance	....	staff production supervisor
Sarah Clifford	....	dog wrangler
Michael Donner	....	manager: production accounting
Claire Doré	....	dog wrangler
Michelle Faraone	....	stand-in
Matt Fitzsimons	....	production executive
Troy Frazier	....	office runner: LLP
Marie Frick	....	business affairs associate
Dean Galanis	....	set production assistant
John Galli	....	set production assistant
Gail Gomez	....	accountant
Trinidad Gonzales	....	chef
Jessica Grossi	....	project manager
Rudy Guzman	....	chef's assistant
Steve Hanna	....	wrangler (as Steve J. Hanna)
Ismael 'Cheese' Jimeniz Jr.	....	set production assistant (as Ismael 'Cheese' Jimeniz Jr.)
Kaiyoti	....	set production assistant (as Kaiyoti Pesante)
Bryan Kolupski	....	assistant production coordinator
Greg Krutilek	....	business affairs
Marisa La Tour	....	staff assistant
Jack Lilley	....	boss wrangler
Jud Melville	....	wrangler
Sam Montiforte	....	post-production accounting (as Sam Montefori)
Basia Palka	....	set production assistant
Amanda Phillips Atkins	....	development assistant (as Amanda Phillips)
Angela Plasschaert	....	risk assessment and safety (as Angela Baynes)
Carolyn Plumb	....	script clearance
Kathie J. Pomposo	....	office production assistant/runner
James Pratt	....	wrangler (as Jim Pratt)
Jessica Prins	....	assistant accountant (as Jessica A. Prins)
Teresa Randi	....	script supervisor
James Roddy	....	set production assistant
Dave Rodgers	....	wrangler
Michael Schneider	....	set production assistant
Heather Sconyers	....	location assistant
Nelida St. George	....	craft service
Richard Streeter	....	location manager
Roberta Sutter	....	studio teacher
Bashir Taylor	....	set production assistant
Emily Thorne	....	assistant accountant
Mike Tristano	....	armorer
Abran Trujillo	....	set production assistant (as Abran 'Brain' Trujillo)
Chang Tseng	....	production coordinator
Arthur Williams Jr.	....	key set production assistant
Amber Wise	....	set production assistant
Ryan Witherspoon	....	assistant production coordinator
Winnie Wong	....	insurance
Sarah Clifford	....	animal trainer (uncredited)
Barbara Palka	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Rachel Stuhler	....	script supervisor (uncredited)

Thanks
Brad Baker	....	special 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

• Hallmark Channel, The (2007) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• A&M Catering  catering (as A& M Catering)
• Big Sky Ranch  special thanks
• California Film Commission  special thanks
• Cinelease  lighting equipment provided by
• Cinerep/AMPS International  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
• Enterprise Rent-A-Car  rental cars
• Film LA  special thanks
• J.L. Fisher  camera dolly provided by
• Marshall/Plumb Research Associates  script clearance (as Marshall/Plumb Reaserch Associates)
• Media Service/Plasschaert Associates  risk assessment and safety (as Media Services/Plasschaert Associates)
• Mercury Sound Studios  post sound services (as Mercury Sound Studios, Inc.)
• Mountains National Recreation Area  special thanks
• Otto Nemenz International  cameras provided by
• Paramount Ranch National Park Service  special thanks (as Paramount Ranch)
• Prime Casting  extras casting
• S.C. Johnson & Son  sponsoring (as SC Johnson, A Family Company) (uncredited)
• U.S. Dept. of the Interior National Park Service, Santa Monica  special thanks
• Ventura County Fire Protection District  special thanks
• Vocal Yokels  loop group

Also Known As:

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:G | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Alpine Medien Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: Belinda runs through a mud puddle the first time she goes to see Jacob. When she gets back home and goes to bed - her shoes are not muddy.

Movie Connections:

Follows Love's Enduring Promise (2004) (TV)

can't get past the books

While I appreciate having decent,wholesome movies to watch, the movies based on the Janette Oke "Love Comes Softly"series are such a disappointment. I know some of the messages suggest "if you can just get past the books" you can enjoy the movies. I cannot seem to do that. I love those books and do not understand why it is so hard to make movies that align more with stories and plots in them. I know some books are hard to make into movies and need some dramatization, but I don't think these books need THAT much help. I watched the first three but by movie number four, I'm reading the back of the DVD and I'm thinking "No thank you!" It really is a shame, these could have been terrific movies.