A Gunfighter's Pledge (2008) (TV)

Director:

Armand Mastroianni

Writer (WGA):

Jim Byrnes (written by)

Release Date:

5 July 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Western

Plot:

After the murder of his wife and son by an escaped criminal Sheriff Matt Austin sets out to capture him only to find he's been hired by a greedy land baron seeking to take land from a widow and her son.

Plot Keywords:

Innocent Bystander | Gunfight | Escaped Prisoner | Water Rights | Roughneck

Cast

Luke Perry	...	Matt Austin
C. Thomas Howell	...	Horn
Kim Coates	...	Tate
Jaclyn DeSantis	...	Amaya
Francesco Quinn	...	Sheriff
Jorge-Luis Pallo	...	Samuel
Wyatt Smith	...	Billy
Nicholas Guest	...	Vaughn
Alex Paez	...	Eddie
Johann Urb	...	Lars Anderson
Daniel Wisler	...	Hank
James Keane	...	Preacher
Chip Sickler	...	Hogan
Jeffrey Markle	...	Bartender
Lisa Brenner	...	Gail Austin
Franc Ross	...	Sheriff
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bob Ross	...	Town Resident
Jordan Timsit	...	Jacob Austin
Miranda Cunha	...	Fellini Prostitute (uncredited)
Laci Greenfield	...	Suzy (uncredited)
Laura Molina	...	Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Arne Starr	...	Town Resident (uncredited)

Directed by
Armand Mastroianni

Writing credits (WGA)
Jim Byrnes		(written by)

Produced by
Albert T. Dickerson III	....	producer
H. Daniel Gross	....	co-executive producer
Robert Halmi Jr.	....	executive producer
Larry Levinson	....	executive producer
Nick Lombardo	....	co-executive producer
Michael Moran	....	co-executive producer
Traceigh Scottel	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Nathan Furst

Cinematography by
James W. Wrenn		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Colleen Halsey

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

Production Design by
Yuda Acco

Costume Design by
Heather Hershman

Makeup Department
Rhonda Dobbins	....	additional makeup artist
Kristy Horiuchi	....	key makeup artist
Starr Jones	....	makeup department head
William Starr Jones	....	makeup artist
Rachel Lee	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Kevin Bocarde	....	executive in charge of production
Amy Chance	....	staff production supervisor
Albert T. Dickerson III	....	unit production manager
Daphne Raves	....	post-production supervisor
Traceigh Scottel	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Crisoforo Aguilar	....	key second assistant director
Valerie Johnson	....	second second assistant director
Alan Steinman	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Matt Caetano	....	set dresser
David Delvalle	....	leadman
Kirk Graves	....	assistant property master
Becky Martinez	....	on-set dresser
Kathleen McCarthy	....	set dresser
John Sadler	....	property master
Jameson Williams	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Reginald Bryant	....	sound mixer
Josh Eckberg	....	sound recordist
Mark Ettel	....	sound effects mixer
Mark Ettel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ivy Lindsey	....	boom operator

Visual Effects by
Eric Acsell	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Robert Bias	....	stunts
John Branagan	....	stunts
Richard Bucher	....	stunts
Richard Drucker	....	stunts
Brian Duffy	....	stunts
Jayson Dumenigo	....	stunt coordinator
Jayson Dumenigo	....	stunts
Dennis Fitzgerald	....	stunts
Clint Lilley	....	stunt coordinator
Frank Lloyd	....	stunts
Norman Mull	....	stunt double: Tate
Norman Mull	....	stunts
David Rowden	....	stunts
Stan Tinay	....	stunt double
Jose L. Vasquez	....	stunt double: Samuel (as Jose Vasquez)

Camera and Electrical Department
Corey Giann Antonio	....	gaffer: re-shoots
Emily L.G. Goodwin	....	camera loader
Tom Heigl	....	second assistant camera
Rex Kenney	....	electrician
J. Lamar King	....	gaffer (as Jason King)
Marc Korgie	....	lighting technician
Justin M. Lubin	....	still photographer
Aaron Marquette	....	second assistant camera
Jessica Plaxton	....	electrician (as Jessica Szejn)
Zachary Sieffert	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Kirk F. Smith II	....	film loader
Bernie Smith	....	first assistant camera
Matthew Thiemann	....	electrician
Bas Tiele	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Vincent Wrenn	....	camera operator: "b" camera

Casting Department
Christine Babayans	....	casting associate
Jesse Lafferty	....	casting assistant
Lindsey Weissmueller	....	casting assistant (as Lindsey Samilian)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lisa Goldman	....	costumer
Kelly Kwon	....	set costumer
Emily Plummer	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Krishna Devine	....	post-production coordinator
Frank Sharp	....	post-production coordinator
Yuka Shirasuna	....	assistant editor
Mike Witting	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Nathan Furst	....	music supervisor
Ronald J. Webb	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Jon Gearhart	....	transportation coordinator
Michael Kellerman	....	transportation captain
Richard Purgill	....	driver

Other crew
Susan Bambara	....	script supervisor
Erik J. Carpenter	....	set production assistant
William Clark Coit III	....	location manager
Christiane Covington	....	script supervisor
Matt Fitzsimons	....	production executive
Warren T. Goz	....	financial consultant
Sonny Grand	....	production assistant
Blaine G. Houserman	....	production accountant
Angie Kern	....	set medic
Marisa La Tour	....	production associate
Lorenzo Manetti	....	assistant production coordinator
Paul Mastroianni	....	production assistant
Stewart McMichael	....	financial consutlant
Amanda Phillips Atkins	....	director of development (as Amanda Phillips)
Laura Sherman	....	production coordinator
Ryan Witherspoon	....	assistant accountant

Production Companies

• Grand Army Entertainment
• Larry Levinson Productions
• RHI Entertainment

Distributors

• Hallmark Channel, The (2008) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• Bobby Weisman Caterers  catering
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Vocal Yokels  loop group

Also Known As:

Runtime:

84 min | USA:79 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Big Sky Ranch - 4927 Bennett Road, Simi Valley, California, USA

Company:

Grand Army Entertainment

Trivia:

Horn and Matt Austin are not in the same scene until forty minutes into the film.

Goofs:

Continuity: The cut under Eddie's eye changes in different shots.

Quotes:

Hank:The Sheriff Austin I know wouldn't get himself killed over revenge.
Matt Austin:I'm not the sheriff anymore.

Grand Western

In A GUNFIGHTER'S PLEDGE, Luke Perry plays a lawman whose wife and son are murdered by a criminal he has twice incarcerated. Following the killer's trail into Mexico, Perry inadvertently kills an innocent man and takes the man's body home to a ranch where the dead man's sister and son live. Perry stays to help, and crosses paths with a mustache-twirling villain right out of DUDLEY DO-RIGHT, played by a sneering Thomas Howell in a big black hat and attire. Howell of course wants the dead man's ranch and will stop at nothing to get it, including hiring the gunslinger Perry has been seeking. The ending contains a twist. Perry is convincing as a haunted, tired lawman, although Howell is a little too Snidely Whiplash for my taste. Beautifully shot and staged in Simi Valley, Calif.