Northern Lights (2009) (TV)

Director:

Mike Robe

Writers (WGA):

Janet Brownell (teleplay)
Nora Roberts (novel)

Release Date:

21 March 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

Nate Burns accepts a job as chief of police in Lunacy, Alaska, hoping to to get away from the traumatic death of his partner back in Baltimore. He meets Meg, an independent bush pilot, whose father is found dead in a mountain cave.

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Theft | Monster | Bare Chested Male | Fist Fight

Cast

LeAnn Rimes	...	Meg Galligan
Eddie Cibrian	...	Nate Burns
Greg Lawson	...	Ed Woolcott
Rosanna Arquette	...	Charlene Galligan
Jayne Eastwood	...	Mayor Hopp
William MacDonald	...	Deputy Otto Gruber
Christianne Hirt	...	Carrie Hawbacker
Adrian Hough	...	John
Billy Merasty	...	Jacob
David Brown	...	Max Hawbacker
Marty Antonini	...	Bing
Justin Michael Carriere	...	Jim Mackie (as Justin Michael Carrier)
David Cowley	...	Bill Mackie
Alex Arsenault	...	Stephen Thompson (as Alexander Arsenault)
Rod Heatheringston	...	Sgt. Coben (as Rod Heatherington)
Stephen Huszar	...	Pat Galligan
Kyle Matrosovs	...	Younger Ed

Directed by
Mike Robe

Writing credits (WGA)
Janet Brownell		(teleplay)
Nora Roberts		(novel)

Produced by
Tom Cox	....	co-producer
Stephanie Germain	....	executive producer
Peter Guber	....	executive producer
Michelle Hastings	....	associate producer
Murray Ord	....	co-producer
Jordy Randall	....	co-producer
Randi Richmond	....	producer
Peter E. Strauss	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Chris Bacon		(co-composer) (as Chris P. Bacon)
Stuart Michael Thomas		(co-composer)

Cinematography by
Craig Wrobleski		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Sabrina Plisco

Casting by
Susan Glicksman

Production Design by
Eric Fraser
Myron Hyrak

Set Decoration by
Sean Blackie

Costume Design by
Christopher Hargadon

Makeup Department
Laura Demoissac	....	key hair stylist (as Laura De Moissac)
Joanne Jacobsen	....	makeup department head
Eva McKenzie	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Nancy Kirhoffer	....	post-production supervisor
Brian Leslie Parker	....	unit production manager
Felix Schröder	....	post-production manager
David Townsend	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Phil Chipera	....	first assistant director
Jesse Cooper	....	second assistant director
Dominika Jurek	....	third assistant director
Michelle Schwengler	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Jackie Bagley	....	assistant art director
Dean Goodine	....	property master
Amber Humphries	....	assistant set decorator
Tom Johnson	....	paint coordinator
Jürgen Lutze	....	construction coordinator (as Jurgen Lutze)
James Weeks	....	greens coordinator
Susan Turner	....	set designer (uncredited)
Jordy Wihak	....	assistant property master (uncredited)

Sound Department
David Brown	....	boom operator
G. Michael Graham	....	sound supervisor
Brian Harman	....	sound mixer (as Brian R. Harman)
Devon Heffley Curry	....	adr supervisor
Sherry Klein	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Playfair	....	production sound mixer
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Kevin Fisher	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Brian Magrum	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
David Torres	....	foley mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Kelly Coe	....	special effects assistant
James Paradis	....	special effects coordinator
Maurice Routly	....	special effects best boy
Amanda Paller	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Ann-Marie Blommaert	....	visual effects project manager (uncredited)
Dan Brittain	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Brent Woolsey	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
John Adshead	....	key grip
Chris Alexander	....	b dolly grip
Mark Cooper	....	first assistant camera: "A" camera
Greg Fullalove	....	best boy grip
Dale H. Jahraus	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Dale Jahraus)
Mike Kolafa	....	gaffer
Todd MacLand	....	best boy electric
Marty McInally	....	camera operator: "A" camera
Dan Power	....	stills photographer
Robert Rozycki	....	grip
Stephen Sebert	....	first assistant camera: "B" Camera
Landin Walsh	....	generator operator
Ivona Mikulic	....	camera trainee (uncredited)
Tim Milligan	....	dolly grip (uncredited)
Kyle Robson	....	lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Candice Elzinga	....	casting: Canada
Rhonda Fisekci	....	casting: Canada
Alyson Lockwood	....	extras casting
Martina Smyth	....	casting: Canada
Damian Barret	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Margaret Perry	....	assistant costume designer
Devora Brown	....	costume set supervisor (uncredited)
Shelly Goldsack	....	costume buyer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Michael Kaz	....	assistant editor
Richard Lowe	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
James Newton Howard	....	score producer
Tom Trafalski	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Coleman Robinson	....	transportation coordinator
Dean Robinson	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Bob Bedard	....	head chef
Doug Bos	....	additional trainer
Cheryl Brauer	....	assistant production coordinator (as Cheryl Bauer)
Stacey Douglas	....	trainee production coordinator
Katherine Engelman	....	additional trainer
Kim Goddard-Rains	....	production coordinator
Mel Green	....	production assistant
Steven Kajorinne	....	assistant: Mr. Robe
Flo Krisko	....	dog trainer
Ruth LaBarge	....	head trainer (as Ruth La Barge)
George Lakes	....	production controller
Cameron Macgowan	....	assistant to the co-producer
Marion Milner	....	script supervisor
Marr Morgan	....	production accountant
Merlind Mueller	....	pre-sales manager
Matthias Nitschke	....	business affairs: Tandem International
Nora Roberts	....	consultant
Donna Serafinus	....	business & legal affairs
Andrew Simpson	....	main trainer
Darryl Solly	....	location manager
William Wagner	....	assistant location manager
Matt Watterworth	....	business affairs coordinator
Fareed Abdelhak	....	assistant: producers (uncredited)
Fareed Abdelhak	....	clearances coordinator: Calgary (uncredited)
Tara Howie	....	second assistant accountant (uncredited)
Julianne Larson	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Samantha Nottingham-Carew	....	first assistant accountant (uncredited)
Barbara Unrau	....	first assistant accountant: payroll (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Stephanie Germain Productions
• Mandalay Television
• Alberta Film Entertainment (co-production with)
• Nora NL Productions (uncredited)

Distributors

• Lifetime Television (2009) (USA) (TV)
• Tandem Communications (2009) (non-USA) (all media)
• Atlantic Film (2010) (Finland) (DVD)
• Falcon Films (2009) (Lebanon) (all media) (Middle East)

Other Companies

• Smart Post Sound  sound editing
• Technicolor  post production services (as Technicolor - Vancouver)
• Technicolor  post production services (as Technicolor - Los Angeles)
• Point Media, The  production legal services
• Entertainment Clearances  film clearances
• Jill Meyers Music  music clearances by
• Bear With Us  bear provided by
• Alberta Film Development Program of the Alberta Government  produced with the assistance of
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by (uncredited)
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

"Nora Roberts' Northern Lights" - USA (complete title)

Runtime:

USA:120 min (with commercials)

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:TV-PG (DLSV) | UK:12 (DVD rating) | Australia:M | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

Bragg Creek, Alberta, Canada

Company:

Stephanie Germain Productions

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars (1977)

Beyond Awful

Someone should tell LeAnn Rimes that simply reading the lines with a bitchy attitude doesn't make you an actress. I was never a huge fan of Meg in the novel, but Rimes managed to suck what I did like right from the character.

I understand that an adaptation has to change things in the screen version, but is it necessary to strip all the good stuff? I made it through the first half hour of this mess and I had to turn it off. A complete disappointment with none of the atmosphere that sucked me in while reading the book. Eddie Cibrian was fine as Nate, but I missed the setup to the story that had been done in the novel -- with Nate settling in as sheriff that really made the book for me. It was a murder mystery sure, but there were more to it in the book and I missed that in this adaptation.

This is just like the 2007 collection that aired -- I could only get myself through one of out of the four movies more than once. They keep taking Nora Roberts and pairing her wonderful novels to barely anything at all. Why does a mediocre guy like Nicholas Sparks get all of his novels on the big screen and Nora gets no special treatment beyond stunt casting?