In 1919, a cocky sophomore in the forest service has to learn life the hard way.
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Title: The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky (TV Movie 1995)
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| Sam Elliott | ... | Bill Bell | |
| Jerry O'Connell | ... | Mac | |
| Ricky Jay | ... | Hawkes | |
| Molly Parker | ... | Sue | |
| Don S. Davis | ... | Mr. Smith | |
| Robert Wisden | ... | Canada | |
| Michael Tayles | ... | Red | |
| Tom Butler | ... | Mr. McBride | |
| Jay Brazeau | ... | Doc Riley | |
| Callum Keith Rennie | ... | Big Hat | |
| A.C. Peterson | ... | Bigger Hat (as Alan C. Peterson) | |
| Campbell Lane | ... | Biggest Hat | |
| Frank Cassini | ... | Bartender | |
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A young ranger in the Montana wilderness discovers the great forces of nature while learning the importance of honor, trust and integrity. Legendary veteran ranger Bill Bell educates the young man and guides him toward manhood. The year is 1919-a time when being a ranger meant more than operating expensive equipment. Forest fires were fought with guts and courage, not chemicals and airplanes. Bill Bell was the toughest ranger in an elite crew of very rugged men. A figure of heroic proportions, he was generally feared and respected by all. It was even rumored that he had at one time killed a sheep farmer, which only fueled his already enormous reputation. The young ranger does everything to remain in the good graces of Bill Bell, the senior ranger he idolizes. Their tentative rapport grows into a friendship through a hilarious and heroic rite of passage in which the younger ranger meets the test-and the woman of his dreams. Written by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
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15 June 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Hole in the Sky See more »Filming Locations:
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(uncredited)
Written by Theodore A. Metz and Joe Hayden
First line sung during first explosion scenes also sung by Mac in the tent on the peak
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Ricky Jay plays a professional gambler and card shark who is an expert at manipulating a deck of cards. In real-life, Ricky Jay is a professional magician who specializes in card tricks. See more »Quotes
Mac: [In a gradually increasing crescendo of emphasis, starting in a normal tone, ending in a near roar] Red, let me ask you. Have you ever once, in your whole life, had one, single, solitary, original thought, that didn't bounce off from somewhere else? I mean, have you ever sat down, considered all the available information, weighed it all in your mind, sifted all the possibilities, discarded what you couldn't prove, sorted out what made sense, and came to your own, personal, original, Red McBride ...[...]
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There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight(uncredited)
Written by Theodore A. Metz and Joe Hayden
First line sung during first explosion scenes also sung by Mac in the tent on the peak
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A heartwarming coming of age movie. There is no sex, very little violence and no profanity in this heartwarming film about a boy working in the Forestry service in 1919 .
Why can't they make more movies like this?