Miracle at Sage Creek (2005)

Two families overcome prejudice and tragedy in 1888 Wyoming when a special Christmas miracle saves the life of a small boy.

Director:

James Intveld

Writer:

Thadd Turner

Stars:

David Carradine, Wes Studi, Michael Parks

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Carradine	...	Ike
Wes Studi	...	Chief Thomas
Michael Parks	...	Justice Stanley
Tim Abell	...	John
Sarah Aldrich	...	Mary
Irene Bedard	...	Sunny
Mark Rolston	...	Captain Johnson
Daniel Quinn	...	Seth Keller
Darian Weiss	...	Zachary
Masam Holden	...	Samuel Red Eagle
Buck Taylor	...	Buckskin Charlie
Tracy Nelson	...	Adrianne
Rance Howard	...	Doctor Babcock
Francine York	...	Mrs. Stanley
Brian Libby	...	Frank

Storyline

Two families overcome prejudice and tragedy in 1888 Wyoming when a special Christmas miracle saves the life of a small boy.

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Plot Keywords:

wyoming | prejudice | miracle | christmas | illness | 

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Taglines:

Two miracles for the price of one.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Family | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for violence and some mild language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 November 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Christmas Miracle at Sage Creek

Filming Locations:

Arizona, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Talmarc Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Ike: Daniel!
Daniel: Yes sir?
Ike: We're gonna get those steers into Lusk and sold before Christmas
Daniel: Yes sir.
Ike: You won't leave town till we get top dollar, no exceptions.
Daniel: Yes sir...
Daniel: Mr. Franklin me and the boys was wondering, well sir, we wanted to know if you had decided to give us Christmas day off? Some of the men got family and I think they need that time...
Ike: You'll get a day off when that cattle is sold. Christmas is just another working day.
Daniel: Yes sir, stock comes fisrt.

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Connections

Referenced in The Making of 'Miracle at Sage Creek' (2005)

User Reviews

Great story idea, but not well produced.

Michael Landon's "Little House on the Prairie" is similar in concept, and "Miracle at Sage Creek" producers should have watched a few of those shows to learn how to make a viewer's heart feel a story. And too many production liberties were taken. For example, the only thing cold about the weather was the conversations about how cold it was.

I like a "feel-good" story, but it needed more showing and less telling. The characters simply were not developed very well, so it was difficult to share their troubles or feel great about the resolutions of those troubles. And time was wasted on meaningless "excusions". For example, we were given a rather lengthy introduction to the Judge's wife early, and then she never reappeared.

This is the kind of movie I like and pull for, but this one was B Rated at best.