Love Comes Softly (2003) (TV)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Michael Landon Jr.

Writers:

Cindy Kelley (teleplay) &
Michael Landon Jr. (teleplay) ...

Release Date:

13 April 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Western | Drama

Tagline:

Marriage was the deal. Love was the surprise.

Plot:

A young woman on her way to a new life in the 1800's suddenly finds herself a widow. Now she must live with a recently widowed young man and his daughter. Can any of them find love again?

Plot Keywords:

Faith | Widow | 1800s | Marriage Of Convenience | Stepmother Stepdaughter Relationship

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Katherine Heigl	...	Marty Claridge
Dale Midkiff	...	Clark Davis
Skye McCole Bartusiak	...	Missie Davis
Corbin Bernsen	...	Ben Graham
Theresa Russell	...	Sarah Graham
Oliver Macready	...	Aaron Claridge
Tiffany Amber Knight	...	Laura Graham (as Tiffany Knight)
Adam Loeffler	...	Clint Graham
Nick Scoggin	...	Reverend Johnson (as Nick Scoggins)
Jaimz Woolvett	...	Wagon Train Scout
Rutanya Alda	...	Wanda Marshall
Janet Rotblatt	...	Woman in Wagon (as Janet Rotbaltt)

Runtime:

Brazil:84 min | USA:88 min (DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Coloma, California, USA

Company:

Alpine Medien Productions

Trivia:

Katherine Heigl had to learn how to milk a cow for her role as Marty Claridge.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Aaron Claridge's eye blinked/twitched when Marty was looking at his dead body hanging over the horse.

Quotes:

Clark Davis: Missy could fall down and hurt herself, even if I'm walking right there beside her. That doesn't mean that I allowed it to happen. She knows, as far as unconditional love, I'll pick her up and I'll carry her. I'll try to heal her. I'll cry when she cries. And I'll rejoice when she is well. In all the moments of my life, God has been right there beside me. The truth of God's love is not that he allows bad things to happen. It's His promise that he'll be there with us when they do.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Love Finds a Home (2009) (TV)

Breath Taking

It's refreshing to see a movie like Love Comes Softly. I sat at the edge of my bed at midnight watching as this beautiful story unfolded. The commercial were driving me crazy. I just couldn't wait to see the next scene. Hoping that she would see this wonderful God fearing man before her, loving her. I was in tears as she walked away from love so stubbornly. But as in life, God has his own timing and love won in the end. I wish more movies of this nature would be release to the movie theaters. Who'd every think you could pull off such a wonderful love story and have no sex involved? I applaud the film makers and the author for making a movie so griping and inspirational that I walked away with smile on my face.