Miracle at Sage Creek (2005)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

James Intveld

Writer (WGA):

Thadd Turner (written by)

Genre:

Western | Action | Family

Tagline:

Two miracles for the price of one.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Miracle | Wyoming | Prejudice | 1880s

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Christmas Miracle at Sage Creek (USA) (longer version)

MPAA:

Rated PG for violence and some mild language.

Runtime:

USA:90 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Arizona, USA

Company:

Talmarc Productions

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.

Movie Connections:

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

Slow Start Hurts This Nice Film

Can a western be too nice? Yup, as much as I hate to say it here, because this a goodhearted, good-messaged film with good people and - yes, a touch of good Christianity, the fact remains it's a dull movie for the most part.

You need some kind of edge in a western and it's not here, at least in the first half of the film. If you're boring in the first 30-60 minutes, you're going to lose them.....even in a very nice movie like this one.

In a faith-based film, as this is, I don't expect nor want profanity or gory stuff, but you have to have some action and some villains that are more than just one old man carrying a grudge and acting a bit sour, as Keith Carradine does here. That isn't enough.

However, kudos for the effort and for bringing God into a positive light in a western movie. I was glad to at least support like that with my rental money. I also appreciated seeing nice kids, a nice mom and dad, and I always enjoy seeing Wes Studi. I wish he had a bigger role in here. The acting in here was fine, too.

There are a lot of good elements to this film, but it got off to such a slow start it lost me.