Howdy pardners! Today, we’re galloping back to 1988, when Christopher Cain and a band of rootin’ tootin’ outlaws shot up the silver screen for the American Western action film Young Guns. Presented as a retelling of the adventures of Billy the Kid during the Lincoln Couty War, Young Gun features a murderers’ row of talent, including Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Charlie Sheen, Dermot Mulroney, Casey Siemaszko, Terence Stamp, Jack Palance, and Terry O’Quinn.
Cain directs from a script by John Fusco. Young Guns revolves around a group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, who become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. However, when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted.
Historian Paul Hutton once called Young Guns the most historically accurate of all films focusing on the dirty deeds of Billy the Kid as of its year of release.
Cain directs from a script by John Fusco. Young Guns revolves around a group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, who become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. However, when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted.
Historian Paul Hutton once called Young Guns the most historically accurate of all films focusing on the dirty deeds of Billy the Kid as of its year of release.
- 8/16/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
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By Todd Garbarini
I love Joe Dante. He has directed some hugely entertaining films and is an aficionado of the same genres I adore. Additionally, like most film directors, he is highly versed in cinemaspeak. My introduction to his work came in 1983 when I bought his werewolf classic The Howling (1981) sight-unseen on RCA’s now extinct Ced system and immediately took to it. That failed stylus-based videodisc format was severely limited to only several thousand titles, so I had to rely on VHS to catch up with his Hollywood Boulevard (1976), Piranha (1978), and Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (1979) in the mid-80’s following theatrical viewings of Twilight Zone: The Movie in 1983 and Gremlins in 1984. For some reason, his July 12, 1985-released outing Explorers, which concerns the escapades of three young boys making their way through the battlefield of junior high school, escaped my list of...
By Todd Garbarini
I love Joe Dante. He has directed some hugely entertaining films and is an aficionado of the same genres I adore. Additionally, like most film directors, he is highly versed in cinemaspeak. My introduction to his work came in 1983 when I bought his werewolf classic The Howling (1981) sight-unseen on RCA’s now extinct Ced system and immediately took to it. That failed stylus-based videodisc format was severely limited to only several thousand titles, so I had to rely on VHS to catch up with his Hollywood Boulevard (1976), Piranha (1978), and Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (1979) in the mid-80’s following theatrical viewings of Twilight Zone: The Movie in 1983 and Gremlins in 1984. For some reason, his July 12, 1985-released outing Explorers, which concerns the escapades of three young boys making their way through the battlefield of junior high school, escaped my list of...
- 7/25/2021
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Twenty years ago, Jennifer Garner thought her career couldn’t get better. She’d survived nine months of sleeping in a kitchen in Manhattan and eating spaghetti with butter while understudying for an Ivan Turgenev play on Broadway, scored a few walk-on parts on TV, and landed the lead in a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie in which she played a 19th century orphan.
“Making a couple hundred dollars a week to pay for my apartment, I really thought that was as good as it was going to get,” laughs Garner on an afternoon in Los Angeles. “I was completely and totally thrilled with that.”
Her Hallmark director, Christopher Cain, invited her to fly out to Malibu and stay with him and his wife, Sharon. The rental car company ran out of cheap sedans, so they handed her the keys to a convertible. One day, she drove around, got lost,...
“Making a couple hundred dollars a week to pay for my apartment, I really thought that was as good as it was going to get,” laughs Garner on an afternoon in Los Angeles. “I was completely and totally thrilled with that.”
Her Hallmark director, Christopher Cain, invited her to fly out to Malibu and stay with him and his wife, Sharon. The rental car company ran out of cheap sedans, so they handed her the keys to a convertible. One day, she drove around, got lost,...
- 8/20/2018
- by Amy Nicholson
- Variety Film + TV
By the time that Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman ended its four season run in 1997, actor Dean Cain — playing the dual role of Clark Kent and Superman to Desperate Housewives actress Teri Hatcher's Lois Lane — had been made well aware of not only the pressure, but the commitment that serving as a lead on a television series could have on his life, professionally and, more importantly, personally. It's a lesson that has guided him for the past two decades. "Teri had gotten married after the first season," Dean explains in an exclusive interview, "and I don't know how well that was working out by the end; they ended up getting a divorce. I had a couple of different girlfriends during that period of time. But a series just takes over your whole life, and that's why, as a father, I would not be the lead actor on...
- 5/25/2018
- by Ed Gross
- Closer Weekly
Mark Harrison Sep 13, 2016
Before he hit big with Star Wars and Star Trek, Jj Abrams was penning films such as Forever Young, Regarding Henry and Armageddon...
Jj Abrams is one of the most powerful people in Hollywood right now. Over his career in the movies, he's written, directed, produced, acted and played a wicked keyboard solo on Cool Guys Don't Look At Explosions, and through his production company Bad Robot, his name is counted among the credits of massive franchises like Cloverfield, Mission: Impossible, Star Trek and of course Star Wars. He's more of a household name than most filmmakers of his generation and we sometimes wish we wanted anything as much as he wants that Steven Spielberg status.
You can't blame him when you hear about his first paid job in the film industry. Returning a bunch of Spielberg's personal super-8 home movies that he discovered after his...
Before he hit big with Star Wars and Star Trek, Jj Abrams was penning films such as Forever Young, Regarding Henry and Armageddon...
Jj Abrams is one of the most powerful people in Hollywood right now. Over his career in the movies, he's written, directed, produced, acted and played a wicked keyboard solo on Cool Guys Don't Look At Explosions, and through his production company Bad Robot, his name is counted among the credits of massive franchises like Cloverfield, Mission: Impossible, Star Trek and of course Star Wars. He's more of a household name than most filmmakers of his generation and we sometimes wish we wanted anything as much as he wants that Steven Spielberg status.
You can't blame him when you hear about his first paid job in the film industry. Returning a bunch of Spielberg's personal super-8 home movies that he discovered after his...
- 9/7/2016
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Outfit plans co-productions with Jerry Weintraub and Cameron Jones.
Beijing Galloping Horse, which has appointed former Ivanhoe co-chief Ray Chen as general manager, is lining up two Us-China co-productions with producers Jerry Weintraub (Ocean’s Eleven) and Cameron Jones (Traffic).
Weintraub is executive producing martial arts action title Legion Of One, to be directed by Christopher Cain (Young Guns). Cain’s Angry Monkey Entertainment is the Us producer on the project, about a foreign orphan who is raised as a kung-fu master in the Shaolin temple.
Jones is producing musical romantic comedy Forever Young, to be directed by Eric Stoltz, which is in the early stages of development.
Galloping Horse is also developing three Chinese projects – New York-set youth dram, Lost In New York, to be directed by newcomer Frank Zhu; Love From Another Planet to be directed by Huang Lei (Angry Kid) and executive produced by Zhang Yibai; and a feature version of hit TV...
Beijing Galloping Horse, which has appointed former Ivanhoe co-chief Ray Chen as general manager, is lining up two Us-China co-productions with producers Jerry Weintraub (Ocean’s Eleven) and Cameron Jones (Traffic).
Weintraub is executive producing martial arts action title Legion Of One, to be directed by Christopher Cain (Young Guns). Cain’s Angry Monkey Entertainment is the Us producer on the project, about a foreign orphan who is raised as a kung-fu master in the Shaolin temple.
Jones is producing musical romantic comedy Forever Young, to be directed by Eric Stoltz, which is in the early stages of development.
Galloping Horse is also developing three Chinese projects – New York-set youth dram, Lost In New York, to be directed by newcomer Frank Zhu; Love From Another Planet to be directed by Huang Lei (Angry Kid) and executive produced by Zhang Yibai; and a feature version of hit TV...
- 3/25/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
The 18th Austin Film Festival is almost here. To help celebrate all the locally connected movies at this year's fest, we've reached out to a number of filmmakers to find out about their Austin and Texas-tied films screening at Aff, and to hear about what they're looking forward to doing during the festival.
Deep In The Heart, starring Jon Gries (Natural Selection, Real Genius) and Val Kilmer (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), is premiering at Aff. Writer and producer Brian Hoffman (Corked) talks about the real-life story behind the script and his favorite spots in Austin. Hoffman is pictured above with director Christopher Cain on the set in Georgetown.
Slackerwood: Describe your film for us, in a quick and dirty paragraph.
Brian Hoffman: It is the true story of a Texas man, Richard "Dick" Wallrath, whose personal demons caused him to hit rock bottom. After losing everything -- jobs, his family,...
Deep In The Heart, starring Jon Gries (Natural Selection, Real Genius) and Val Kilmer (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), is premiering at Aff. Writer and producer Brian Hoffman (Corked) talks about the real-life story behind the script and his favorite spots in Austin. Hoffman is pictured above with director Christopher Cain on the set in Georgetown.
Slackerwood: Describe your film for us, in a quick and dirty paragraph.
Brian Hoffman: It is the true story of a Texas man, Richard "Dick" Wallrath, whose personal demons caused him to hit rock bottom. After losing everything -- jobs, his family,...
- 10/19/2011
- by Jenn Brown
- Slackerwood
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: A handful of stellar titles with Oscar aspirations have been programmed into this year’s Austin Film Festival schedule, which begins on Oct. 20 with an as-yet-unnamed Opening Night selection.
In between, Aff audiences will get their first looks at Alexander Payne’s “The Descendants,” Steve McQueen’s “Shame,” Lynne Ramsay’s “We Need to Talk About Kevin,” Rodrigo Garcia’s “Albert Nobbs” and Sean Durkin’s “Martha Marcy May Marlene” – all films with awards hopes that will screen as part of the festival’s Marquee category.
“We’re proud to be taking our program in some exciting new directions while maintaining our focus on strong writing and engaging stories,” said new Film Programmers Stephen Jannise and Stephen Belyeu.
In addition, the fest has set up special screenings of “Toy Story” (presented by John Lasseter), an “Edward Scissorhands” screening, and a tribute to Polly Platt...
Hollywoodnews.com: A handful of stellar titles with Oscar aspirations have been programmed into this year’s Austin Film Festival schedule, which begins on Oct. 20 with an as-yet-unnamed Opening Night selection.
In between, Aff audiences will get their first looks at Alexander Payne’s “The Descendants,” Steve McQueen’s “Shame,” Lynne Ramsay’s “We Need to Talk About Kevin,” Rodrigo Garcia’s “Albert Nobbs” and Sean Durkin’s “Martha Marcy May Marlene” – all films with awards hopes that will screen as part of the festival’s Marquee category.
“We’re proud to be taking our program in some exciting new directions while maintaining our focus on strong writing and engaging stories,” said new Film Programmers Stephen Jannise and Stephen Belyeu.
In addition, the fest has set up special screenings of “Toy Story” (presented by John Lasseter), an “Edward Scissorhands” screening, and a tribute to Polly Platt...
- 9/20/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
18 years after George Strait starred in the original Pure Country, Director Christopher Cain brings us his follow-up Pure Country 2: The Gift, with another tale of finding joy through music. It's a new story for a new generation, but the message is still the same. With Katrina Elam taking center stage in the 2010 sequel, Pure Country 2: The Gift is a great film for country music lovers and families alike. To help raise awareness for this fun little music flick, JustPressPlay is giving one lucky reader a chance to win a digital copy from the iTunes Store. To find out how you can win, just keep reading.
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Here's the official synopsis:
Suddenly thrust into the bright lights and big stages of country music stardom, Bobbie loses not just her way but her angelic gift of song. Follow singing sensation Katrina Elam as she rights the wrongs...
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Here's the official synopsis:
Suddenly thrust into the bright lights and big stages of country music stardom, Bobbie loses not just her way but her angelic gift of song. Follow singing sensation Katrina Elam as she rights the wrongs...
- 4/28/2011
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
Val Kilmer will play the elderly Wyatt Earp in indie Western The First Ride of Wyatt Earp, which Michael Feifer is directing. The screenplay is penned by Darren Benjamin Shepherd and the flick is now in production in California. Barry Barnholtz and Jeffrey Schenck are producing through Hybrid banner, and Peter Sullivan is co-producing.
Val Kilmer has been involved in the Wyatt Earp story once before, playing Doc Holliday in Tombstone. He earlier played the title character in the TV movie Billy the Kid, so he is definitely not a newcomer to Western.
The storyline will be about a journalist interviewing a senior citizen Earp about his legendary days as a marshal in the Wild West and they’ll show the story about his rounding up a posse to find the outlaw that mistakenly killed the woman he loved.
The reporter is Daniel Booko ( iCarly sitcom, Hannah Montana) and country...
Val Kilmer has been involved in the Wyatt Earp story once before, playing Doc Holliday in Tombstone. He earlier played the title character in the TV movie Billy the Kid, so he is definitely not a newcomer to Western.
The storyline will be about a journalist interviewing a senior citizen Earp about his legendary days as a marshal in the Wild West and they’ll show the story about his rounding up a posse to find the outlaw that mistakenly killed the woman he loved.
The reporter is Daniel Booko ( iCarly sitcom, Hannah Montana) and country...
- 3/17/2011
- by Nikola Mraovic
- Filmofilia
It has been a very “up and down” sort of career for Val Kilmer- lauded and inundated with a multitude of offers one minute- mocked and reduced to saccharine sub-tv movies the next. For every Top Gun enjoyed, there has been a Red Planet endured, for every venerated The Doors, there has been a Batman Forever panned. Not all his fault, of course- few can turn down the lure of the caped-crusader, but history would have been very different had he donned the bat-suit under the tutelage of a director more akin to Christopher Nolan than Joel Schumacher.
Certainly, few possessed Nolan’s breathy charisma which has an effortlessness that intrigues infinitely more than Bale’s over-earnest method acting.
If there has been one film starring Kilmer that has increased in reputation since its release, it is the independent comedy, Real Genius, the story of two science students exacting revenge upon their senior tutor.
Certainly, few possessed Nolan’s breathy charisma which has an effortlessness that intrigues infinitely more than Bale’s over-earnest method acting.
If there has been one film starring Kilmer that has increased in reputation since its release, it is the independent comedy, Real Genius, the story of two science students exacting revenge upon their senior tutor.
- 2/2/2011
- by Ben Szwediuk
- Obsessed with Film
Val Kilmer is set to star alongside his fellow Real Genius star Jon Gries for a new film titled Deep In Heart.
The film is about a real-life alcoholic who reinvents himself and puts hundreds of kids through college via his charitable donations. Gries stars as Richard Wallrath, a Texas entrepreneur who is the biggest all-time individual donor to that state's 4-h and Future Farmers of America organizations.
I loved Real Genius, the characters were great and it's a true classic and one of the main reasons Kilmer's a star today. He played a genius college student named Chris who mentored his much younger roommate while working on a high powered laser beam. Gries played a reclusive genius ex-graduate student who lived in Chris' closet. Gries is best known for his role as Uncle Rico, in the 2004 hit Napoleon Dynamite.
This new film will star Kilmer as a character known only as "The Bearded Man,...
The film is about a real-life alcoholic who reinvents himself and puts hundreds of kids through college via his charitable donations. Gries stars as Richard Wallrath, a Texas entrepreneur who is the biggest all-time individual donor to that state's 4-h and Future Farmers of America organizations.
I loved Real Genius, the characters were great and it's a true classic and one of the main reasons Kilmer's a star today. He played a genius college student named Chris who mentored his much younger roommate while working on a high powered laser beam. Gries played a reclusive genius ex-graduate student who lived in Chris' closet. Gries is best known for his role as Uncle Rico, in the 2004 hit Napoleon Dynamite.
This new film will star Kilmer as a character known only as "The Bearded Man,...
- 2/2/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
[1] Weight gain and squandered A-list cred be damned, I've never liked Val Kilmer more than I have over the past ten or so years, and it's images like the one above that demonstrate why. After terrific turns in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, The Salton Sea, Spartan and -- yes, I'm serious -- MacGruber, the ex-Hollywood hunk is now returning to his '80s roots by teaming up with Real Genius pal Jon Gries (best known as Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite). The role? An imaginary 'Christ-like figure' who guides an alcoholic (played by Gries) to recovery. Learn more after the break. According to The Hollywood Reporter [2], the film -- titled Deep in the Heart -- is based on the true story of Richard Wallrath, an entrepreneur who helped put hundreds of kids through college, and is the biggest all-time individual donor to two separate youth organizations in Texas (4-h and...
- 2/1/2011
- by Adam Quigley
- Slash Film
Actors Val Kilmer and Jon Gries will star in “Deep in the Heart,” an indie film based on a true story. Kilmer will play a “Christ-like figure” that guides an alcoholic towards recovery. Gries plays the alcoholic who eventually become a multi-millionaire and a well-known philanthropist. Kilmer and Gries both starred together in 1985’s “Real Genius.” “Deep in the Heart” is based on the true story of Richard Wallrath, a Texas entrepreneur who is the biggest all-time individual donor for the state’s 4-h and Future Farmers of America organizations. “Wallrath is an alcoholic who hit rock bottom and lost everything, then reinvented himself, re-established his relationships with his family and built a multimillion-dollar business,” said Scott Duthie, a producer on the film. “The stories involving real-life inner struggles with positive moral messages always attract me.” The Hollywood Reporter also reported a cameo of Texas Governor Rick Perry playing himself...
- 2/1/2011
- LRMonline.com
Val Kilmer and his "Real Genius" cohort Jon Gries are re-teaming for "Deep in the Heart", a feature film about a real-life alcoholic who reinvents himself as a multimillionaire businessman who puts hundreds of kids through college via charitable donations says The Hollywood Reporter.
Gries stars as Richard Wallrath, a Texas entrepreneur who is the biggest all-time individual donor to that state's 4-h and Future Farmers of America organizations.
Kilmer plays a character known only as "The Bearded Man" who he resides in Wallrath's mind as a "Christ-like figure" to help him on his path to recovery. Scott Duthie will co-produce.
Texas Governor Rick Perry plays himself in a short cameo while Christopher Cain ("Young Guns") is directing.
Gries stars as Richard Wallrath, a Texas entrepreneur who is the biggest all-time individual donor to that state's 4-h and Future Farmers of America organizations.
Kilmer plays a character known only as "The Bearded Man" who he resides in Wallrath's mind as a "Christ-like figure" to help him on his path to recovery. Scott Duthie will co-produce.
Texas Governor Rick Perry plays himself in a short cameo while Christopher Cain ("Young Guns") is directing.
- 2/1/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Talking with actor Dean Cain, the forty-three-year-old star of shows like "Lois & Clark," "Ripley's Believe It or Not," and countless other movies revealed that he really is Superman. "The last seven weeks, I've shot four films and a documentary. I'm literally flying from set to set to set. Then heading back home to see my son and coach his football game and then back out to work," he said.
He may have lost the tights but Cain has all the qualities of at least a Superdad, and he plays one on TV as well like in his new movie "The Three Gifts" airing Saturday, December 19th on the Hallmark Channel. In "The Three Gifts," Cain plays Jack Green, a guy wary of fatherhood who temporarily takes in three trouble-making orphan boys. It's a Hallmark Channel Christmas movie, so we already know the ending is sure to be satisfyingly sweet.
But...
He may have lost the tights but Cain has all the qualities of at least a Superdad, and he plays one on TV as well like in his new movie "The Three Gifts" airing Saturday, December 19th on the Hallmark Channel. In "The Three Gifts," Cain plays Jack Green, a guy wary of fatherhood who temporarily takes in three trouble-making orphan boys. It's a Hallmark Channel Christmas movie, so we already know the ending is sure to be satisfyingly sweet.
But...
- 12/16/2009
- icelebz.com
George Strait has signed on to appear in A Pure Country Gift, the follow-up to his 1992 film Pure Country. Chris Cain, who directed the original movie, will helm Gift. He wrote the screenplay with his son, actor Dean, says The Hollywood Reporter. Director Chris said that the picture is less of a traditional sequel and more of "a movie in the Pure Country genre". The film tells (more)...
- 11/17/2009
- by By Mike Moody
- Digital Spy
Country music star George Strait will star in a sequel to his 1992 film "Pure Country" for Warner Bros.According to The Hollywood Reporter, "A Pure Country Gift" will be directed by Chris Cain, who also directed the first film. He co-wrote the screenplay with his son, actor Dean Cain, who also has a role in the film. "Country Gift" is about three angels who give the gift of a beautiful singing voice to a baby girl.The original was produced by Jerry Weintraub for $9 million. It earned $15 million at the domestic box office in 1992, sold 3 million home video units and 6 million soundtrack CDs. Weintraub will not be involved in the new film.
- 11/17/2009
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
George Strait's 1992 film "Pure Country" will get a sequel, and director Christopher Cain will return to direct "A Pure Country Gift," which he and his son Dean Cain ("Lois & Clark") wrote together.
Country music star Strait will star in the film, which Cain said won't be a straight sequel, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Cain said he got the idea by seeing many famous people disintegrate.
Country music star Strait will star in the film, which Cain said won't be a straight sequel, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Cain said he got the idea by seeing many famous people disintegrate.
- 11/16/2009
- by Franck Tabouring
- screeninglog.com
By the Hollywood Reporter
Country music A-lister George Strait will star in a follow-up to his 1992 film "Pure Country" for Warner Bros.
"A Pure Country Gift" is directed by Chris Cain, who also helmed the first film. He co-wrote the new screenplay with his son, "Lois & Clark" actor Dean Cain, who also has a role in the film. The father-son collaboration is their first.
Read more at the Hollywood Reporter.
Country music A-lister George Strait will star in a follow-up to his 1992 film "Pure Country" for Warner Bros.
"A Pure Country Gift" is directed by Chris Cain, who also helmed the first film. He co-wrote the new screenplay with his son, "Lois & Clark" actor Dean Cain, who also has a role in the film. The father-son collaboration is their first.
Read more at the Hollywood Reporter.
- 11/16/2009
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
Long before Britney Spears was making the jump to Crossroads, or Mariah Carey was melting the silver screen in Glitter or Madonna was showing us why she never made the jump to film earlier with Swept Away, country star George Strait was making his acting debut in the 1992 film Pure Country. And now, some 17-years later, the unbridled success of that film is spawning a sequel... sort of. THR is reporting that Strait has signed a deal to star alongside Lois & Clark star Dean Cain in A Pure Country Gift, described not as a sequel but as a "movie in the Pure Country genre" by director Chris Cain, who co-wrote the script with son Dean. The original film was produced by Warner Bros. and producer Jerry Weintraub for $9 million dollars, earning $15 million at the domestic box office, selling over 3 million home video units and over 6 million CD soundtracks. It told the story of a country music star...
- 11/16/2009
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Country music right now in many ways doesn't resemble at all what it was in the early 90s, when Garth Brooks became a giant crossover success but Shania Twain had yet to make it a full-fledged pop genre. But one of the icons from that area, George Strait, is making a return regardless, teaming up once again with director Chris Cain for A Pure Country Gift, a follow-up to his 1992 film Pure Country. Though Strait will have a role in the film, this time he won't be focus of the proceedings-- THR writes that the star of the film will be Katrina Elam, playing a young woman who was gifted with a singing voice by three angels as a baby, but who begins to lose her gifts when she breaks the rules of life that the angels set. "In her climb to fame and fortune, she breaks some of the...
- 11/16/2009
- cinemablend.com
Country music A-lister George Strait will star in a follow-up to his 1992 film "Pure Country" for Warner Bros.
"A Pure Country Gift" is directed by Chris Cain, who also helmed the first film. He co-wrote the new screenplay with his son, "Lois & Clark" actor Dean Cain, who also has a role in the film. The father-son collaboration is their first.
"I tell funny stories, but he went to Princeton, so he can spell," Chris Cain joked.
"Country Gift" isn't a sequel, per se, but more of "a movie in the 'Pure Country' genre," Chris Cain said.
The original was produced by Jerry Weintraub for $9 million. It earned $15 million at the domestic boxoffice, sold 3 million home video units and 6 million soundtrack CDs. Weintraub is not involved in the new film.
"I went back to Jerry, and he said, 'Good luck with the picture, and God bless you,' " Chris Cain said.
"A Pure Country Gift" is directed by Chris Cain, who also helmed the first film. He co-wrote the new screenplay with his son, "Lois & Clark" actor Dean Cain, who also has a role in the film. The father-son collaboration is their first.
"I tell funny stories, but he went to Princeton, so he can spell," Chris Cain joked.
"Country Gift" isn't a sequel, per se, but more of "a movie in the 'Pure Country' genre," Chris Cain said.
The original was produced by Jerry Weintraub for $9 million. It earned $15 million at the domestic boxoffice, sold 3 million home video units and 6 million soundtrack CDs. Weintraub is not involved in the new film.
"I went back to Jerry, and he said, 'Good luck with the picture, and God bless you,' " Chris Cain said.
- 11/15/2009
- by By Paul Bond
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jon Voight and Lolita Davidovich are starring in September Dawn, an indie Western written and directed by Christopher Cain. Cain also is producing. Dawn is a love story set against the 19th century massacre of a wagon train of settlers in Utah at the hands of a renegade Mormon group. Voight plays the leader of the renegade Mormon faction, while Davidovich is a member of the wagon train who stands up to Voight's threats. The feature, which sources said is budgeted in the $11 million range, started shooting this week in Alberta, Canada.
- 8/10/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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