Prairie Fever is a 2008 American Western direct-to-video film directed by Stephen Bridgewater. It stars Kevin Sorbo, Lance Henriksen and Dominique Swain.[1]
| Prairie Fever | |
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| Directed by | Stephen Bridgewater David S. Cass Sr. |
| Written by | Steven H. Berman |
| Produced by | H. Daniel Gross Michael Moran |
| Starring | Kevin Sorbo Lance Henriksen Dominique Swain |
| Cinematography | Al López |
| Edited by | Jennifer Jean Cacavas |
| Music by | Joe Kraemer |
Production companies | Grand Army Entertainment Larry Levinson Productions |
| Distributed by | Blockbuster |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editPreston Biggs, former sheriff of Clearwater, escorts three women suffering from prairie fever to Carson City: Lettie tried to kill her husband; Abigale, too fragile for prairie life; and Bible-quoting Blue just snapped on her farm. They are joined by a gambler named Olivia. A gang of outlaws is chasing them. [2]
Cast
edit- Kevin Sorbo as Sheriff Preston Biggs
- Lance Henriksen as Monte James
- Dominique Swain as Abigail
- Jamie Anne Allman as Olivia Thibodeaux
- Jillian Armenante as Lettie
- Felicia Day as Blue
- Lucy Lee Flippin as Faith
- Robert Norsworthy as Bartender
- Blake Gibbons as Charlie
- Don Swayze as James
- Richard Clarke Larsen as Carson City Hotel Clerk
- Silas Weir Mitchell as Frank
- Ken Magee as Homer
- Chris McKenna as Sheriff Logan
- E.E. Bell as Luke
Production
editThe film is Sorbo's first Western.[3] The film has been described as a "medium-budget Western".[4]
Reception
edit"In this clichéd western, plays a drunken ex-lawman who's asked to escort three troubled mail-order brides across harsh terrain. These so-called “prairie fever"-afflicted women (among them a showy Dominique Swain) give an unusual slant to an otherwise archetypal mix of characters and events, but frustratingly the plotline only deals superficially with the roots of their anguish.", according to Radio Times.[5] The Video Source book gave the film two stars out of 5 [6] The film has been called a "period Western with the traditional good guys and varmints."[7] A brief review at Dove, although rating the film negatively, found it unusual and appropriate for family-audiences.[8]
References
edit- ^ Pitts, Michael R. (January 4, 2013). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-6372-5.
- ^ Allrovi.com Archived July 18, 2012, at archive.today
- ^ Silva, George Batista Da (April 28, 2015). Catálogo Do Cinema Faroeste - Vol. 2 (in European Portuguese). Clube de Autores.
- ^ Silva, George Batista Da (December 15, 2016). 100 Anos De Faroeste (in Brazilian Portuguese). Clube de Autores.
- ^ Radio Times guide to films 2013. Internet Archive. London : BBC Worldwide. 2012. ISBN 978-0-9567523-2-1.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ The video source book : a guide to programs currently available on video in the areas of : movies/entertainment, general information/education, sports/recreation, fine arts, health/science, business/industry, children/juvenile, how-to/instruction. Detroit : Gale/Cengage Learning. 2009. ISBN 978-1-4144-3510-7.
- ^ Marill, Alvin H. (October 11, 2010). Movies Made for Television: 2005-2009. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7659-0.
- ^ "Prairie Fever". Dove.org. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
External links
edit- Prairie Fever at IMDb
- Prairie Fever at AllMovie
- Prairie Fever at the TCM Movie Database