- published: 09 Apr 2016
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Lassie is a 2005 family-based film directed by Charles Sturridge. When a family hits financial crisis, they have no choice but to sell Lassie. Hundreds of miles away from home, Lassie sets out in a thrilling adventure to reclaim what is hers — her family.
Sam Carraclough, a miner who struggles to earn enough money to feed his family, sells the family's collie, Lassie, to the Duke of Rudling, leaving his young son heartbroken over the loss of his canine companion. The film follows Lassie on the collie's 500-mile journey from the Duke of Rudling's estate in the Scottish Highlands to the Carraclough home.
Actors: James Duval (producer), Lucy Doty (miscellaneous crew), Kayden Kross (actress), Brooke Haven (actress), Shawn C. Phillips (actor), Dominique Swain (actress), Brian McGuire (actor), Walter Koenig (actor), Shane Ryan (actor), Richard Riehle (actor), James Duval (actor), Christo Dimassis (actor), Sal Landi (actor), Ralph Lliteras (miscellaneous crew), Marguerite Lliteras (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama,Actors: James Christopher (writer), James Christopher (editor), James Christopher (producer), James Christopher (actor), Elena Weinberg (actress), Natalie Wilemon (actress), Duncan Coe (actor), Allison Wood (actress), Mike Donis (director), Mike Donis (editor), Terissa Kelton (actress), Stephanie Dunbar (actress), Colby Wallingsford (actor), Ariane Powell (actress), Derek Babb (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Short,Actors: Byron Conrad Erwin (producer), Ted Rubin (producer), Alex Whitmer (writer), Mela Rayne (producer), Mela Rayne (miscellaneous crew), Dorian Alexis Santiago (actor), Eric Ragan (producer), Eric Ragan (director), Eric Ragan (editor), Eric Ragan (producer), Eric Croas (actor), Samuel Aaron Simmons (writer), Samuel Aaron Simmons (actor), Everett Thrall (actor), Maria Liatis (actress),
Genres: Drama, Short, Thriller,Actors: James Christopher (writer), James Christopher (director), James Christopher (producer), Natalie Wilemon (actress), Chris Copple (producer), Allison Wood (actress), Nathan Bybee (producer), Nathan Bybee (actor), Jessica Bybee-Dziedzic (producer), Terissa Kelton (actress), Ariane Powell (actress), Taylor Bentley (actor), Krystal Kohler (actor), Sacha Ryder (editor),
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Romance, Short,Actors: Samantha Morton (actress), Robert Hardy (actor), Samuel Hadida (producer), Steve Pemberton (actor), John Standing (actor), Adrian Johnston (composer), Peter Dinklage (actor), Steve Christian (producer), Edward Fox (actor), Peter O'Toole (actor), John Lynch (actor), Peter Wight (actor), Steve Solomon (miscellaneous crew), Eamonn Hunt (actor), Kelly Macdonald (actress),
Plot: Life is hard for Yorkshire miner's son Joe Carraclough, who is beaten at school by a his teacher, his only consolation is his collie Lassie. It gets worse: when the mine is decommissioned, his father, Sam, is forced to sell the dog to the duke, who owns the local estate. The Duke's servant, Hynes, scares the dog, who keeps running back, so the Carracloughs have to keep returning her, until the Duke moves to the Scottish Highlands for the holiday season. Lassie escapes, embarking on a desperate journey home, with daunting Glasgow dogcatchers and taken in by a circus performer. It looks like a miracle is needed, by Christmas.
Keywords: 1930s, animal-name-in-title, based-on-novel, based-on-tv-series, beating, boy-dog-relationship, bully-comeuppance, cage, card-game, character's-journey-shown-on-a-mapActors: William Conrad (actor), Andy Devine (actor), David Arquette (actor), Eddie Albert (actor), Donald Crisp (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), William Boyd (actor), Pat Buttram (actor), Dan Castellaneta (actor), Dan Castellaneta (actor), Dan Castellaneta (actor), George Cleveland (actor), Chuck Connors (actor), Buddy Ebsen (actor),
Genres: Documentary,Actors: Richard Farnsworth (actor), Frederic Forrest (actor), Daniel Petrie (director), Lorne Michaels (producer), Rick Warner (actor), Basil Poledouris (composer), Michelle Williams (actress), Joe Inscoe (actor), Helen Slater (actress), Steve Mirkovich (editor), Dawn Darfus (miscellaneous crew), Jon Tenney (actor), Wendi Laski (miscellaneous crew), Rebecca Poulos (miscellaneous crew), Barnaby Thompson (producer),
Plot: The dog everyone loves now leaps into the '90s in this all-new exciting, updated version of Lassie! Determined to start a new life in the country, the Turner Family - Dad, stepmom, little Jennifer and teenager Matt - leaves the city for the wilds of Virginia. The move creates problems for everyone, especially Matt, who feels lost and alone in his new surroundings. Fortunately, the Turners are helped by a homeless collie who becomes part of their lives - and Matt does a lot of growing up as a result of the dog's unflinching loyalty. Watch the extraordinary collie protect Matt from a snarling wolf, rescue him from a raging waterfall or just nuzzle up for affection, and you'll know Lassie is more than a story of a boy and his dog - it's the story of a boy and the most remarkable dog in the world!
Keywords: adolescent, animal-name-in-title, based-on-tv-series, bildungsroman, boy-dog-relationship, brother-sister-relationship, character-name-in-title, collie-dog, coming-of-age, country-lifeActors: Stephanie Zimbalist (actress), Alice Faye (actress), Don Chaffey (director), Buck Young (actor), Bonita Granville (producer), Gene Evans (actor), James Stewart (actor), Mickey Rooney (actor), Mike Mazurki (actor), Rayford Barnes (actor), Richard M. Sherman (writer), Richard M. Sherman (writer), Rose Steinberg (miscellaneous crew), Pernell Roberts (actor), Robert B. Sherman (writer),
Genres: Drama, Family,Actors: Edmund Gwenn (actor), James Finlayson (actor), Herbert Evans (actor), Edmund Breon (actor), Barry Bernard (actor), Matthew Boulton (actor), Al Ferguson (actor), Harry Allen (actor), Harry Cording (actor), James Craven (actor), Donald Crisp (actor), George Bunny (actor), Leonard Carey (actor), David Dunbar (actor), Lumsden Hare (actor),
Plot: In 1860 Ediburgh, sheep herder Jock Gray finds a Collie puppy on the loose. When she is unclaimed, he takes her as his own and calls her Lassie. They are soon inseparable but when Jock dies and is buried in an unmarked grave, Lassie takes to sleeping in the churchyard to be near him. Jock's good friend John Traill is prepared to find a good home for Lassie but no matter how hard he tries, she always manages to get away and despite any obstacles put in her way, manages to get back to Jock's grave. It all comes to a head when a local magistrate orders her destroyed for not having a license leading Traill to take his case to a higher court.
Keywords: animal, animal-name-in-title, based-on-novel, character-name-in-title, dog, dog-actor, lassieActors: George Kirby (actor), Holmes Herbert (actor), Lumsden Hare (actor), Roy Butler (actor), Trevor Bardette (actor), Edmund Breon (actor), Edmund Gwenn (actor), Billy Curtis (actor), Tom Dillon (actor), Tom Drake (actor), David Dunbar (actor), Frank Austin (actor), Donald Crisp (actor), James Finlayson (actor), James Logan (actor),
Plot: William McClure is the villlage doctor in a remote Scottish glen. Tricked into buying Lassie, a collie afraid of water, he sets about teaching her to swim. At the same time he has the bigger problem that he is getting older and must ensure the glen will have a new local doctor ready.
Keywords: dog, dog-actor, lassie, title-spoken-by-character