Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (2002)

Actors: Walton Goggins (actor), Tess Harper (actress), Richard Thomas (actor), Joe Stevens (actor), Marco Perella (actor), Ernest Troost (composer), Lindsay Crouse (actress), Pam Fuller (miscellaneous crew), Mark W. Rosenbaum (editor), Heather Kafka (actress), Skye McCole Bartusiak (actress), Thomas Ian Griffith (actor), Robbie Friedmann (miscellaneous crew), Meredith Monroe (actress), Robert M. Moore (costume designer),

Genres: Biography, Western,
Taglines: She didn't just write "The Little House On The Prairie"... she lived it.

Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (1999)

Actors: Richard Thomas (actor), Walton Goggins (actor), Lindsay Crouse (actress), Ernest Troost (composer), Tess Harper (actress), Tess Harper (actress), Jim Oliver (editor), Meredith Monroe (actress), Robert Conder (miscellaneous crew), Marcus Cole (director), Billy L. 'Butch' Frank (miscellaneous crew), David B. Smith (miscellaneous crew), William Sell (miscellaneous crew), Robert M. Rolsky (producer), Jeremy Hoop (actor),

Plot: A version of the "Little House" stories that cover some of the events that take place in the last three books of the series and the book "The First Four Years" Laura is living on the prairie nere De Smet, South Dakota and eventually meets the man that she will marry, Almanzo Wilder. Life, however, is not easy on the prairie and after a crop lost to hail, the loss of their baby son, the burning down of their house, and a terrible bout of diptheria, the Wilders must make some hard choices about how to move on from the tragedies.

Keywords: based-on-book, blind-girl, blindness, blizzard, character-name-in-title, dead-child, diptheria, dream, fiddle, fire
Genres: Adventure, Biography, Family, Romance, Western,

Little House: Bless All the Dear Children (1984)

Actors: Ike Eisenmann (actor), Michael Landon (actor), Shannen Doherty (actress), Stephen Roberts (actor), Jack Lilley (actor), Melissa Gilbert (actress), Michael Landon (producer), Richard Bull (actor), David Rose (composer), Angella Kaye (actress), Victor French (director), Victor French (actor), Kevin Hagen (actor), Stan Ivar (actor), Dean Butler (actor),

Plot: In the second sequel of the popular TV series Laura and Almanzo are forced to go looking for Rose who was kidnapped. A young orphan looking for a home and Jason Carter's wish to give his mother a happy Christmas are also parts of the story.

Keywords: based-on-book, child-kidnapping, children, christmas, orphan
Genres: Drama,

Quotes:

Nancy Oleson: You really do hate me, don't you?::Nels Oleson: YES!

Charles Ingalls: The winter of '96 was a bad one. My family was used to nature's cold hand around Christmas. We had learned to survive her frozen fury. But that year, nature laid a warm cheek on Walnut Grove. The snow began to melt in the high Country even before it's white blanket touched the flat land. Steam rose from the rivers as the sun warmed the flowing waters. It would be an easy Christmas for my daughter and her family, or so she thought.

Isaiah Edwards: You think generosity is a crime.::Almanzo Wilder: When your generosity involves my money, it is a crime.

Almanzo Wilder: Why did I leave her? If I'd only stayed with her.::Laura Ingalls Wilder: It wasn't your fault.::Almanzo Wilder: Yes it is. Can't you see that?::Laura Ingalls Wilder: No I can't. Listen to me. It happened. And it wasn't anybody's fault. We are going to find her.

Laura Ingalls Wilder: Why did you leave her? I asked you to stay with her!::Almanzo Wilder: You know what happened.::Laura Ingalls Wilder: Oh yeah, I know. I know what happened. Isaiah had one of his stupid fights and you had to leave our baby to go and help him!

Isaiah Edwards: Now Montague, don't tell me you've got something against Christmas.::Sherwood Montague: Not Christmas, Edwards. Crass commerciality and sentimentalism masquerading as Christian love. The emphasis on gift giving is compromising our souls.

Little House: The Last Farewell (1984)

Actors: Dabbs Greer (actor), Michael Landon (actor), Jack Lilley (actor), Shannen Doherty (actress), Alvy Moore (actor), Michael Landon (writer), Michael Landon (producer), Michael Landon (director), Melissa Gilbert (actress), James Karen (actor), Richard Bull (actor), David Rose (composer), Angella Kaye (actress), Alex Sharp (actor), Victor French (actor),

Plot: In the series finale, the town of Walnut Grove is revealed to have been built on land owned by a railroad tycoon. The citizens deal with the loss of their town and lifestyles, and some must decide how best to respond to this explosive event.

Keywords: based-on-novel, demolished-town, demolition, dynamite, family-relationships, land-grab, series-finale, small-town, swindler, written-and-directed-by-cast-member
Genres: Drama, Western,

Quotes:

Customer: Do you mind? We're trying to enjoy our supper.::Charles Ingalls: Yeah, well do you mind? I'm trying to have an argument with my wife!::Customer: How would you like to step outside?::Charles Ingalls: Well, that's fine with me!::Caroline Ingalls: Charles!::Charles Ingalls: Don't worry. This will just take a minute.::[Next scene: Caroline is carrying in a steak for his black eye]

Jason Carter: I wish you guys had me first.::John Carter: Just poor planning on our part, I guess.

Jason Carter: Pa, there is something you could do.::John Carter: Name it.::Jason Carter: Well, I'd sure like it if you and Ma could make a younger child. Then it wouldn't be so bad if I have someone to pick on.::John Carter: Well Son, I'm gonna have to talk to your Ma about that.

Caroline Ingalls: Oh Charles, there's that old Oak tree you fell out of, remember?::Charles Ingalls: How could I forget? I fell out of it going after that silly kite!

Jason Carter: I hate to say this, Mr. Oleson, but your daughter is really strange!

Laura Ingalls Wilder: I don't understand any of you! No piece of land is worth losing your life over!::Charles Ingalls: You're right. You don't understand.

Charles Ingalls: I talked to Almanzo. He'd like to go back with us, till they get another homestead together. Poor boy cried like a baby.::Caroline Ingalls: He isn't the first one to have to leave and start all over. They'll make it. We did!::Charles Ingalls: That's right, we did.

Rev. Robert Alden: Dear Lord, We bury a friend today. This town has been our friend. It's made us a family. It's kept us together. Wherever we go in this world, we will always remember Walnut Grove. It'll always be home to us.

Laura Ingalls Wilder: There's something we can do! I got mad today. Really mad! And you know what I did? I busted some windows. Yeah, it may sound silly. Well, maybe it is. But they were our windows, and he's not gonna get them! He owns the land, well let him have it! But he's gonna have a lot of fixing up to do before he starts running our boarding house!::John Carter: Listen here! You wanta do more than bust a couple of windows? I've got a wagon at my place loaded to the gills with dynamite for the mine!

Little House: Look Back to Yesterday (1983)

Actors: Charles Cyphers (actor), Dabbs Greer (actor), Melora Hardin (actress), Jack Lilley (actor), Michael Landon (actor), Michael Landon (producer), Melissa Gilbert (actress), Henry Brandon (actor), Shannen Doherty (actress), James T. Callahan (actor), Richard Bull (actor), David Rose (composer), Lois Hall (actress), Victor Izay (actor), Cooper Huckabee (actor),

Plot: After production ended on the long-running "Little House on the Prairie" series, three made-for-TV movies helped wrap up the series. The first of these, "Look Back to Yesterday," depicts Albert's heroic battle with an ultimately fatal illness. Albert interviews at the University of Minnesota, where he plans to study medicine. Albert (unbeknownst to anyone else) suffers from unexplained nosebleeds and is always tired. His family later finds out about the nosebleeds, and a physician from Mankato informs Charles the symptoms point to a deadly form of leukemia, and that Albert has a short time to live. Albert adamantly states his wishes to live out what may be his final days in Walnut Grove; he falls in love with childhood friend Michelle Pierson (who also plans to attend the University of Minnesota to study education) and spends many of his hours with his beloved sister, Laura. Laura, however, is in denial that her brother will soon die, and wants her equally-beloved brother to rest. Albert gives an emotional speech about living each day to the fullest to his one-time classmates, who are organizing their annual trip to the Keepsake tree (which sits atop a steep incline and contains items donated by the alumnus of Walnut Grove School). Meanwhile, Walnut Grove has fallen on hard times because of a dispute between the farmers, who want to sell their crops, and the railroad. Charles helps organize an effort where the farmers work as sharecroppers, to help put an end to the dispute. The farmers are initially against the idea (only John Carter, Dr. Baker, Mr. Edwards and Nels Olesen are for Charles' idea at first), until Albert passionately tells of how he always admired the spirit of cooperation of Walnut Grove's farmers. Meanwhile, Jason Carter has a case of puppy love, and announces his intention to sneak a kiss from fellow classmate Amy Bryant.

Keywords: based-on-book
Genres: Drama, Family, Romance, Western,

Quotes:

Isaiah Edwards: Safe? Safe? How can you call him safe? He was out from me to you!::Rev. Robert Alden: Now Isaiah, this was a close decision. The Good Lord helped me make the right decision.::Isaiah Edwards: Well, that's wonderful, but the Good Lord wasn't leading by two runs! We were!::Rev. Robert Alden: Isaiah, this is Sunday! Let's not question Divine Guidance.::Isaiah Edwards: [Looking up into the heavens] Oh, if this had been Saturday, Willie would have been out!

Charles Ingalls: You think I've got a chance?::Albert Ingalls: Hey, you're an Ingalls! Of course you've got a chance!

Jeb Carter: Jason, what are you looking at?::Jason Carter: I'm watching Mr. Reed give Miss Plum a kiss so I'll know how to do it right when I try it on Amy Bryant.::Amy Bryant: Jason Carter, I wouldn't kiss you even if you were the last boy on earth!

Jason Carter: You heard her! She wouldn't kiss me if I was the last boy on earth!::Jeb Carter: You believe that?::Jason Carter: You think she was lying?::Jeb Carter: Of course she was.::Jason Carter: Yeah...::Jeb Carter: Sure. All you gotta do now is wait for the rest of us to die.

Doctor Houser: Mr. Ingalls, Albert is a very sick young man. I'm afraid he has a blood disorder which is... well, it's causing him to lose strength.::Charles Ingalls: I see. How long? How long will the treatments take before we can get him back on his feet?::Doctor Houser: Mr. Ingalls, I'm sorry, but uh... Well, there is no treatment. Albert's not going to get any better - only worse.

Albert Ingalls: What's wrong with you people? What's happened to all of you?::Zack Taylor: Just who are you to ask that kind of question?::Albert Ingalls: My name's Albert Ingalls. The man who's trying to help you is my father.::Zack Taylor: Well, that don't make you something special. Go on back to the big city with your old man. We don't need no kid not grown telling us what for. Come back in ten years when you're a man!

Charles Ingalls: It may sound strange to you, Mr. Hall, but Albert wants to become a doctor so he can help people.

Isaiah Edwards: Zack Taylor, that boy that just walked out of here is more of a man than you'll ever be! And he cares a hell of a lot more about this town. Because he remembers it when it was a town full of friends and neighbors who really cared about each other - who were willing to work together no matter how tough it got. You told him to come back here when he's a man. Well you see, he can't do that... because he's dying. But he came back here, because of all the places in the world, this place... this town... is where he wanted to spend his last days. And you all think you got it tough. I'm just sorry he saw what happened to this town.

Sherwood Montague: Well, well Gentlemen, it sounds to me like we have the basis for a possible wager here.::Isaiah Edwards: Now you're talking there, Montey. You put up the money and I'll put up my snakeball.::Sherwood Montague: That's Mr. Montague. And I'd hardly call your snakeball a sound investment.